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Here are the most read stories on Goats and Soda, NPR’s global health and development blog, for week of October 30. 

1. Miss Peru Contestants Startle Peruvians By Sharing Stats On Gender Violence

October saw several high-profile cases of violence against women in Peru. So the beauty pageant decided it was time to speak up. How did Peru react?

2. Scientists Solve 50-Year-Old Mystery About Breakbone Fever

For decades, scientists have noticed something particular about a mosquito-borne virus: The second infection can cause your blood vessels to leak, like with Ebola. Now scientists think they know why.

3. PHOTOS: An Amazing Eye For The Colors Of India

Black and white pictures were popular when Raghubir Singh started out as a photographer. But he insisted on color. A new retrospective shows his ground-breaking work.

4. Prize-Winning Photos Show A Different Side Of Instagram

Getty has given grants to photographers who focused on child brides in India, family members who have been out of touch and youth who have been incarcerated.

5. Transgender Women Of Indonesia Have A Champion In A 26-Year-Old Doctor

Across Indonesia, transgender women known as "waria" create community and look out for one another. Health care is a challenge, but one doctor is making a difference.

6. How Climate Change Is Already Affecting Health, Spreading Disease

For decades, scientists have predicted how climate change will hurt people's health. Now an international team of researchers say they're already seeing some of the damage.

7. How One Act Of Bravery Inspired India's Movie Stars To Fight Sexual Harassment

This year, a top actress was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. No one thought she would speak out — but she did. Here's what happened next.

A new study shows that mortality for children under 5 years old is on the decline worldwide, most noticeably in countries where child mortality was highest.

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of stories that look back on global health and development in 2016: 

7 Women Trailblazers Who Took A Stand In 2016

Maybe they didn't make headlines. But they inspired others to break stereotypes and take a stand.

Millions Saw These 8 YouTube Videos In 2016. Did You?

A 6-year-old comic had nearly 6.7 million views in Nigeria alone! Let's see who else made the YouTube Rewind list of most popular videos in countries around the world.

Goats And Soda's Top Stories: Mosquito Repellent, Menstrual Huts, Car Crash

Our 10 most popular global health and development posts in 2016.

What Hashtagged In 2016? Women's Rights, Pollution And Pokemon Go

They were used to clap back at a racist cartoon and express grief for the Syrian war. The world in 2016, captured in hashtags.

8 Times The Internet Went Maaaaad About Goats In 2016

Since our blog is called Goats and Soda, we believe it is our duty to bring you global goat news.

Wins And Losses In Global Health In 2016

The editor of the New England Journal Of Medicine is a big Red Sox fan. And so he framed the year in global health in baseball terms.

Editors' Choice: 9 Global Feel-Good Stories From 2016

In a year marked by turmoil and tragedy, the Goats and Soda team has picked some of the stories that inspired us, gave us hope, made us grin.

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