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Loss of US Aid Highlights Africa’s Slow Progress on Medical Research Goals

Could the loss of US funding be the catalyst countries like Uganda need to more fully fund their own research — and focus on the continent’s true needs?

By Apophia Agiresaasi

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Zimbabwe
New Tax Promises a Larger Fleet of Emergency Vehicles in Harare. Residents are Skeptical.

Residents doubt city leaders’ new levy will help pay for more critically-needed ambulances.

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Zimbabwe
How Zimbabwe’s Health System Profits From the Dead

By Linda Mujuru
Democratic Republic of Congo
Closed Clinics, Empty Shelves: Patients Struggle as War Unravels Lubero’s Health Care System

Violence and road blockages have made it impossible to transport people and vital supplies to medical facilities.

By Merveille Kavira Luneghe

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Africa

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It’s Illegal. It’s Unsafe. It’s All the Rage in Zambia’s Backyard Bars.

By Prudence Phiri

Inside the Makeshift Maternity Wards of Harare

By Linda Mujuru

These Ugandan Vendors Choose Their Jobs Over Their Health — Do They Have a Choice?

By Beatrice Lamwaka

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Pandemic Tests Government’s Pledge to Combat Hunger

By Lucila Pellettieri

As Virus Captures Attention, Tuberculosis Care Stalls

By Marissa Revilla

Mistrust Fuels Rejection of Coronavirus Vaccine

By Adriana Alcázar González

and Mar García

and Marissa Revilla

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Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Shame, Stigma and Suicide: For Girls, the Pandemic Made It Worse

By Shilu Manandhar

Herbal Remedies Grow Popular Again, Thanks to Pandemic

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Vaccine Warnings Compound Declining Birth Rates

By Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

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