As an emergency physician and a writer, Dr. Helen Ouyang brings a unique perspective to her reporting on health care systems and their collapse. Join the Pulitzer Center on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 12pm EDT, to hear more from Ouyang, who has worked in public health and humanitarian assistance in more than 15 countries.

Her Pulitzer Center-supported project examines how a devastating HIV outbreak among children in Pakistan resulted from government neglect of health care. In a story for The New York Times Magazine, Ouyang outlines the details of the outbreak and the barriers to treatment that threaten the lives of those in the city.

During the July 20 session, she'll elaborate on her reporting and answer audience questions. Register to join the conversation!

Photo caption: The parents of Ghulam Meerani, the first child to have died from the HIV outbreak in Ratodero, Pakistan, are shown at their home in the city. Image by Helen Ouyang. Pakistan, 2020.