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    Devex Newswire: WHA-t is going on in Geneva this week?

    In today's edition: Disease, money, pandemics, politics, and more are set to dominate the 76th World Health Assembly this week. Plus, we look at why a highly promising effort to bring low-cost solar power to Africa failed to take flight.

    By Anna Gawel // 22 May 2023

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    Disease, money, pandemics, politics, and more are set to dominate the 76th World Health Assembly this week. We’ll take you inside the proceedings to keep you in the loop.

    Also in today’s edition: We look at why a highly promising effort to bring low-cost solar power to Africa failed to take flight. Plus, USAID staffers may need to head back to the office.

    Our CheckUp team is on the ground in Geneva to give you the lowdown on the 76th World Health Assembly, so we asked them what people will be buzzing about. The next pandemic? The health repercussions of fighting in Sudan and Ukraine? Mpox, measles, cholera?

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      Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.

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