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Rising US health spending will hit government budgets

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UNITED STATES

Healthcare spending fell following the onset of COVID-19 as savings from patients foregoing non-COVID care offset the additional costs of fighting the pandemic. While the…

Climate change may hit Niger's growing population

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NIGER

Niger's long-term challenges.

Rapid demographic growth may destabilise the Sahel

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SAHEL

However, the context is crucial. This region, where reserves of water, arable land and vegetation are vulnerable to climate change, also sees rates of population growth and human…

Maltese elite will continue with dubious growth model

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MALTA

Malta is one of several EU member states recently involved in allegations of money laundering. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is under pressure, not least in the European…

Prospects for COVID-19 in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Predicting the pandemic's course has become more complicated because parts of countries’ populations are now vaccinated, some with a single dose, others with a double or triple…

Telemedicine use will surge but policy support is key

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INTERNATIONAL

Telemedicine.

Mexico health reform success turns on implementation

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MEXICO

Health plans.

Uganda faces complex COVID-19 challenges

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UGANDA

Uganda's COVID-19 challenges.

Imposing Iraqi fiscal discipline will face challenges

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IRAQ

The government is preparing to send the 2023 budget to parliament. Some politicians favour a large increasing in spending, giving little space for technocratic arguments that the…

China's Five-Year Plan aims at economic security

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CHINA

The lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to more antagonistic relations with the United States have been written into Beijing's long-term plans. Some existing priorities…