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La mitad de las vacunas se echa a perder, pero podremos evitarlo si logramos mantenerlas a temperaturas estables

Las vacunas deben mantenerse frías para seguir siendo eficaces. La falta de electricidad en zonas remotas dificulta esta tarea, lo que reduce el alcance de los fármacos que salvan vidas.
Scabies led to the closure of migrant camps such as these in Calais, France, in 2014. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

Migrants’ latest health challenge: Scabies

Migrants face many health problems, from mental health issues to diseases. The latest threat is scabies.
Fake medicines are a lucrative global business. When it comes to malaria drugs that don’t work, they can be deadly. AP Photo/Martin Mejia

Fake drugs are one reason malaria still kills so many

Each year, 500,000 people die of malaria annually, a preventable disease. Most of them children in Africa, where many anti-malarial drugs are fake or substandard.

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