Discovering Innovative Solutions To the Most Pressing Health Concerns Facing The World
06.24.20
Author: Dr. Tine Hanrieder, Head of the Research Group Global Humanitarian Medicine at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, author of a 2015 book and many articles on WHO reform. Main point: Reform efforts at the WHO have been going on for years. New reformers should avoid past mistakes and build on these efforts in […]
06.23.20
Even as we mourn our losses, it is not too soon to start planning for tomorrow, or else a better tomorrow may never come. For, I believe, the best tribute for all who perished – and will yet die – is to create a better tomorrow. And it may be when the pain is freshest […]
06.17.20
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but lockdowns are unsustainable. Policymakers are desperately searching for new policy tools that will allow economies to get back up and running while diminishing the risk to the vast majority of the population still vulnerable to coronavirus. One solution being discussed in the US, the UK, Germany, Chile, […]
06.12.20
By Laura Norato
Women globally are facing a high burden during the crisis raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the U.S., women account for 52% of the essential workers, 78% of social workers, and 77% of health care workers. At home, things aren’t different. Women are more likely to be in charge of the sick, minors, and elders, […]
06.11.20
Image courtesy of govloop It is well known that the right to health is closely related to and dependent upon access to information. This truth has become ever more important in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has demanded transparency and accountability from governments all over the world. In the absence of such attributes, the […]
06.04.20
This post was written by Kashish Aneja and Dr. Ravi Mehrotra World No Tobacco Day is observed around the globe every year on May 31. This year it holds unparalleled significance in light of the extraordinary global health circumstances we find ourselves in. There is an emerging correlation between tobacco and COVID-19 that reinforces the need […]
06.02.20
Author: Summer Marion, MALD | Research Fellow, University of Maryland School of Public Policy The Main Point: Withdrawing from the WHO would hurt both US and global security – leaving a void private philanthropy cannot fill. Drawing on a TRIP Snap Poll conducted in April and May of 2020, it is clear that doubling down […]
06.02.20
Authors: Amy Patterson, Professor of Politics, University of the South; Emmanuel Balogun, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College The Main Point: In addition to supporting work on AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and maternal and child health in Africa, funding the WHO lets the U.S. engage in global health diplomacy in the region. This collaboration is […]
06.02.20
Author: Renu Singh, Fellow, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center The Main Point: Public trust in the WHO matters. Because more than three-quarters of Americans trust the WHO to manage the COVID-19 response, the organization’s scientifically-driven recommendations can change individual behavior despite government noncooperation – so long as it […]
06.01.20
By Sarah Wetter
The 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) convened on May 18-19, 2020. For the first time ever, representatives from the WHO’s 194 member-states came together virtually instead of in Geneva, Switzerland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting’s overarching focus was to chart a path toward overcoming the novel coronavirus, which has infected over 5 million […]
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