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Africa's illness trends will strain health systems

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AFRICA

South Africa is not alone: NCDs are rising across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), creating new health care needs, as well as social and economic challenges.

Health strike is unlikely to shape Kenya national vote

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KENYA

Public sector doctors have been on strike since early December citing multiple grievances including pay, conditions at facilities and lack of investment in the public health…

Mental illness is rising among young US adults

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UNITED STATES

Proposition 1, backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, was partly prompted by the rise in homelessness in Los Angeles linked to the inability of mental health services to keep up with…

Lebanese health and education woes risk instability

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LEBANON

This is having highly negative economic and social consequences, with problematic implications for long-term growth and stability. The country’s already extreme inequality is…

Russia's COVID-19 challenge will come outside Moscow

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RUSSIA

Russian health crisis.

Pandemic could facilitate Argentina healthcare reform

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ARGENTINA

In June, Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called for a comprehensive reform of the healthcare system. Against the backdrop of weaknesses exposed by the COVID-19…

International intervention will aid Venezuela's Maduro

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VENEZUELA

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled President Nicolas Maduro to stabilise his domestic position. The government is leveraging humanitarian needs to bypass US…

Fears of Ebola spread in East Africa will grow

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EAST AFRICA

On July 2, health officials also confirmed a new case in Ariwara, Ituri Province, a major cross-border trading centre some 35 kilometres from Arua, Uganda, and 70 kilometres from…

Liberal-NDP split should not mean early Canada poll

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CANADA

The NDP has long pushed for a national pharmacare programme, and a lack of action would provide an excuse for Singh to end the 2022 pact with the Liberals that has helped keep the…

Flash floods will increase in frequency in the Gulf

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GULF STATES

The Gulf countries experienced the heaviest rainfall in 75 years over the period April 14-18. Dubai was hit by precipitation levels of around 250 millimetres within 24 hours…