Joanne Lu
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Global Health
Why Diversity Training Has Been Suspended At USAID
The suspension followed an executive order from the Trump administration that called such workplace programs "divisive," "anti-American," racist against white people and sexist against men.
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Health
Trump And Biden On Global Issues: From Reproductive Rights To Refugees
Here are the positions of the two candidates on issues ranging from the Mexico City policy (involving abortion services) to refugees to membership in the World Health Organization.
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Business
World Bank: Recession Is The Deepest In Decades
The World Bank issues a report this week detailing the extent of the recession, the first caused solely by a pandemic. Its findings are sobering — but do offer a glimmer of hope.
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World
Is Davos As Bad As Critics Say? Global Leaders Weigh In
Critics love to hate the World Economic Forum's annual meeting for elites. But people who work in global health and development say it has helped do some good.
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Health
Is It Wrong To Volunteer At An Orphanage?
There's a growing global outcry over what critics call ''orphanage tourism." But some charities are proponents of volunteering in orphanages.
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National
Drug Prices Can Take A Surprising Turn When A Poor Country Gets Richer
A new study finds that as poor countries become wealthier, it becomes harder for citizens to purchase basic medicines at affordable prices.
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World
From Trailers To Tents: What Happens To Leftover Aid Supplies?
FEMA is now auctioning off trailers sent to Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But that's just one way to deal with a surplus.
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World
A Little Optimism, A Lot Of Pessimism: The 2019 Outlook For Humanitarian Crises
An annual report from the U.N. humanitarian agency looks at the challenges ahead.
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Global Health
A Call For A Cease-Fire In Yemen Makes News. Its Catastrophe Doesn't
Observers offer three key reasons why the world isn't paying heed to what a UNICEF official calls a "living hell for its citizens and their children"