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Today, a trio of global emergencies has taken center stage. In Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda are fighting a desperate battle against the highly lethal Bundibugyo strain of Ebola (Guardian Global Dev) – a disease that has no vaccine or treatment available and is only being worsened by the security issues and militia attacks in the affected region. Meanwhile, in South Africa, the rise of gun violence has become a major obstacle to accessing basic healthcare (Guardian Global Dev). In a terrifying incident, a clinic in Cape Town was attacked by armed men demanding a "protection fee" from the security guards, forcing the frightened patients and staff to scatter in fear. But it's not just Africa where healthcare is in crisis – in Cuba, economic sanctions imposed by the US, in defiance of international human rights law, has led to a critical shortage of essential medical supplies, causing infant mortality rates to double and childhood cancer survival rates to p