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Better health begins with ideas
Editors' Note As people around the world enter the third week of protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Think Global Health contributors continue to explore the racial and social inequities that COVID-19 has exposed. One writer this week lays out the need for a pro-poor and pro-Black response to COVID-19, calling for us to plan now for equitable vaccine distribution and to rethink how testing is organized. One feature gives a deep dive into Russia, now with the third-worst COVID-19 outbreak in the world behind the United States and Brazil. Other contributors consider how the threats of climate change and coronavirus are colliding in the Bay of Bengal, ongoing problems with Sweden's coronavirus response, and the potential for consumer technology to advance disease surveillance without running afoul of privacy concerns. If these stories interest you, please share our site with someone.—Thomas J. Bollyky and Jason Socrates Bardi, Editors
This Week's Highlights
The Color and Gender of COVID-19: Essential Workers, Not Disposable People by Catherine Powell Women of color sit at the intersection of race and gender disparities—they should be at the center of policy solutions
Coronavirus in Russia: First Wave, Round Two—The Regions by Judy Twigg COVID-19 wreaks destruction in Dagestan and other places where rural destitution smacks into obfuscating officialdom
We Need a Pro-Poor and Pro-Black Response to COVID-19 by Thoai Ngo Concentrate testing in poor Black and Latinx neighborhoods now and plan for an equitable distribution of future vaccines
Stat of the Week
75% In Washington DC, some 75 percent of those who died of coronavirus were Black Americans living in the poorest southeast neighborhoods of the nation's capital
Recommended Feature
Family Affair: Coronavirus and the Climate Crisis by Gaurab Basu and Samir Chaudhuri In the Bay of Bengal, where Cyclone Amphan collided with COVID-19, a glimpse of why we need environmental sustainability
More of the Latest
Global Health Surveillance in an Internet Age by Rohini Rajgopal Let's come up with a sophisticated surveillance system for predicting local disease outbreaks based on consumer behavior
Five Problems With the Swedish Approach to COVID-19 by Theo Vos and Katherine Leach-Kemon As herd immunity remains elusive, Sweden's experience seems to be a cautionary tale—Norway and Denmark have fared better
POVERTY
COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Universal Health Coverage by Anthony McDonnell Universal health coverage is achievable for all countries—and in the aftermath of the pandemic, it should be implemented
What We're Reading As Coronavirus Infections Climb, Washington Moves On to Other Business (New York Times) Coronavirus Hospitalizations Rise Sharply in Several States Following Memorial Day (Washington Post) The Roles of Sierra Leonean Journalists During the 2014-2015 Ebola Outbreak (PLOS) The Effect of Large-Scale Anti-Contagion Policies on the COVID-19 Pandemic (Nature) What Role Should the IMF Play in Responding to COVID-19? (CFR)
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A pro-poor and pro-Black response to COVID-19, Russia, Sweden, and more from Think Global Health
June 12, 2020
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