The Escalating War in Ukraine, Africa's Resilience, and Vegetable Servings
October 14, 2022
Editors' Note
As the war in Ukraine escalates to a new and even more dangerous phase, with Russian President Vladimir Putin raining bombs anew on Ukraine's capital city Kyiv and other regions, the health implications will be multiple, wide reaching, and complex, writes David P. Fidler. They will serve as "a brutal reminder that the international political context in which global health operates has fundamentally changed from what existed in the post–Cold War period."
Although the story of epidemics and pandemics in Africa is riddled with episodes of inequality and discrimination, our next authors discuss why Africa has strengths too, explaining how the continent is now better prepared to face future pandemics as it continues to build local, national, and regional health security infrastructures.
"5 A Day," the public health guidance that encourages people to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, can be a challenging goal to meet, especially for lower-income populations. Our next piece highlights new research that indicates just one to two servings of vegetables a day can still reduce the risk for disease. Our accompanying slideshow looks at how people around the world harvest, buy, celebrate, and eat their "greens."
As always, thank you for reading, and be well.—Thomas J. Bollyky and Mary Brophy Marcus, Editors
