Anticipating Coronavirus in West Africa
by Jason Socrates , Thomas J. Bollyky - March 3, 2020
Interview with Nigeria CDC leader Chikwe Ihekweazu on outbreak detection, preparedness, response, and COVID-19 in Africa
Africa’s Urban Housing Crisis
by Michelle D. Gavin
Africa’s Urban Housing Crisis
by Michelle D. Gavin
Africa’s Urban Housing Crisis
by Michelle D. Gavin
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Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo
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Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo
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Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo
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Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo
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Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo
Research & Analysis
Coronavirus in Iran—An Isolated Response?
by Ray Takeyh
As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, will Tehran wean itself off suspicions and collaborate in efforts to control the virus?
Coronavirus in Iran—An Isolated Response?
by Ray Takeyh
As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, will Tehran wean itself off suspicions and collaborate in efforts to control the virus?
Long-Term Impacts of Coronavirus in South Korea
by Scott Snyder - March 4, 2020
Despite South Korea’s high capacity for response, COVID-19's spread may incite human, economic, and political disasters
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Chinese factories supply 70 percent of active ingredients for India’s generic drug manufacturers, which supply the world
Coronavirus and the World Economy
$19 per $1
$19 return for economic growth and health for every $1 invested in the Global Fund
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The year alcohol use in Russia peaked was 2006, after which it fell as the government tightened alcohol policies
Coronavirus and the World Economy
Series: Global Health is Failing Women and Girls
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Global investments in women and girls have stalled, left many underserved, and have been slow to adapt to emerging needs.
The U.S. Government’s Role in Addressing Global Women’s Health
by Jen Kates,Kellie Moss - February 20, 2020
What will happen to women and girls in low- and middle-income countries in the future as aid stalls and progress slows?
How to Save the Lives of Women and Girls in Africa
by Edinah Masiyiwa
African governments must follow through on their lofty declarations and allocate national budgets to save women’s lives
Human Development is the Best Contraceptive—Why India Does Not Need a Two-Child Norm
by Poonam Muttreja
Key to harnessing potential of India is enhancing capabilities of young people and expanding freedoms of girls and women
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The New Republic
The Plague Years
by Robert F. Service
Universities across the country remain closed; access to labs is restricted, projects mothballed, fieldwork interrupted, and travel severely curtailed
Science
‘The disruption is enormous.’ Coronavirus epidemic snarls science worldwide
by Maryn McKenna
How a rise in nationalist politics is causing countries to turn inward, harden borders, distrust outsiders, and may be jeopardizing the world's health
Foreign Affairsc
The Epidemic of Despair / Will America’s Mortality Crisis Spread to the Rest of the World?
by Anne Case and Angus Deaton
Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. has been suffering from an epidemic of “deaths of despair”—caused by drug overdose, alcoholic liver disease, or suicide
New York Times
Sugary Drink Consumption Plunges in Chile After New Food Law
by Andrew Jacobs
Four years after Chile embraced the world’s most sweeping measures to combat mounting obesity, a partial verdict on their effectiveness is in…