Trade
The links between trade and health extend back to the earliest human settlements, but globalization has brought these spheres together as never before. This section examines the issues that have led to an even closer intersection between trade and health, asks how they impact the poor, and explores the tensions that arise between the goals of protecting and promoting health and generating wealth through trade.
Trade
16 Percent
The value of global trade in medical goods rose by 16 percent in 2020
Global Trade in 2020
1,961
A December 2021 search of ClinicalTrials.gov found 1,961 studies involving mRNA technology
mRNA Therapeutics: The Technology That Saved the World
1 Percent
India is spending only one percent of its GDP on health
Community health in rural India
94 Percent
By December 2021, 94 percent of people in LMICs had not yet received a first dose of COVID vaccine
COVID-19 vaccine access in LMICs
1995
Founding of World Trade Organization (WTO)
Founding of World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Sharpening the Tools in the Pandemic-Ending Toolbox
After nearly two years of negotiation, the WTO makes a decision about COVID-19 vaccine production and access
Tackling Food Security and Sustainability
At last week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference, negotiators found their sea legs
Behind Baby Formula and Drug Shortages
How supply chains break down for life-saving products
Why Investing in Cold Chain Technologies Will Improve Health Outcomes
Failure to maintain an unbroken cold chain is among the top reasons vaccines are discarded.
Digitizing Supply Chains—Down to the Last Mile—to End Neglected Tropical Diseases
Limited visibility in procurement makes eliminating NTDs impossible
A "Radical Plan" to Produce Vaccines Locally
Science reporter Amy Maxmen discusses "the hub" and the making of her new podcast for Big Picture Science
Trade Law Confronts an Exceptional Global Health Crisis
How should the trade system change after the pandemic?
COVID-19 "Vaccinodromes" and the Power of Partnership
How government-NGO collaborations can boost vaccination in Africa
How Russia's Invasion Shot Down Sputnik V
Russia's decision to invade Ukraine hinders the use and distribution of its vaccine worldwide
Three Lessons for Trade and Health
What the COVID-19 pandemic taught us about the relationship between trade and health
Spotify's COVID-19 Controversy
How artists Neil Young and Joni Mitchell took a stand against COVID-19 disinformation
mRNA Therapeutics: The Technology That Saved the World
COVID-19 vaccines catapulted mRNA technology into the spotlight, and now it's used to cure previously untreated diseases
We Have the Demand, Now We Need the Supply
South Sudan jumped the vaccine hesitancy hurdle, but people are queuing up for shots that aren't there
The Global COVID-19 Contract Conundrum
The critical role of contracts in determining access to COVID-19 vaccines