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    What's Next for COVID-19?

    by Tom Frieden

    Containment of the coronavirus would make an enormous difference to health around the world. Is it still possible?

    A colorized scanning electron microscope image of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, which causes COVID-19. Image shows a colorful molecular world with a bunch of worm-like dendrites, presumably biological material like cells, and bright orange cluster of spheres in the middle of the image. NIAID-RML image
    Governance

    Building COVID-19 Vaccine Production Capacity in LMICs

    by Reid Adler, Julia Barnes-Weise, Ana Santos Rutschman, Bridie Telford

    Patents aren't really the problem—usually

    A woman in a green sari receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside her house during a door-to-door vaccination drive on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on December 15, 2021.
    Aging

    Mothers, Children, and the Terrible Choice Between COVID-19 and Other Infections

    by Chip Lyons, Chris Collins

    Decisive action is required now to protect the most vulnerable from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during the pandemic

    Going out in a storm is a tough choice. Here a woman braves a sandstorm in Timbuktu, Mali, on July 29, 2013. Far worse is the decision many face today whether to brave COVID-19 for other health care. The photo shows a woman with a baby on her back walking through a desert. The wind is blowing strongly, as evidenced by the billowing cloth on their heads. REUTERS/Joe Penney
    Governance

    Insuring 100 Million People During COVID-19

    by Melanie Coronel Santillan, Reiner Lorenzo J. Tamayo, Merla Rose D. Reyes , Swee Kheng Khor, Katherine Ann V. Reyes

    The Philippines' experience

    People wearing face masks as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue outside a government office, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 1, 2021.
    Governance

    Africa and Europe After COVID-19

    by Geert Laporte , Sara Pantuliano, Vera Mazzara 

    When the dust of this crisis settles, it will be time to pour a new foundation for EU-Africa relations moving forward

    A double rainbow is seen above a woman holding an umbrella and selling snacks along the road in Siaya County, Kenya, on May 3, 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a spectacular photo that shows a woman under a bright red umbrella from behind as she is sitting on the side of the road greeting passer-bys with a full-double rainbow highlighting a storm-darkened sky in the distance. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
    Food

    Online Grocery Shopping During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    by Kirsten Arm, Lindsey Miller, Anna Claire Tucker

    Opportunities to support equitable access to food

    Fresh orange carrots lie in bunches side by side for sale at a grocery store in Del Mar, California, on June 3, 2020.
    Poverty

    Combating COVID-19 Without Sacrificing Sustainable Development Goals

    by Mitsuru Mukaigawara

    We must not stop investing in long-term health projects—even under significant resource constraints in times of pandemic

    The author argues for pandemic responses that do not sacrifice long-term health projects—just as Kenyan fashionista James Maina Mwangi, on July 30, 2020, blends 160 stylish suits with sensible masks. Picture shows James smartly dressed in a well-appointed purple suit with a matching mask. In the background are striking blue and orange and green suits hanging on the wall. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
    Poverty

    Health-Systems Strengthening in the Age of COVID-19

    by Angela E. Micah, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Joseph L. Dieleman

    As the pandemic stresses many health-systems to their breaking point, it’s more important than ever to bolster them now

    Beds at a temporary field hospital set up in a sports complex by Medicines Sans Frontieres during the coronavirus outbreak in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa, on July 21, 2020. The photo shows a large gymnasium with lots of beds in rows. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
    Gender

    Feminist Foreign Policy and COVID-19

    by Priti Patnaik

    Global health security for the poorest and most vulnerable people requires trade policies that protect health workers

    Anganwadi center workers at a protest rally in Ahmedabad, India, on December 24, 2013. There are more than 1.3 million such centers in India with three million workers. The proto shows a huge crowd, nearly all women, shouting and protesting at a crowded rally. REUTERS/Amit Dave
    Poverty

    We Need a Pro-Poor and Pro-Black Response to COVID-19

    by Thoai D. Ngo 

    Concentrate testing in poor Black and Latinx neighborhoods now and plan for an equitable distribution of future vaccines

    A woman wears a mask during a Black Lives Matter protest in Centenary Square in Birmingham, England following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, on June 4, 2020. The picture shows a woman in a striking mask adorned with the words Floyd Life "Mattered." REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
    Governance

    Defanging COVID-19 in China

    by Ali H. Mokdad, Simin Liu, Eric L. Ding

    China has successfully managed the pandemic, omicron could change that

    a man helps a woman consume a packet of traditional chinese medicine
    Governance

    Human Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    by Oluwatemilorun Adenipekun

    Governments have an obligation to guarantee the continued protection of the public's rights during and after a pandemic

    People wearing protective face masks wait for their rapid antigen test results outside a community center, amidst the spread of coronavirus in New Delhi, India, on September 17, 2020. The photo shows a large crowd of people from behind the bars of an iron fence. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis