International Women’s Day 2021, looking back and looking forward

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Monday, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. Every year IWD calls us to challenge the social forces that oppress women and girls and prevent them from living full, fair, and free lives. IWD invites us to celebrate the incredible activists…

Climate Change— A Crisis Here and Now

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Climate change hits already marginalized communities the hardest. Dozens of isolated Maya-Q'eqchi' communities in Izabal, near Guatemala’s Atlantic coast, are currently facing devastating flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Eta, which tore…

Disrupting efforts in the fight against HIV is life-threatening

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“This is a universal crisis and, for some children, the impact will be lifelong” warns a recent UNICEF report on the impact of COVID-19 on the well-being of children globally. In addition to discussing how the pandemic has exacerbated…

Don’t wait until the pandemic ends

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If  we have learned anything from the pandemic it is that existing health problems do not magically disappear in a global health crisis; they get worse. Unsafe abortions and pregancy-related deaths increase due to  restrictions and temporary…

Telemedicine is not the future, it’s the present.

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While we try to stay safe and protect against COVID-19, our pre-pandemic medical needs and new health concerns often require a doctor’s attention. In the past several months, telemedicine has become a common way of sharing medical information…

Resources for Rural Health

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With this pandemic, where we live is a major factor influencing health and well-being. While housing density and urban poverty shape the impact of the COVID-19 crisis in cities, rural communities face their own set of unique challenges. These…