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SDIS21: Healthy Futures - What are the challenges in making healthcare more sustainable?

A nurse prepares a dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a mass immunization venue inside Cairo University, in Cairo, Egypt, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC2MLP9TITJV

After decades of progress, COVID-19 set us back on achieving our health targets. What's next? Image: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Samantha Sault
Writer, Washington DC and Geneva
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The pandemic has halted or reversed progress in health and shortened life expectancy.
The pandemic has halted or reversed progress in health and shortened life expectancy. Image: UN
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A decade of progress on SDG 3 could be stalled or reversed by COVID-19. Image: UN
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