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Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu is the head of the World Health Organization's newly created Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. "We have to get better at convincing leaders to use the data we provide and not their political instinct or whatever else their decisions are based on. And that's not easy," he says.
Afolabi Sotunde/ReutersThis Nigerian doctor has a tough new job: Stopping the next pandemic before it strikes National News
The World Health Organization has created a Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, who heads the group, talks about the challenges that lie ahead.
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WHO staffers accused its Western Pacific director of racism and abuse National News
The allegations were laid out in an internal complaint sent by unidentified "concerned WHO staff" to senior leadership.
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A Georgia county set off a tense debate by planning to reduce polling sites National News
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The NIH is 'largely finished' moving its former research chimps to a sanctuary National News
All chimps managed by the National Institutes of Health that are currently eligible to go to a sanctuary have been moved there, but animal welfare advocates say more should be allowed to go.
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The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's what else it did National News
The monthly cash payments reached more than 61 million kids in December alone. Most low-income families spent the money on basic needs like food, clothing and utility bills.
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Biden team promises new approach to extremism, but critics see old patterns National News
The Biden administration's new Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships aims to stop radicalization before it starts. But critics say it's a repackaging of failed strategies and inadequate.
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Vice President Harris looks for a fresh start on migration issues in Honduras National News
The fact that Vice President Harris is even attending the inauguration is a sign of the importance the White House is placing on finding a partner in the fight against root causes of migration.
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The Foreign Ministry said Minister Wang Yi made the demand in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday Beijing time.
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