Viral Diseases

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa: Tackling Safety Concerns for Optimal Uptake

To accelerate vaccine uptake, African countries have to battle the growing reservations toward the vaccine

Pandemic Fund to Africa: Step to the Back of the Line

Missed opportunities for impact in Africa in the Pandemic Fund’s first round of grants

Governance

Poultry Vaccine Hesitancy

When trade restrictions prevent effective public health interventions

Governance

The Rise of Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change

Building resilience to climate-linked diseases in India and other countries and communities most at risk

Governance

The Thousand and One Natural Shocks of COVID-19

Assessing psychological impacts of coronavirus—the second in a two-part series on the mental health burden of COVID-19

Governance

We Must Let a Million Flowers Bloom

For India to thrive, the voluntary, non-governmental organization sector must survive

Poverty

The Double Threat of COVID-19 in Africa

Deaths from health-care disruptions due to COVID-19 are almost certain to outnumber deaths from the coronavirus itself

Governance

COVID-19 Has a Strong Chance of Winning on November 3

Surging infection numbers suggest coronavirus cases will continue to increase in every state until the U.S. election

Trade

Britain's Moral Bankruptcy Over COVID-19 Vaccines

Why a study set to deliberately infect people with coronavirus is unethical, unnecessary, and likely to be uninformative

Poverty

Scaling up Surgery and Anesthesia, Post-Coronavirus

Expanding access to surgery and anesthesia globally would be a win–win for health security and universal health coverage

Governance

Big Data Requires Big Thinking on Data Governance

We need concrete guidelines now to secure data privacy and address missing data, missed use of data, and misuse of data

Governance

Human Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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

Governance

COVID-19—A Review of Community Participation

Citizen participation can reduce damages caused by the pandemic and—crucially—help identify a sustainable path forward