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Liberia Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage: Compared with other low-income countries in Africa, Liberia showed the greatest improvement in vaccination coverage

Learning From Liberia's COVID-19 Vaccination Program

by Adolphus T. Clarke, Jonna Jeurlink, Anderson Uchenna Amaechi

Liberia's high COVID-19 vaccination coverage is a testament to the power of innovative responses to outbreaks

Poverty
Migrant workers protect themselves from heat as they wait to board a train to their home state of eastern Bihar, at the end of the coronavirus lockdown in New Delhi, India, on May 21, 2020. The image shows two men sharing a yellow scarf. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Bridging the Data Divide in COVID-19

by Tom Achoki

Collaborative health data networks and open access would give boundless opportunities to advance disease surveillance

Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee on a phone in New York on October 7, 2011. The efforts of Gbowee and other women to peace-building in Liberia was seen as critical to securing a lasting peace. The photo shows the nobel laureate in great spirits talking on the phone. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Gender

What Other Sectors Can Show for Women's Leadership in COVID-19

by Rachel A. George

Lessons on inclusion from the fields of conflict resolution, security, and business

A hand pump provides access to water in the village of Lal Bux Lund in Pakistan's Sindh province on July 8, 2011, but 1 in 4 health facilities around the world lack basic water services. The picture shows two girls, one pumping, the other washing, and both laughing. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Urbanization

Getting WASH into Health Care Facilities: An Urgent Global Health Need

by John Simon, Susan K. Barnett

Will the UN’s prioritization of clean water, sanitation and hand washing in health care facilities finally breed action?

Nepalese police officers and other officials walking inside the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu after Nepal confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country on January 28, 2020. The picture shows three officers in full uniforms and two officials wearing suits walking toward the camera down a long air terminal corridor with windows on both sides. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar.
Trade

Coronavirus and the Cruel Cost of Closing Borders

by Deepa Jahagirdar

Travel bans rarely prevent disease spread, but they have negative consequences—and may violate international health law