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COVID-19 is showing us how to improve health systems—sometimes by disrupting them
The pandemic further threatens weak health systems. Building stronger and more resilient health systems means focusing on women’s care and supporting health care workers.

A three-part plan to eliminate COVID-19
In order to distribute a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, Bill Gates underscores the need for capacity to produce billions of doses, funding to pay for them, and systems to deliver them.

During COVID-19, women’s health care must be an essential service: A conversation with three experts
Three experts on women's health care in low- and middle-income countries discuss maintaining services during the pandemic.
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