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October 23, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Maxine Builder: South Korea’s Response to Ebola—From Panic to Pledges

Maxine Builder is a research associate for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations. When the Ebola outbreak in West Africa began receiving international attention in August, South Ko…

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January 16, 2015

China
Maxine Builder: Antibiotics in China’s Rivers - An Emerging Health Threat

On December 25, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported excessive amounts of antibiotics—up to four times the legal limit in the United States—in the Yangtze, Yellow, Huangpu, Liao, and Pe…

An employee sprays to sterilize a poultry farm in Hemen township, Jiangsu province, April 8, 2013. Picture taken April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

July 13, 2023

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Expanded Access Comes as Iowa Moves to Enact Six-Week Abortion Ban

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers July 1 to July 14.  

An abortion rights protester wears earrings made of birth control packets as protesters gather outside of the federal courthouse in downtown Houston, Texas, after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, June 24, 2022.

December 9, 2014

Wars and Conflict
Lady Health Workers in Pakistan: On the Front Line and Under Fire

Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is by Maxine Builder, a research ass…

A polio vaccinator administers polio vaccine drops to a boy while a colleague takes notes nearby in Karachi, Pakistan, October 2014 (Courtesy Reuters/Akhtar Soomro).

April 11, 2023

United States
Amid Trade War with China, Few Industries Support the Tariffs

But a vocal handful want Americans to continue to pay for protection.

Katherine Tai after she was nominated by President Biden for the role of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)