Philip Elmer-Dewitt, TIME's Sciences editor, began working on this week's special report on global health more than nine months ago. He convened a panel of experts to suggest themes and the best people to profile. More than a dozen journalists, including several who are usually based in New York City, visited 15 countries around the world. Alice Park flew to China. Christine Gorman traveled to South Africa and Zambia.
And Phil allowed himself to go to Africa, the heart of the global health crisis. Phil has edited many stories about diseases in Africa, but he had never been to the continent....
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