Lucia Ruggiero
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News of Public Health, Epidemiology, Information Systems Management
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Features of an approach to reliably deliver research evidence to those who need it
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The Sieve of Asclepius: A History of Navigating the Medical Literature, From Index to Algorithm
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The Sieve of Asclepius: A History of Navigating the Medical Literature, From Index to Algorithm | Annals of Internal Medicine
For centuries, physicians have lamented the proliferating medical literature. This article traces the evolving strategies by which physicians have attempted to render this literature navigable for the...
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-26-00931
about 7 hours ago
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The latest UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 20 Unequal Chances: Children and economic inequality examines how economic inequality shapes childrenâs lives across 44 countries that are classified as high-income and/or are members of the OECD
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about 12 hours ago
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The Guardian
about 12 hours ago
Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly â but also hope | Devi Sridhar
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Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly â but also hope | Devi Sridhar
Itâs natural to focus on breakthroughs, but there are many challenges in Britain and around the world. There is no magic bullet, but thereâs room for optimism, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/01/cancer-good-bad-ugly-breakthroughs-optimism?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1780337007
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Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus
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Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their strong partnership and shared commitment to protect the health and well-being of the...
https://www.who.int/news/item/31-05-2026-joint-statement-by-the-government-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-who-concerning-the-outbreak-of-ebola-disease-caused-by-the-bundibugyo-virus
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Latest health spending trends and outlook: Balancing resilience and sustainability in challenging times
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Immunotherapy injection shrinks tumours in patients with head and neck cancer
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Immunotherapy injection shrinks tumours in patients with head and neck cancer
Immunotherapy injection shrinks tumours in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer
https://www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr-news/detail/immunotherapy-injection-shrinks-tumours-in-patients-with-head-and-neck-cancer
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Shaping AI governance for young people
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Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows
Jab brought âunprecedentedly strong responsesâ in patients whose disease had become resistant to chemotherapy and immunotherapy
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/30/cancer-jab-can-eradicate-entire-tumours-in-patients-trial-shows
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Champions League Final Today
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Leishmaniases comprise clinically distinct diseases caused by the protozoan parasite leishmania, which is transmitted through the bite of infected sand flies.
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Leishmaniasis | NEJM
Leishmaniases comprise clinically distinct diseases caused by the protozoan parasite leishmania, which is transmitted through the bite of infected sand flies. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most co...
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2403309
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Current Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States
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Current Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States | NEJM
An analysis of current causes of deaths among U.S. children and adolescents underscores the need for sustained investment in prevention, research on injury and overdose treatments, and readiness in .....
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2600445
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AI for Good - Global Summit 7-10 July 2026 Geneva, Switzerland
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Summit 26
The AI for Good Global Summit 2026, led by ITU, aims to unlock AIâs potential to serve humanity through building skills and standards, and advancing partnerships to solve global challenges.
https://aiforgood.itu.int/summit26/
3 days ago
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The Guardian
3 days ago
More than 150 million people will watch tonightâs Champions League final. Itâs PSG v Arsenal â and most of Africa | Sean Jacobs
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More than 150 million people will watch tonightâs Champions League final. Itâs PSG v Arsenal â and most of Africa | Sean Jacobs
Many teams have fans abroad, but the bond between the north London club and ordinary Africans is on a different level. A continent expects, says author and cultural critic Sean Jacobs
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/30/arsenal-champions-league-final-paris-saint-germain-africa?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1780119123
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Urban Health Summer Institute The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative (UHC) at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health
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Updating the PRISMA reporting guideline for scoping reviews: a scoping review
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Updating the PRISMA reporting guideline for scoping reviews: a scoping review
The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was published in 2018 to prâŚ
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0895435626001897
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Conference on Global Public Health 2026 Jun 23â24 ⢠Dubai, UAE De Montfort University
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GPH2026
11th International Conference on Global Public Health 2026 | De Montfort University, Dubai | 23-24 June
https://health3000.org
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Detect, monitor, respond: practical innovations in cholera surveillance Wednesday 3 July 2026, 13.00 - 14.00 CEST
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Learning from COVID-19, MERS and SARS to build sustainable coronavirus disease threat management
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Learning from COVID-19, MERS and SARS to build sustainable coronavirus disease threat management - Nature Health
Nature Health - Learning from COVID-19, MERS and SARS to build sustainable coronavirus disease threat management
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44360-026-00144-8
4 days ago
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A new era in neurology Neurological disorders are now the leading cause of disability worldwide, with profound consequences for patients, caregivers, and health-care systems
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A new era in neurology
Neurological disorders are now the leading cause of disability worldwide, with profound consequences for patients, caregivers, and health-care systems. As populations age, the global burden of neurolo...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01036-6/fulltext
4 days ago
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Global Health Security Conference
#GHS2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia @GHS_Network 9-12 June, 2026
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4 days ago
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US, Mexico, Canada announce Ebola-related travel measures ahead of World Cup | Reuters
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US, Mexico, Canada announce Ebola-related travel measures ahead of World Cup
The United States, Mexico and Canada issued a joint statement as they aim to protect citizens and visitors during the World Cup.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-mexico-canada-announce-ebola-related-travel-measures-ahead-world-cup-2026-05-28/
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Shaping AI governance for young people Perspectives on health, policy and regulation
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Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-locations
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Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-locations
This is the fourth Disease Outbreak News report on the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship travel, following the notification to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 2 May 2026 of severe...
https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON604
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Digital and AI-Empowered Health Elements: An Integrated Pathway to Advancing Health
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Digital and AI-Empowered Health Elements: An Integrated Pathway to Advancing Health | Health Data Science
Health outcomes arise from complex and evolving interactions among biological, behavioral, social, environmental, and technological influences. The social determinants of health framework have played ...
https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/hds.0468
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Online Course â A Framework for Analyzing Public Policies This free online training offers a structured approach to analyzing public policies.
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Online Course - A Framework for Analyzing Public Policies
Take this free course to become better equipped to inform policy makers and to promote the development of healthy public policies!
https://ccnpps-ncchpp.ca/online-course-a-framework-for-analyzing-public-policies/
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A Tool to Reflect on Organizational Capacities for Healthy Public Policies - National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy
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A Tool to Reflect on Organizational Capacities for Healthy Public Policies
This tool will help you to structure your reflection, identify priorities, and target concrete, realistic actions!
https://ccnpps-ncchpp.ca/a-tool-to-reflect-on-organizational-capacities-for-healthy-public-policies/
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New drug âfunctionally curesâ many hepatitis B virus infections
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New drug âfunctionally curesâ many hepatitis B virus infections
GSKâs âbepiâ performs better than expected in efficacy trials, but its global impact is likely limited
https://www.science.org/content/article/new-drug-functionally-cures-many-hepatitis-b-virus-infections
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Colorectal cancer screening: An update to the American Cancer Society guideline, 2026
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Colorectal cancer screening: An update to the American Cancer Society guideline, 2026
<em>CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians</em> is ACS' flagship clinical oncology journal publishing information about the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer.
https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.70083
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A newly released artificial-intelligence tool called ESMFold2 has generated an atlas of 1.1 billion predicted protein structures and billions more protein sequences
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Move over, AlphaFold: open source model predicts shape of 1 billion proteins
The new open-source atlas, generated by an AI tool called ESMFold2, vastly increases the known protein universe.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01686-3
6 days ago
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Announcing the Strep A Vaccine Fund | Coefficient Giving
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Announcing the Strep A Vaccine Fund
Strep A causes over 600,000 deaths per year â a toll comparable to HIV/AIDS and malaria â but attracts a tiny fraction of the research funding. Today, we're launching the Strep A Vaccine Fund: a multi...
https://coefficientgiving.org/research/announcing-the-strep-a-vaccine-fund/
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Uganda orders 'immediate' closure of border with Congo as rare Ebola cases surge | CBC News
Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo "with immediate effect" as cases surge there of a rare type of Ebola, and as others emerge at home.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ebola-uganda-close-border-9.7213579
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How a remarkable trial on bedrest during the Korean war helped lead to evidence-based medicine
How a bedbound patient and a 73-page study changed the way doctors make decisions.
https://theconversation.com/how-a-remarkable-trial-on-bedrest-during-the-korean-war-helped-lead-to-evidence-based-medicine-283035
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Healthy Cities for Healthy Generations Celebrating 40 Years of Promise and Progress Since the Ottawa Charter 16-18 June, 2026 | Cultural Centre | Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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2026 Conference
On this page you will find all the information about the European Healthy Cities Conference 2026.
https://hcn2026.cm-viana-castelo.pt/2026-conference
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Methods with consequences: analysing demographic diversity in global health governance and knowledge production
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Methods with consequences: analysing demographic diversity in global health governance and knowledge production
Structural inequities remain deeply embedded in global health governance and knowledge production, shaping which voices are heard and whose expertise and priorities are valued. Attempts to understand ...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(26)00054-9/fulltext
6 days ago
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Lucia Ruggiero
Helen Branswell đ¨đŚ
6 days ago
For people who first heard about
#hantavirus
due to the outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship, this is a much more standard US hantavirus story. A Colorado person who wasn't on the ship & had no known contact with people on the ship but did have exposure to rodents.
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Information on Hantavirus, Resident Exposure
https://www.arapahoeco.gov/news_detail_T56_R1504.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawSBfhZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhY0dRV1hvNTFDU21acnhQc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnwqNZACcYTQVAE5FkXIvwcAlQiGZ2FOnGCxtyY3rWvzGeANEATabYpCCcLr_aem__8672uUVwwYSOvD0KlRc8g&utm_campaign=293992645-Press%20Briefings&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8b54NtUU4nBH2zgIJANSLTIfxsz4aVRBJbTclDPc682vECnCdm1kv6Ma96tXTzskaeXhgampCKRTGf3RklM4_8_BNle6FDd4lj3LqdTLEOExWGnm0&_hsmi=136869719&utm_content=136869719&utm_source=hs_email
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Could a pill prevent the worldâs deadliest cancer?
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Could a pill prevent the worldâs deadliest cancer?
âInterceptionâ drug trials hope to stop lung cancer before it starts.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01382-2
6 days ago
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Carl Zimmer
6 days ago
You may recognize names like "Hantavirus" and "Ebola virus." But "Andes virus" & "Bundibugyo virus" may not ring a bell. I wrote about how recent outbreaks highlight virus diversity, and our difficulty putting names on it. Yet our survival depends getting names right. Gift link:
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Americans Have Entered the Age of the Needle
Americansâ enthusiasm for injection has never been higher.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/05/injection-age/687293/
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Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century? - Our World in Data
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Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century?
We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.
https://ourworldindata.org/population-simulation-tool
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Innovation starts in schools â lessons from China
Countries that want successful innovation systems must invest in science education and science teachers.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01620-7
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How to breathe life back into brain theory
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How to breathe life back into brain theory
Neuroscience needs to stop treating the brain as if it is a computer.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01619-0
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Ebola Death Toll Rises To 220, Officials Say 11 Countries Now At Risk (Live Updates)
Several treatment centers have been destroyed and tensions are rising in Congo, the center of the Ebola outbreak.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/05/25/african-health-officials-on-ebola-this-is-too-much-live-updates/
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Evidence-based tools for heat risk management for mass gatherings Thursday 28 May 2026, 13.00 - 14.00 CEST
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Spatial synergy in the digital era: a geo-analytics framework for detecting regional health patterns in urban smart city development
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Spatial synergy in the digital era: a geo-analytics framework for detecting regional health patterns in urban smart city development - BMC Public Health
Background With enhanced digitization of large-scale health and socio-economic data, it has generated new opportunities and challenges in the processes and planning of smart cities in the cities and p...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-026-27688-4
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Getting Serious about Tickborne Diseases â Shifting Research Priorities | NEJM
Research on Lyme disease has emphasized clinical disease and pathogen microbiology rather than the root cause: the infected tick vectors in the environment, which remain uncontrolled.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2516974
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of toluene concentration: a comparative assessment of indoor air quality in residential buildings
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of toluene concentration: a comparative assessment of indoor air quality in residential buildings - BMC Public Health
Background Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particularly toluene, are major contributors to indoor air quality degradation in residential settings, yet comprehensive assessment of global residential...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-026-26939-8
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Mapping the global public health intelligence landscape: a multiregional cross-sectional survey
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Mapping the global public health intelligence landscape: a multiregional cross-sectional survey - BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health - Public health intelligence (PHI) allows for timely detection of public health threats. Exchange and close cooperation between PHI teams are crucial for early threat detection...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25406-0
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World Health Assembly Declines To Recognize Argentina's Withdrawal From WHO
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EXCLUSIVE: World Health Assembly Declines To Recognize Argentina's Withdrawal From WHO - Health Policy Watch
GENEVA â Delegates at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva reached a compromise regarding the Argentina's withdrawal notification from the global health body. The finalised text, seen by Health Policy Watch, notes the departure notification but officially resolves that "it is not considered that any further action at this stage is desirable".
https://healthpolicy-watch.news/who-assembly-declines-argentinas-withdrawal/
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Defining Global Health Diplomacy: Assessing United States Global Health Diplomacy actorsâ knowledge, skills, and competencies
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Defining Global Health Diplomacy: Assessing United States Global Health Diplomacy actorsâ knowledge, skills, and competencies
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally reshaped the field of Global Health Diplomacy (GHD), necessitating a coordinated international response that strived for equitable access to limited health resource...
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0005422
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