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The World Health Organisation is about to elect its new director-general. Whoever wins will face daunting global health challenges, among them the dismaying reality that millions of children in poor countries are still dying of perfectly preventable diseases. Here’s a tip from Nigeria: to save lives, adapt local tactics that are already working, don't reinvent the wheel.
Beyond health news, this week we brought you continued coverage of France’s high-stakes election, including this warning from Pakistan about the real danger of populism, a story on Paraguay’s out-of-work farmers and more.
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Sania Nishtar, David Nabarro and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus are the final three candidates.
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Sonia Allan, Monash University
The person who takes office on July 1 2017 will have significant impact on the organisation, and on all of global health.
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Business + Economy
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Magdalena López, University of Buenos Aires
Too many able-bodied Paraguayans are underemployed, fuelling frustration and entrenching inequality.
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Health + Medicine
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Hamish Graham, Centre for Community Child Health; Patrick Walker, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Trevor Duke, University of Melbourne
By committing ourselves to understanding how interventions work on the ground, we have the opportunity to save the millions who die unnecessarily each and every year.
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Politics + Society
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Altaf Khan, University of Peshawar
French voters should understand what it means to live in a country where autocratic populism is the rule.
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Richard Maher, European University Institute
France's two presidential candidates diverge markedly on many issues, but nothing is as divisive as France's relationship with the EU.
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