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The families of farmers are left bereft after relatives poison themselves with hazardous pesticides.Credit: Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Mental health is central to global health and sustainable development. It is shaped both by individual experiences and by access to services, and by broader societal and environmental factors. Laws, policies, governance systems and institutions influence
DETROIT — Michigan Democrats will gather Friday in a show of unity behind their statewide candidates, three days after a bitter U.S. Senate contest highlighted divisions between the progressive and moderate wings of the party. Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official who narrowly beat establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in a contentious primary for an
This July marked 80 years since representatives of 61 states signed the constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) in New York City. The founders understood that diseases do not respect borders, and that progress depends on countries working towards a common goal. Africa’s response to this Ebola outbreak shows how to shape global health
Polio vaccination in Pakistan, where the wild virus continues to circulate.Credit: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty If you are under 60, the global quest to eradicate polio has been with you for most of your adult life. During that time, the natural strain of the virus, also known as wild-type polio, has been eliminated from almost all countries.
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