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Ashley Catanzarite

Feb 7, 20229 min read

Country Profile: The Somali Civil War and Cholera

Author: Ashley Catanzarite Conflict Background Sitting in the horn of Africa and bordered by water on two sides, the country of Somalia...

Shannon Bocquet

Jan 28, 20228 min read

Country Profile: Conflict and Ebola Virus Disease in South Sudan

Author: Shannon Bocquet Introduction The ongoing crisis in South Sudan began in 2013 with the onset of the civil war, though underlying...

Brian Samuelson

Jan 24, 202211 min read

Country Profile: Malaria and the Crisis in Burundi

Author: Brian Samuelson Countries are experiencing unprecedented emergencies, which are turning into humanitarian crises. The...

Dhara Patel

Jan 18, 202212 min read

Conflict Profile: Mumps and the Geopolitical War in Kashmir

Author: Dhara Patel Conflict Origins Kashmir is a long-disputed territory between the nuclear powers of India and Pakistan. The region,...

Amelia Crabtree

Jan 12, 202210 min read

Country Profile: The Mozambican Cabo Delgado Conflict and Leprosy

Author: Amelia Crabtree Conflict Origins Mozambique, a predominantly Christian country in southeast Africa, won independence from...

Sarah Schroter

Dec 8, 202112 min read

Country Profile: Cholera and the South Sudanese Civil War

Author: Sarah Schroter On July 9th, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan was declared an independent state from Sudan. The Republic of South...

Laura Dell'Antonio

Dec 5, 202113 min read

Country Profile: Malaria and the Political Destabilisation of Mali

Author: Laura Dell'Antonio Mali used to be home to several pre-colonial empires, and the city of Timbuktu in the northern part of the...

Sangeetha Srinivasan

Oct 15, 20209 min read

Country Profile: Measles and Political Conflict in Ukraine

Author: Sangeetha Srinivasan As former Vice President Biden’s journey through the Democratic 2020 presidential campaign began, Ukraine...