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    Governance

    The Unpaid Debt of Underinvestment in Public Health

    by Sonak D. Pastakia, James Akiruga Amisi, Tina Tran, David Mazza

    Limited progress on the social determinants of health has left populations in Kenya and elsewhere vulnerable to COVID-19

    A boy stand in front of a graffiti promoting the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a powerful photo of a young boy walking in front of a sinister depiction of the virus with a face that appears to be sneeringly looking at the boy. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
    Trade

    mRNA Therapeutics: The Technology That Saved the World

    by Vibhor Mishra, Tulika Rastogi

    COVID-19 vaccines catapulted mRNA technology into the spotlight, and now it's used to cure previously untreated diseases

    a mural of biochemist and researcher Katalin Kariko, senior vice president at BioNTech, best known for her contributions to mRNA technology and the COVID-19 vaccines. Photo taken in Budapest, Hungary, on August 28, 2021.
    Poverty

    A Call for Global Solidarity

    by Amanda McClelland

    If COVID-19 has taught anything, it's that we are one world—and a world where many places need money and technical help

    Cooking jackets are laid down and displayed as part of a COVID-19 protest by workers of the cafe and restaurant business demanding more help from the government in Brussels, Belgium, on May 7, 2020. The photo shows an array of shirts, mostly white but a few black ones, laid out over thousands of square feet of a lawn. It's a striking photo. REUTERS/Yves Herman
    Environment

    The Psychological Toll of the Pandemic: What Isolation Does to the Brain

    by Robin Blades

    The worldwide increase in isolation during COVID-19 is sure to exact a psychological toll on people across the globe

    A child flies a kite inside a giant inflatable plastic bubble during a performance of the artistic group Cirk La Putyka called "Isolation" in a park, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic
    Trade

    EU: Strongly United for Health—Deeply Divided on the Economy

    by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

    Lock-step solidarity during COVID-19 pandemic is challenged by policy questions within and "mask diplomacy" from abroad

    Volunteers take a break as they set up beds inside the Novi Sad Fair to accommodate people who suffer mild symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Novi Sad, Serbia, March 27, 2020. This is a striking image of two people resting on the edge of plain metal bed frames in a large space in which many, many more bed frames are placed. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
    Trade

    Don’t Discriminate Against Those Who Remain Uninfected

    by David J. Scheffer

    Could barring people who were never sick from returning to work and school perversely incentivize getting COVID-19?

    A medical professional shows a negative test for novel coronavirus in front of Mane Garrincha Stadium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, on April 21, 2020. The photo shows a health worker holding a test at the camera with a stadium in the background. the photographer is using a telephoto/macro lens so that everything is blurred out in the shot, including the man, with the exception of the small plastic cassette-like test. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
    Poverty

    South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

    by Vaibhav Gupta

    COVID-19 offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to correct years of health security neglect and chronic under-investment

    A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
    Governance

    Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC

    by Swee Kheng Khor, Jeremy Lim, Li Yang Hsu, Jemilah Mahmood

    COVID-19 is a baptism by fire and highlights the need for an effective, durable disease control authority in the region

    Firefighters wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at the National Monument area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 17, 2020. Photo shows several workers in bright red protective suits walking though an open area spraying from tanks they carry on their backs. A monument can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro
    Aging

    The Myth of South Asian Exceptionalism

    by Priyanka Sethy

    South Asia's young population conceals the effects that COVID-19 has on its older and more vulnerable people

    Community health volunteers check the pulse of a resident during a check-up campaign for COVID-19 in Mumbai, India.
    Governance

    A New Era for Health Policy and Systems Research

    by Mohammed AlKhaldi, Hamza Meghari, Sara Ahmed

    It is now time to boost and embed health policy and systems research to handle crucial questions related to COVID-19

    Where policy meets health: European Union leaders take part in the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak began, in Brussels, Belgium, on July 17, 2020. The photo shows a large round table from above with various leaders seated far apart from one another. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
    Gender

    Afraid to Die, Afraid to Go to the Clinic

    by Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, Isabel Foster

    Amplifying tuberculosis survivor perspectives to encourage men to seek care for COVID-19 in South Africa and elsewhere

    Goodman Makanda, who's involved in efforts to make tuberculosis and COVID-19 testing more acceptable and accessible for South African men, in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, on March 24th 2019. The photo shows a man sitting in a clinic with various monitors and equipment. An eye exam is visible on the wall. MSF/Jelle Krings
    Trade

    Three Lessons for Trade and Health

    by Anabel González

    What the COVID-19 pandemic taught us about the relationship between trade and health

    An air carrier worker in an orange vest transfers a box of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the COVID-19 under the COVAX scheme at an airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador