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Ghana: The Sovereignty Paradox: Data Colonialism, Debt and Africa’s Digital Future

Jinghong Chen - April 30, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb

South Africa: Trump’s Cuts Show the Need To Democratize Reproductive Health Funding

Robin Koerner - March 3, 2025. Published in Mail and Guardian

Everyone deserves access to information, power and resources to build the families and live the lives they choose.

Uganda: Why Uganda Still Needs US HIV/Aids Money

Robin Koerner - May 4, 2023. Published in Monitor

We urge caution in belittling U.S. HIV support and reducing it to merely buying antiretrovirals.

Japan: A Healthy Body Is Necessary for the Job

Dorothy Phoenix - March 14, 2023. Published in Sankei Shimbun

[T]he White House is nervous about managing Biden's health.

U.K.: My US Hellscape or Broken Britain: Where Would You Rather Seek Health Care?

Robin Koerner - November 30, 2022. Published in The Guardian

It’s insurance renewal time again – when I discuss coverage in New York, I hear tales of NHS woe in the U.K., and wonder which is worse.

Canada: Dr. Tucker Carlson, the Vladimir Putin of Medicine, Is Now Advising His Male Fans To Tan Their Testicles

Rejeanne Lacroix - April 19, 2022. Published in Toronto Star

France: 100,000 Deaths in 1 Year: US Overwhelmed by the Opioid Crisis

Robin Koerner - December 14, 2021. Published in L'Express

Mexico: What Presidents Hide Most Is the State of Their Health

Tom Walker - October 21, 2020. Published in Crónica

If the past serves as a guide, it is clear that the truth about Trump’s health, a month before the election, will remain a secret.

Nigeria: How US Foreign Policy under Donald Trump Has Affected Africa

Robin Koerner - October 20, 2020. Published in The Punch

While President Trump’s mission is to make America great, his administration has largely remained disengaged with one of the world’s fastest growing regions.

Spain: The Virus Has Penetrated the House of the Biggest Germaphobe: Donald Trump

Marta Quirós Alarcón - May 31, 2020. Published in El País

[The worst pandemic in a century should chance upon a U.S. president who is a reality television star with an aversion to germs and disease.

Canada: Trump’s Zero-Tolerance Policy Inflicts Anguish on Kids – with Toxic Health Impacts

Rejeanne Lacroix - June 18, 2018. Published in The Globe and Mail

Mexico: Trump: Science and Health

Tom Walker - March 27, 2017. Published in El Universal

His lack of respect for science, a product of his ignorance, is too rude and crude.

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