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outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 9, 2022.

Over One Million Projected COVID Deaths in China

IHME's Ali Mokdad breaks down what that means

Urbanization
A woman walks away from a hospital emergency department amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 24, 2020

Emergency Departments: A Site for Future COVID-19 Vaccinations

by Amita Sudhir, Gigi Kwik Gronvall

Given equity considerations, emergency departments should be used to expand vaccine distribution

Workers wipe down doors at a train station during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Singapore on August 17, 2020.
Governance

Does Healthier Mean Wealthier? Measuring Countries' Economic Performance During the Pandemic

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Sawyer Crosby, Joseph L. Dieleman, Samantha Kiernan

An effective government response to COVID-19 doesn't necessarily correlate with economic gain

A cab driver raises his fist as people celebrate media announcements that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election on Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S.
Governance

It's Time for Leadership That Looks Like the People It Serves

by Sara Dada, Roopa Dhatt

To win back trust, the Biden admin should fill the government with decision-makers as diverse as the U.S. population

U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden prepares to remove his face mask to deliver remarks during a voter mobilization event at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Michigan on October 16, 2020.
Governance

Reflections on the Election in Pandemic America

by David P. Fidler

The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has not transformed U.S. politics on health

A health worker in a demonstration calling on federal and local authorities to provide more Personal Protective Equipment outside New York-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan on April 9, 2020. The image shows a man wearing a mask and holding a small sign above his head that says, "We need protection equipment." REUTERS/Mike Segar
Governance

How to Future-Proof Medical Supplies

by Peter Gourevitch, Deborah Seligsohn

Building resilience in COVID-19's wake will require multiple strategies, including strengthening our medical stockpile

The bar chart shows sources of pandemic preparedness spending, organizations and countries
Governance

Funding Pandemic Preparedness: A Global Public Good

by Hayley Stutzman, Angela E. Micah, Joseph L. Dieleman

Pandemics in a globalized world require global responses. We must be better equipped and funded.

George Washington is seen with a printed medical mask on the one-dollar bill near fifty-Euro banknotes in this illustration created during the coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020. The photo shows a bunch of paper money, dollars and euros, with a blue surgical-style mask on one of the bills. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Governance

Coronavirus in Europe: Who If Not Us?

by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

Can the EU balance internal recovery with geopolitical influence and lift its gaze towards the international sphere?

A boiler stack at the Sugar Cane Growers cooperative in Belle Glade, Florida on January 6, 2010. The image shows a large smokestack belching out black billows and blocking the cloudy sky.
Governance

COVID-19 Is Smoke and Mirrors—What Matters Is International Law

by Ilona Kickbusch

Health is political, and the best political choice at the moment would be to strengthen WHO's legal power—not destroy it

Normally bustling tourist mecca Bourbon Street lies deserted in the early afternoon during shelter in place orders to slow the spread of coronavirus in a photograph of New Orleans on March 27, 2020. The photo shows a view of the entrance to Bourbon street, which would normally be packed with tourists and other people, almost completely empty. REUTERS/Drone Base
Governance

Preparing for the COVID-19 Surge in the United States

by Ali H. Mokdad

States such as Louisiana, New York, Michigan, and North Carolina are likely to be among the hardest hit

A general view of a food market after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting the same day to limit the spread of coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria on March 30, 2020. The picture shows a market bustling with trade. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
Governance

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Community Health

by Angela Gichaga, Amit Chandra, Nelly Wakaba, Claire K. Qureshi, Lyudmila Nepomnyashchiy

Turning the tide on the pandemic and achieving greater global health security demands stronger community health systems

Traditional healer Bi Mwanahija Mzee folds root medicine in a piece of paper to give to a mother who complains of her child's constipation in Zanzibar City, Tanzania on January 31, 2019. The photo shows the healer facing the camera and sitting between two other women and a child. REUTERS/Nicky Woo
Environment

A Wake-Up Call for Healthier Design

by Etta Madete

Good design principles and simple measures to prevent the spread COVID-19 inspired by African traditional health centers

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

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

A mannequin with a surgical mask on display where a vendor sells packages of masks on a corner in the Chelsea neighborhood during the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City on March 27, 2020. The photo shows a mannequin wearing a blue mask. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Governance

Why Social Policies Make Coronavirus Worse

by Emily Mendenhall

Too late for COVID-19, but strengthening safety nets and health security in U.S. would help us respond to future threats