Global Health

Dr. Noor Dhaliwal, 23, recently finished medical school and last month began interning at Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi.

New Doctors In India Are Starting Off Seeing The Worst. It's Taking A Toll

8:14am May 21, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

In India, a generation of new doctors enters the field at a time of crisis. One new doctor in New Delhi is haunted by a woman who begged for a hospital bed — but they were all full.

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New Coronavirus Detected In Patients At Malaysian Hospital; The Source May Be Dogs

10:39pm May 20, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A previously unknown novel coronavirus capable of infecting people has been discovered in Borneo, says a team of researchers from Duke University.

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'So This Was All For Nothing': Indian Vaccine Export Halt Leaves Africa Without Doses

4:00pm May 20, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

India's freeze on AstraZeneca exports is upending Africa's already limited vaccination progress, as the Africans who got their first dose are coming due for their second with no supply in sight.

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COVID Is The 'Nightmare We Really Wanted To Avoid,' India-Based Journalist Says

1:40pm May 20, 2021

by Terry Gross

Jeffrey Gettleman of the N.Y. Times says the air has been filled with smoke from crematories. Meanwhile, the health care system is collapsing and the black market for oxygen and medicine is thriving.

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WHO Says U.S. Should Share Vaccines Globally Before Vaccinating Kids

6:43am May 20, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove of the World Health Organization about the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in India, and dangers posed by variants.

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Brazil Senate Examines Government's Handling Of Pandemic

6:43am May 20, 2021

by Philip Reeves

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in Brazil, an inquiry is underway. An army general, who served as health minister, testified to senators determined to hold the government accountable.

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Visual Explainer: Why Some Coronavirus Variants Are More Contagious Than Others

7:40pm May 19, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

This animated video uses puzzle pieces to show how a coronavirus binds to a cell's surface — and what happens when a mutation occurs.

Richa Srivastava (rear left) with her husband, Shalabh Pradhan (rear right), and their two fathers, Sudheer Kumar Pradhan (front left) and Sheo Prakash Srivastava (front right), in an undated family photo. The two family patriarchs died within three days

They Returned To India To Be Near Their Fathers, But Lost Them Both To COVID-19

5:58pm May 19, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

After seven years in the U.S., a husband and wife returned to their native India to spend more time with their aging parents. But their time together was shorter than they'd hoped.

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A patient rests at the COVID ward of the regional hospital in Leova, Moldova, on March 23. Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and has relied on vaccine donations from Romania and COVAX, a program that aims to distribute the world's vac

What Is This COVAX Program That The U.S. Is Pouring Millions Of Vaccines Into?

4:51pm May 19, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

President Biden said the U.S. is distributing them not to curry favor with allies, but to end the pandemic everywhere. And he's doing it through COVAX.

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World's Biggest Vaccine Producer Says It Won't Export Doses Until End Of 2021

4:45pm May 19, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

The world's biggest vaccine producer, the Serum Institute in India, says it won't export any more COVID-19 vaccines until the end of the year — leaving dozens of countries without supplies.

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