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Image description: An illustration of a man in a therapist's office, peering out of a window and gazing at the surrounding nature. Illustration by Andy Carter

9 Dec 2022 3 minute read

What if…we decolonized mental health services?

Husna Ara rethinks our collective response to distress.

A local art group, art360, painted this mural dedicated to the fight against the virus in the settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. GORDWIN ODHIAMBO/AFP/GETTY

6 Jun 2021 6 minute read

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A silver lining

Immunization expert Christopher Morgan is optimistic that the great push for Covid-19 vaccines will produce...

19 May 2021 5 minute read

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The nuts and bolts

Pay attention. Thomas Abraham gives a quick lesson on how the Covid-19 vaccines work.

19 May 2021 2 minute read

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How to end vaccine apartheid

Rich nations vaccinate a citizen every second while the majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose. How...

9 May 2021 6 minute read

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Dreams of magic bullets

Richard Swift warns against vaccine fantasy and kneejerk technophilia.

Making a point: Bill Gates addresses the media after his address to the World Health Assembly at the UN in Geneva. Reuters/Alamy

25 Apr 2021 4 minute read

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The Gates factor

Nick Dowson investigates the oversized influence of Bill Gates on the global response to the pandemic

: Government officials pray over a storage box containing Covid-19 vaccines before they leave for various vaccination centres in Mumbai, India, in January this year. India is one of the countries that is calling for patents on Covid-19 vaccines to be waived during the pandemic. DHIRAJ SINGH/BLOOMBERG/GETTY

20 Apr 2021 9 minute read

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Vaccine equality: who gets it?

Heidi Chow on how to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for all, equitably and at scale.

23 Mar 2021 4 minute read

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The UK pursued vaccine nationalism – now it’s paying the price

Having blocked proposals from Global South countries to suspend intellectual property on Covid-19 vaccines, the UK is now on...

3 Mar 2021 22 minute read

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Barefoot surgeons

In the absence of enough trained doctors, reliance on other, less-qualified health workers is growing in the Global South....

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28 Dec 2020 5 minute read

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My ass and the oceans

Let down at every turn, Ally Bruener struggles to balance her own vital needs with her eco-warrior...

Cuban Health Specialists arriving in South Africa to curb the spread of COVID-19/GovernmentZAFlickr

9 Sep 2020 7 minute read

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Beyond borders

A global pandemic demands we think in terms of global health, not vaccine nationalism, argues Dinyar Godrej...

In Kibera, Nairobi, Martha Apisa and Stacy Ayuma use their braids to raise awareness of the virus by imitating its shape. Community health efforts are intense as social distancing is impossible and sanitation is poor in Kenya’s largest slum. Donwilson Odhiambo/Sopa/Zuma/Alamy

2 Sep 2020 13 minute read

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Lessons from the pandemic

How can we transform the calamity that has befallen us and create healing? Vanessa Baird on the change we...

Pennsylvania Public Health Laboratory in Exton tests for Covid-19 Tom Wolf/Flickr

4 Aug 2020 5 minute read

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Covid-19 testing: Where did England go wrong?

Amelia Schofield of We Own It draws on lessons from contact tracing success stories around...

Illustration by Emma Peer

27 Jul 2020 2 minute read

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Introducing...Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Richard Swift on the ambiguous figure managing the WHO’s pandemic response.

5 Jul 2020 1 minute read

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The global fight for clean air

What’s in store for the future when it comes to stopping air pollution? Watch experts and campaigners discuss the fight for...

23 Jun 2020 3 minute read

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What if…drug patents were scrapped?

Husna Rizvi makes a vital suggestion.

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