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Health · April, 2021

Stories about Health from April, 2021

Serbian anti-vaxxers revive the medieval ‘Danse Macabre,’ while pandemic deaths rise

The 'Covid round dance' is a form of escapism or defiance

Written by Filip Stojanovski

29 April 2021

Merkel, Macron or Biden? No, Latin America is relying on China for vaccines

China is winning the vaccine diplomacy game in Latin America

Written by Connectas

Translated by Emma Dewick

27 April 2021

Ukraine, Belarus commemorate 35th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

'The importance of the Chernobyl zone lays far beyond Ukraine’s borders'

Written by Tanya Lokot

27 April 2021

Kenya’s chaotic COVID-19 vaccine roll out exposes rich-poor divide

Rollout chaos leaves poor, elderly citizens waiting in long queues as businessmen jump the line

Written by Njeri Wangari

26 April 2021

Experts warn Turkey's ambitious Istanbul Kanal will result in environmental destruction—and open a geopolitical can of worms

Turkey's 'second Bosphorus' received the green light from the Environment Ministry in January.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, Doga Celik

25 April 2021

Crumbling infrastructure and oxygen shortage hit India’s Covid-19 response

More than 2,000 people have died in a single day.

Written by Vishal Yashoda Manve

23 April 2021

Jamaica’s COVID-19 vaccination blitz administers 75,000 doses just before expiry date

All 75,000 jabs are in arms today

Written by Emma Lewis

14 April 2021

St. Vincent's La Soufrière explodes again on 42nd anniversary of last major eruption

'Another day, another explosive eruption. We press on'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

13 April 2021

In Latin America, mental health can only be achieved through collective memory

Conflicts throughout history have an impact on mental health

Written by Bernye Joel Herrera

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

12 April 2021

Women of colour endure discrimination in Austria's gynecological care

Women with a migration background may be receiving wrong information about reproduction

Written by Fausia S. Abdul

8 April 2021

Algerians’ speech freedoms strained by media laws passed under COVID-19 pretext

Alternative media platforms face shrinking horizons under new laws.

Written by Global Voices MENA

8 April 2021

WATCH/LISTEN: Breaking the taboo on abortion

Missed the live stream of the April 7 Global Voices Insights webinar on abortion rights in five countries? Here's a replay.

Written by Georgia Popplewell

7 April 2021

Income, age and obesity: South Asia's advantages in the COVID-19 pandemic

'One of those very rare things, a bonus from poverty’

Written by Ian Inkster

7 April 2021

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