Politics Apr 07 WATCH: More Covid-funding needed to meet global needs, Becerra says By Associated Press
Health Sep 22 Watch 6:44 U.S. plan to share Pfizer shots globally ‘too little and too late,’ ex-CDC director says The Biden administration announced Wednesday that the U.S. was purchasing an additional 500 million Pfizer COVID vaccines to donate to other nations. The move is what critics and organizations like the WHO have been calling for — a much more… By PBS NewsHour
World Nov 01 The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead More than 1,700 Mexican health workers are officially known to have died of COVID-19 and they’re being honored with three days of national mourning on these Days of the Dead. By Associated Press
World Oct 11 India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency India’s confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of mask and distancing fatigue setting in. By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press
Health Oct 10 Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as 2nd virus wave hits Europe’s second wave of coronavirus infections has struck well before flu season even started, with intensive care wards filling up again and bars shutting down. Making matters worse, authorities say, is a widespread case of “COVID-fatigue.”… By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
May 05 Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus rivals Italy’s By Jill Lawless, David Rising, Nick Perry, Associated Press Britain has become the first country in Europe to confirm more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths, and infections are rising sharply again in Russia. That took place Tuesday even as other nations reported strides in taming the virus. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 6:21 In Liberia, survivors of Ebola and civil war now struggle with mental illness By Molly Knight Raskin In 2014, an Ebola outbreak ravaged three West African countries. Now many of the same communities are facing a new health struggle: mental illness. In rural Liberia, diseases such as depression and schizophrenia are often considered a “curse” and relegated… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:45 Why Melinda Gates thinks the U.S. must protect foreign aid By PBS NewsHour As President Trump stressed his “America-first” approach in remarks to the United Nations this week, Bill and Melinda Gates hosted a conference to unveil the results of a three-year-long Gates Foundation study on the world’s major health issues. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Apr 16 Health officials to begin new global effort to eradicate polio By Shawn Paik This weekend marks the start of a global effort that health officials are hoping will be the final push to eradicate polio. Continue reading
Feb 12 In world’s poorest slums, landfills and polluted rivers become a child’s playground By Ariel Min Children living among rubbish and human waste are especially susceptible to diarrheal diseases and pneumonia, the top killers of children under 5 worldwide. In this photo essay from Reuters, photographers capture “playgrounds” built among landfills and junkyards, and children swimming… Continue reading