Global Health

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How has the MCC responded to the challenges of COVID-19?

Alexia Latortue and David Dollar

Monday, April 12, 2021

A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Ankara City Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

For greater vaccine equity, first fix these misconceptions

Philip Schellekens

Friday, April 2, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed China flag in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

How coronavirus scientists offer a formula for better US-China relations

Cheng Li and Senqi Ma

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah January 30, 2015. Health officials botched more than 20 Ebola blood tests in January and February which led to the release of at least four positive patients, two of whom later died, Guinea's anti-Ebola coordinator and other health officials told Reuters. Picture taken January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Misha Hussain (GUINEA - Tags: DISASTER HEALTH)

Africa in the News: Risk of Ebola outbreak grows, South African economy rebounds, and politics update

Chris Heitzig and Leo Holtz

Saturday, March 13, 2021

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA- Community health workers operate a mobile health bus in Durban, South Africa on April 16, 2020. Health Minister Zikalala officially launched the mass detection campaign for Covid-19 coronavirus, going door to door all households in the country. (NO RESALE)

5 ways women are driving Africa’s transformation and contributing to a global reset

Winnie Byanyima and Caroline Kende-Robb

Friday, March 5, 2021

Michael Otieno, a pharmacist, dispenses anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs at the Mater Hospital in Kenya's capital Nairobi

Reducing Kenya’s health system dependence on donors

Kaci Kennedy McDade, Kenneth Munge, Gilbert Kokwaro, and Osondu Ogbuoji

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

--FILE--National flags of China and the United States are seen in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 14 June 2018.Even as Chinese and American trade negotiators laid plans to maintain "intensive consultation" this month, President Donald Trump said he will impose 10% tariffs Sept. 1 on an additional $300 billion a year of imports from China. Trump disclosed the expansion of tariffs Thursday in a tweet in which he also complained that China failed to increase agricultural purchases and to cut off the flow of the opioid drug fentanyl to the U.S. from China as he said President Xi Jinping promised. Trump said the new duties will be in addition to the tariffs of as much as 25% on $250 billion a year of Chinese imports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 200 points following the news, erasing a gain of 300 points earlier in the day. China didn't immediately respond to Trump's tweet, which he concluded by writing, "We look forward to continuing our positive dialogue with China."No Use China. No Use France.

10 reasons the US and China should cooperate now to stop the pandemic

Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Fast track to recovery: US-China collaboration on COVID-19 prevention and treatment

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The KCD open pit gold mine, operated by Randgold, at the Kibali mining site in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Pete Jones/File Photo

Africa in the news: Mining disputes, COVID-19 and Ebola updates, and an increase in foreign troops in CAR and the Sahel

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Barpeta, Assam, India. 15 October 2019. Children wash their hands during an event to mark Global Handwashing Day at a primary school on the outskirt of Guwahati.

Closing the COVID trust deficit

Pascaline Dupas, Joseph Doyle, and Karen Macours

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Preparing for the next pandemic: A conversation with Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

Vials of the Sinopharm's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine are pictured in Lima, Peru, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

Rich countries have a moral obligation to help poor countries get vaccines, but catastrophic scenarios are overrated

Thursday, February 11, 2021

A health professional works on a computer at a drive-through sample collection centre for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abuja, Nigeria January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Investing in national public health institutes for future pandemics: Lessons from Nigeria

Chikwe Ihekweazu

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Blister packs of antibiotic capsules

Preventing the next pandemic: Addressing antibiotic resistance

Patricia Geli and Otto Cars

Monday, February 8, 2021

A doctor sticks the Sanfu Paste, a traditional Chinese medicine treatment in the hottest days of summer, on a boy at a hospital in Hefei city, east China's Anhui province, 17 July 2018.Sanfu Paste, also known as dog-days paste, is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. During the treatment, patients will be stuck with the Chinese medicine contained in the paste on acupoints during the dog days, the hottest and most sultry days of summer. This treatment is regarded to be able to cure such chronic diseases like asthma. Monday is the first day of dog days and hospitals are crammed with citizens for the Sanfu Paste.No Use China. No Use France.

Getting to universal health coverage in China and Vietnam

Tra Tran, Shenglan Tang, and Wenhui Mao

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

A two-year-old HIV-positive girl, who is under treatment, goes through a routine medical check-up at a clinic in Ratodero, Pakistan May 24, 2019. Picture taken May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

How health aid can reach the world’s poorest people

Cordelia Kenney, Kaci Kennedy McDade, Wenhui Mao, and Osondu Ogbuoji

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are placed on dry ice in this illustration taken, December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Navigating the complexities around a COVID vaccine in Africa

Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu

Monday, January 25, 2021

Macaques seen inside the cages during on sale at animals market store in Medan, North Sumatra province, Indonesia on February 22, 2020. Topeng monyet or the monkey mask is a show using monkeys. In some regions of Indonesia this performance is no longer allowed because it is considered torture of animals. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Preventing pandemics through biodiversity conservation and smart wildlife trade regulation

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, January 25, 2021

Foresight Africa 2021 Chapter 2

Support for public health: Preparing for the next pandemic

John Nkengasong

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Foresight Africa 2021 cover

Foresight Africa 2021

Thursday, January 21, 2021