Biggest global health moments of 2017

devex.com "Over the past year, the global health community witnessed the re-emergence of decades-old diseases in crisis-hit areas, and saw new policies put at risk gains made in areas such as women’s health and HIV/AIDS. But there have also been several bright spots: calls for more women in senior leadership positions have started to bear fruit, and new partnerships and alliances have formed to tackle old and emerging public health threats, such as antimicrobial resistance and noncommunicable diseases.

We’ve rounded up some of the biggest, headline-grabbing moments of 2017, from groundbreaking innovations and partnerships, to a multitude of controversies that grabbed the attention of the global health community." (Photo: Trianon, Haiti - A community member gathers water from a spring in the village of Trianon as staff members of DINEPA (the National Directorate for Drinking Water and Sanitation) test the water for chlorination/ CDC Global/flickr, CC BY 2.0)

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