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Parents and students arrive for the first day of school, as teachers and volunteers patrol for the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), at the Ninety-Third Street Elementary School, in Los Angeles, California, on August 14, 2025.

How Federal Bans to Migrant Health Care Could Affect U.S. Citizens

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The ripple effects extend to early childhood education, addiction recovery services, and mental health programs

Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the eightieth United Nations General Assembly, at the UN headquarters, in New York City, on September 24, 2025.

WHO, PAHO, and the Future of Health in the Americas

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For Latin America and the Caribbean, preserving the integrity of the WHO and PAHO is not optional but a strategic necessity

Singapore to Africa: AI Diagnostics for a Healthier Future

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Singapore's strengths can support Africa's push for faster, more equitable, and ultimately sovereign health systems

Cancer patients sit in a chemotherapy while receiving treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, in Accra, Ghana, on April 24, 2012.

The Ethics of AI-Driven Health Projects in Africa

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AI's success should be measured by how it respects dignity, protects privacy, and solves the problems people face

A medical laboratory technician at the Wits Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit poses for a portrait, in the research lab at the Wits University Faculty of Health Sciences, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 14, 2025.

The 10 Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy

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The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one

The 10 Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy

South Africa's Medical Negligence Crisis

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Understaffing and insufficient resources have led to poor quality care and a surge of medicolegal claims in South Africa

South Africa's Medical Negligence Crisis

China's Emerging Welfare Crisis

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Signs are surfacing of an impending crisis in the country's medical insurance system

China's Emerging Welfare Crisis

Trapped in the Crossfire: Gaza's Health Crisis

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A frontline look at Gaza's health-care system

Trapped in the Crossfire: Gaza's Health Crisis

Transitioning Afghanistan's Health Sector: The Urgent Need for Taliban's Responsibility

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Moving from short-term donor funding to Taliban-supported lasting solutions

Transitioning Afghanistan's Health Sector: The Urgent Need for Taliban's Responsibility

The Dollarization of Lebanon's Health Sector

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Government corruption and a weakened economy are hurting Lebanon's health sector

The Dollarization of Lebanon's Health Sector

Rwanda's Health-Care Success Holds Lessons for Others

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Three takeaways for other low-income countries

Rwanda's Health-Care Success Holds Lessons for Others

Heroes of Health

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Emergency medical technicians were lauded as heroes during the pandemic, but many struggle to make a living wage

Heroes of Health