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    Goats and Soda
    Dr. Eugene Richardson in a helicopter during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, where he worked as a clinical lead for Partner in Health's response to the outbreak. He is the author of the new book <em>Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Pu
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    A Doc Was Mad That People Die From Preventable Diseases. So He Wrote A Book About It

    Feb 04, 2021
    Harvard professor Dr. Eugene Richardson explores colonialism's impact on global health in Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health.
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    President Biden Takes Office
    President Biden signs executive actions hours after his inauguration on Wednesday. He is expected to reverse several Trump-era policies.
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    Biden Administration Prepares To Overturn Trump Abortion Rule

    Jan 21, 2021
    In a move requested by abortion rights advocates, Biden is preparing to overturn the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits U.S. aid to groups that provide or refer for abortion in other countries.
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    Goats and Soda
    Surrounded by some members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, President Trump speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 in March in the Rose Garden. Of the 27 task force members, two are women, standing to Trump's left: Dr. Deborah Birx and Seema
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    Where The Women Aren't: On Coronavirus Task Forces

    Jun 24, 2020
    The pandemic is reportedly taking a greater toll on women. Yet women are underrepresented in expert groups that decide how to control the coronavirus and where funds should go.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    The U.S., according to the World Health Organization, has paid none of this year's assessed fees and still owes $81 million from last year.
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    U.S. Was Behind On Payments To WHO Before Trump's Cutoff

    May 07, 2020
    President Trump put a hold on funds to the World Health Organization, but the U.S. is already behind in its dues to the organization by more than a year.
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    Goats and Soda
    (From L) World Health Organization leaders at a press briefing on COVID-19, held on March 6 at WHO headquarters in Geneva. From left: emergencies program director Michael Ryan, director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and technical lead Maria Van Kerk
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    What Is WHO And What Does It Do?

    Apr 28, 2020
    The organization at the eye of the coronavirus pandemic is taking heat from U.S. critics. Here's a look at its history, its mission and its role in the current crisis.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Medical staff, seen at a Paris hospital Thursday, treat a patient infected with COVID-19. The worldwide death toll connected with the disease topped 100,000 on Friday — a startling statistic that may have seemed unthinkable just several months ago.
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    COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 100,000 As Globe Grapples With Containment

    Apr 10, 2020
    Just over a week ago, the death toll was roughly half what it is now. Confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported in nearly every country across the world.
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    Global Health
    Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testifies before a House Commerce subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday. Azar has been leading the White House coronavirus task force.
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    Trump White House Resists Calls To Appoint A Coronavirus Czar

    Feb 26, 2020
    Epidemic experts and Democratic politicians fault coordination of the response to the coronavirus outbreak and say what's needed is a czar. The White House disagrees.
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    Goats and Soda
    A medical worker takes a look outside a preliminary testing facility at the National Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, where people suspected of having contracted the novel strain of coronavirus are being tested.
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    Coronavirus Cases Triple In South Korea; WHO Keeps Eye On Africa, Iran

    Feb 22, 2020
    The tally of new cases is declining in China, the heart of the outbreak. But rising numbers beyond its borders have officials worried, including for regions that have scarcely seen the virus so far.
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    Goats and Soda

    Grim And Hopeful Global Trends To Watch In 2020 (And Fold Into A Zine)

    Jan 02, 2020
    There's cause for pessimism and optimism in the year ahead as our expert sources share their predictions. Plus: Print and fold your own global trends zine.
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    Goats and Soda
    From left: Sekou Sheriff, of Barkedu village in Liberia, whose parents died at<strong> </strong>an Ebola treatment center; a polio vaccination booth in Pakistan; a schoolgirl in Ethiopia examines underwear with a pocket for a menstrual pad; an image from
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    Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade

    Dec 31, 2019
    The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors.
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    Goats and Soda
    On a trip to India, Abraar Karan (second from right) interviews a local woman to talk about the challenges of cataracts.
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    Opinion: It's Time To End The Colonial Mindset In Global Health

    Dec 30, 2019
    Health workers from rich countries who do short-term stints in poor countries are perpetuating the colonialist story in which the "white savior" comes to the rescue of the native population.
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    Goats and Soda
    Patients line up for remote health consultation sessions on a remote island near Rangpur, Bangladesh.
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    The Global Stories Of 2019 That You Probably Missed

    Dec 28, 2019
    The topics range from the way mangroves fight climate change to a pop-up pub in China where young patrons learn about the issue of sexual consent.
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    Goats and Soda
    Women of the Treatment Action Campaign and are affected by the HIV virus campaign for the use of Dolutegravir (DTG) at the International Aids Conference at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.
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    The Decade In Global Health: New Drugs, Faster Trials, Social Media To The Rescue

    Dec 24, 2019
    Leading health experts shared the innovations and breakthroughs that they said saved millions of lives over the past ten years.
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    Goats and Soda
    Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe first encountered Ebola in 1976, before it had been identified. Since then, from his post at the Congo National Institute for Biomedical Research, he has led the global search for a cure.
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    This Congolese Doctor Discovered Ebola But Never Got Credit For It — Until Now

    Nov 04, 2019
    Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe first confronted a mysterious, bloody disease in 1976. But credit for the discovery went to Belgian researchers.
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    Goats and Soda
    Addario's coverage of maternal mortality took her to a remote village in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan in 2009, where she photographed a midwife giving a prenatal check in a private home. "In these areas someone will announce that a doctor and a midwi
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    PHOTOS: Why Lynsey Addario Has Spent 10 Years Covering Maternal Mortality

    Oct 19, 2019
    The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, known for her work in war zones, turns to a topic that is often shied away from: the risks women face when giving birth.
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    The End Of Guinea Worm Was Just Around the Corner. Not Anymore

    Oct 04, 2019
    The World Health Organization had hoped to eradicate the painful parasite by 2020. That deadline just got moved a decade into the future. And dogs are part of the problem.
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    Goats and Soda
    A child is immunized against measles, mumps and rubella in Lyon, France.
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    Why The Measles Surge Could Open The Door To A Host Of Other Diseases

    Sep 05, 2019
    There's mounting evidence that the measles virus can erase our immunity to everything from influenza viruses to diarrheal disease.
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    Merck Wants To 'Empower' Infertile Women In Africa. Can Music Videos Help?

    Jul 09, 2019
    The songs tell women they are "more than a mother" — then promote the pharmaceutical company's fertility treatment programs. But the music videos raise some concerns.
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    Goats and Soda
    A nurse administers the rotavirus vaccine, given during the first year of a baby's life.
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    It Looked As Though Millions Of Babies Would Miss Out On A Lifesaving Vaccine

    May 31, 2019
    Last fall, Merck said it would stop selling its rotavirus vaccine to West Africa and redirect its supply to China at a higher price. After NPR broke the story, the situation changed — for the good.
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    Goats and Soda
    Demonstrators ransacked this Ebola transit center in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the struggle to control the disease — and the protests it has sparked — will be part of the global health landscape in 2019.
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    What's Coming In 2019? Global Thinkers Make Big, Bold Predictions

    Jan 04, 2019
    What will the next year bring? We asked experts for their forecasts on humanitarian aid, the refugee crisis, global health and other topics.
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    Goats and Soda
    A girl is treated for suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. There were more than 1 million cases of cholera in the country between April 2017 and April 2018.
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    The Health Of The World In 2018, By The Numbers

    Dec 28, 2018
    There is cause for optimism — and for despair. One statistic is so distressing that the Red Cross calls it "a hideous milestone for the 21st century."
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    Goats and Soda
    Some images from Goats and Soda's top stories of 2018. From left: changing the way we sit to fix back pain; is sleeping with your baby dangerous?; men walk near the site where the body of an 8-year-old girl, who was raped and murdered, was found.
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    7 Of Our Most Popular Global Health And Development Stories Of 2018

    Dec 19, 2018
    Our most-read articles gave helpful advice — like how to sit without hurting your back — shocking news and a glimpse of history. And there was one story about — what else? — goats!
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    Goats and Soda
    Doctors in the 1600s wore birdlike masks like these, which were thought to protect against disease. Which disease? Take the quiz and find out!
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    Halloween Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Global Disease Costumes

    Oct 27, 2018
    People have been dressing up in costumes inspired by diseases for a long, long time. See if you can ace our quiz.
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    Goats and Soda
    Surgeons perform a cesarean section. A new report raises concerns about rising rates of this procedure around the world, from Brazil to China.
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    Rate Of C-Sections Is Rising At An 'Alarming' Rate, Report Says

    Oct 12, 2018
    A report in The Lancet says the rate of cesarean sections has tripled globally since 1990. In some hospitals, more than 70 percent of births occur by C-section, putting moms and babies at risk.
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    Goats and Soda
    Bryn Sobott of the FREO2 Foundation presents his group's solution to pneumonia treatment — an oxygen delivery machine that can operate using the energy generated by running water — at a pitch competition organized by Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Ch
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    It's 'Shark Tank' For Global Health Inventions

    Aug 04, 2018
    Projects helping to improve medical care for moms and babies in poor countries want to scale up. But first they need to master the art of the pitch.

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