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Defending the Mental Health of Kuchu Activists During the COVID-19 pandemic
A case study examining the implementation of public health measures adopted by the government of Uganda during the pandemic and the impact on the LGBTQI community there.
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COVID-19 and Prisons in Latin America
Exploring the effects of the pandemic on the prison systems of Latin America.
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Europe Cannot ‘Treaty’ its Way Out of the Pandemic — A Commentary by Unni Karunakara
Unni Karunakara is Senior Fellow at the Global Health Justice Partnership at Yale Law School.
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A Political Economy Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Workers
Health and auxiliary workers have been applauded as heroes by patients and politicians, but this has not translated into policies that address their rights and needs.
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An African Reading of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Stakes of Decolonization
The COVID-19 pandemic has so far revealed that the virus (SARS-CoV-2) does not only infect, weaken, and highlight weaknesses in human biological systems, but also the structural weaknesses of health systems at international and national levels.
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The COVID-19 Global Order
Across the globe, COVID-19 pandemic discussions have shined up the word “isolation,” bringing it to new prominence as a positive form of protection. Yet old and more negative connotations do not so easily disappear: No man is an island. So said John Donne. Yet it may be that the Covid-19 pandemic has left more than one wishing it could be an island. This is New Zealand envy.
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Achieving an Equitable COVID-19 Testing Model
Lessons and challenges from Africa and Asia in achieving equitable access to COVID-19 testing worldwide.
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Covid-19: Vaccinate, but don’t stop testing
Vaccination was never meant to be the only practice to control a novel pandemic. To know the coronavirus as it mutates in place and over time, to understand the variation in population impacts and effects, requires testing: sustained, efficient and equitable testing.