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Defeating Despair

Lancet World Psychiatric Association Commission on global depression maps route to hopeful future

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Underestimated Impact

Study reveals significant underreporting of COVID-19 in various countries.

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Faster, Safer Treatment

Global, collaborative trial seeks new ways to treat the world’s leading infectious killer

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Working in the Dark

Nearly half of world’s population lacks access to basic diagnostics

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Real Resolve

Paul Farmer sees reason for hope in Haiti’s homegrown response to summer of suffering

Two emergency clinicians wheel a man on a gurney from an ambulance into a hospital entryway in Haiti

Earthquake Aftermath

Emergency care, integrated health system keys to response in Haiti

A teenage boy sits on an examination table in a clinic as a man listens to his heart with a stethoscope.

Hidden Pandemic

A plan for preventing 4.6 million deaths by 2030

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