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Foodborne trematode infections: Parasitic worms causing liver and lung disease
Somchai loved his grandmother’s traditional Thai dish—koi pla, raw fish salad seasoned with lime, chili, and herbs. It was a…
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Foodborne diseases: Over 200 illnesses from contaminated food worldwide
Eight-month-old Kwame wouldn’t stop crying. His mother, Abena, had noticed the diarrhea starting that morning in their village outside Accra,…
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Food safety: 1 in 10 people worldwide fall ill from unsafe food each year
Three-year-old Fatima loved the street food her grandmother bought on the way home from school in Dhaka. The samosas were…
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Food fortification: Adding micronutrients to prevent deficiencies worldwide
Twelve-year-old Anjali sat in class, but her mind felt foggy. She couldn’t concentrate on the math problems in front of…
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Floods: Most frequent disaster affecting 2 billion people worldwide
Amina Bibi stood on the roof of her home, watching the brown water rise. It had been raining for three…
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Financial protection: When healthcare costs destroy families financially
Maria Santos watched her daughter struggle to breathe. Five-year-old Isabella had developed pneumonia, her fever climbing dangerously high. Maria rushed…
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Female genital mutilation: 230 million affected—ending harmful practice by 2030
Catherine Meng’anyi was six years old when the women came for her. They held her down while she screamed. The…
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Electromagnetic fields: Invisible waves everywhere—what you need to know
The new cell tower installed three months ago stood directly across from her bedroom window, its red warning lights blinking…
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Earthquakes: Nearly 750,000 people died between 1998-2017—125 million affected by the sudden disaster
Dr. Aisha Mahmoud was performing a cesarean section when the hospital began to shake. It was 4:17 AM on February…
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Eye care, vision impairment and blindness: At least 1 billion people have vision problems that could be prevented or fixed
Ten-year-old Amara squinted at the blackboard from the back row of her classroom in rural Uganda. The teacher had written…
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Epilepsy: 50 million people worldwide have seizures—but three quarters can’t get treatment
Twelve-year-old Kofi collapsed during morning assembly at his school in rural Ghana. His body stiffened, then began jerking uncontrollably. Foam…
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Environmental health: Nearly one in four deaths worldwide are linked to unhealthy environments
Eight-year-old Aisha woke up struggling to breathe. Her mother, Mariam, heard the familiar wheeze from across their small apartment in…
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Energy and health: 2.4 billion people still cook with polluting fuels—killing 3.2 million yearly
Every morning before dawn, Fatima Diallo wakes her three children and starts the day’s first task: cooking breakfast over an…
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Emergency and critical care: Over half of deaths in low-income countries could be prevented with better emergency systems
Sarah Kiptoo’s water broke at 2 a.m., three weeks before her due date. The 23-year-old first-time mother in rural Kenya…
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Echinococcosis: The parasitic tapeworm that grows silently in your liver for years
Jamila Yusuf spent fifteen years wondering why she always felt tired. The 42-year-old shepherd from rural Kyrgyzstan attributed her fatigue…
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