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The Truth About Polio in Syria

Article initially published in The New York Review on March 6, 2014 and written by Annie Sparrow in response to Bruce Aylward's letter to the editor regarding Syria’s Polio Epidemic: The Suppressed Truth from the February 20, 2014 issue. To the Editors: Dr. Annie...

‘A Political Calculus Rather Than A Humanitarian Calculus’: Why Assad Finally Opened Borders To Aid

https://youtu.be/Vtf44l5tysc Global health expert Dr. Annie Sparrow joined Forbes editor Diane Brady to discuss the situation in Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquake.

How Assad Has Encumbered Syria Earthquake Relief Efforts, & What Govts Must Do Now

https://youtu.be/-Fzz-K9vSU0 Donate to UNICEF to help Turkey's relief efforts: https://www.unicefusa.org/ Annie Sparrow, Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine who has worked in combat zones, joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the devastating earthquake that hit...

Don’t Rely on Assad to Get Aid to Syria’s Earthquake Victims

An aerial view of collapsed buildings as search and rescue efforts continue in Idlib, Syria on February 13, 2023. MUHAMMED SAID/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES Article initially published on February 15, 2023 in Foreign Policy and written by Annie Sparrow....

Syria: The Other Threat

A health worker giving polio vaccine drops to a child, as part of a vaccination campaign organized by the opposition Assistance Coordination Unit, Aleppo, Syria, May 5, 2014 Article initially published in The New York Review on August 12, 2014 and written by Annie...

Russia is waging war on Ukrainian healthcare

Article initially published on July 5, 2020 in the Financial Times and written by Annie Sparrow. Read full article on ft.com

Health Care Under Fire

Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images Men inspecting a hospital damaged by an air strike in a rebel-controlled town, Eastern Ghouta, Syria, May 2017 Article initially published on June 23, 2022 in The New York Review of Books and written by Annie Sparrow Reviewed: Perilous...

Putin Is Targeting Ukrainian Hospitals. That’s a War Crime.

Workers attach a banner with a photo of a pregnant woman being carried on a stretcher after the bombing of a maternity ward in Mariupol during Russia's war in Ukraine that is displayed as part of an exhibition at the railway station in Vilnius, Lithuania on March 25,...

This Beijing Olympics, ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ also applies to Omicron

Article initially published in Equal Times on February 3rd, 2022 and written by Gabriella Selva and Annie Sparrow. Speaking of the Beijing Olympics, Chinese president Xi Jinping promises a “streamlined, safe and splendid Games”. International Olympic Committee (IOC)...