Omicron, Suicide and Housewives, LGBTQI+ in Ghana
Omicron, Suicide and Housewives, LGBTQI+ in Ghana
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Editors' Note As we move into 2022, omicron has upended the COVID-19 narrative, leading many to reassess the progress that has occurred over the last year and how governments can do better. We start off with an interview with a leading public health expert who reports on current data on variants and answers some of our most pressing omicron questions. Our next author, from Bangladesh, urges low- and middle-income countries to learn from the failures of multilateralism in this pandemic and to work together on preparing for future threats. Our third author analyzes suicide in India and why housewives—India's "most remarkable yet least appreciated population"—are especially at risk. A human rights lawyer and a public health expert, both from Ghana, write about a proposed bill targeting LGBTQI+ people and the toll it will take on mental and physical health if passed. Finally, a ghostly slideshow featuring some of the smoggiest cities in the world brings home the dangers of air pollution to health.
As always, thank you for reading. —Thomas J. Bollyky and Mary Brophy Marcus, Editors
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