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Worth the Salt? Artisanal Miners Continue to Work Despite Health Concerns

The unlicensed workers use what they have to combat health fears in Uganda’s top salt-producing lake. A new law is supposed to offer protections. So far, little is on the way.

By Edna Namara

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Uganda
A ‘Mysterious Tropical Disorder’ Is Devastating Families in Northern Uganda

Two centers for the treatment of nodding syndrome closed in 2017, leaving families with few options to manage the little-understood condition. Now, a priest has stepped in to help.

By Patricia Lindrio
Puerto Rico
Isolated in the Mountains, a Community in Puerto Rico Built Its Own Clinic

By Yasmín Porrata Morán
Mongolia
Bugs, Out! Mongolia Cities Battle Creepy Infestations

Public extermination services were halted during the pandemic. Residents have embraced cheaper DIY solutions — but there are risks.

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

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Africa

Coverage from Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Worth the Salt? Artisanal Miners Continue to Work Despite Health Concerns

A ‘Mysterious Tropical Disorder’ Is Devastating Families in Northern Uganda

By Patricia Lindrio

Women Face Sexual Assault in Ugandan Mental Health Hospitals

By Apophia Agiresaasi

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Isolated in the Mountains, a Community in Puerto Rico Built Its Own Clinic

By Yasmín Porrata Morán

‘The System Is at Risk’: Expensive Medications Jeopardize Argentina’s Health Program

By Lucila Pellettieri

In Southern Mexico, Public Hospitals Fail Rural Families

By Avigaí Silva

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Asia

Coverage from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Bugs, Out! Mongolia Cities Battle Creepy Infestations

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

In Mongolia, Back to School, Back to Sickness?

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Autism Awareness Is Slowly Growing in Nepal. Care Options Aren’t Keeping Pace.

By Chandani Kathayat

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