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Allison Krugman
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Staff Editor, Data Visuals, Think Global Health
Brooklyn, New York
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Women's Health, Nutrition Fitness, Profiles Mental Health,Health Wellness
Tech, cars
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By Allison Krugman| Think Global Health@ In the six weeks since M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo staged a violent takeover of Goma, a major humanitarian and minerals trading hub in the eastern part of the country, horrific bouts of violence and a sprawling humanitarian crisis have unfolded across the region. The conflict has spawned mass displacement, cuts to water and electricity, and direct attacks on health-care operations. "When the military left . . ., they opened the weapons stock.
By Allison Krugman| Think Global Health@ President Donald Trump's recent maneuvers to gut the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and withdraw the country from the World Health Organization (WHO) have sent shockwaves through the global health community. The decision to immediately stem global aid flows unleashed a "state of confusion" about how programs will operate and how other major donors and development partners will respond.
By Chloe Searchinger, Allison Krugman, Thomas J. Bollyky| Think Global Health@ Syphilis rates have been rising in the United States for 10 years. If untreated, the disease poses grim risks, from heart and brain damage to blindness to miscarriage and infant death. Yet when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shortage of benzathine penicillin G—the only approved treatment for pregnant women—in 2023, the agency waited nine months before importing a version of the drug from a French pharmaceutical company approved for use in Europe.
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Think Global Health
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Brooklyn, New York, United States