The rapid spread of covid-19 across the world has taken the scientific and medical community by surprise. Brazil was the first country to confirm a case of covid-19 case in […]
Global health
Covid-19: Patient voices and perspectives in Uganda
Uganda is no stranger to dealing with infectious and emerging diseases, with recent experiences of Ebola and HIV. This has contributed to Uganda’s ability to slow down the rate of […]
The rush to create a covid-19 vaccine may do more harm than good
The global race for covid-19 vaccines seems well underway to break all speed records. But this focus on rapid vaccine development, fuelled by unprecedented political, financial, and populist pressures, risks […]
Covid-19 threatens to unravel years of progress on reproductive health and rights
We must act now to protect them, warn Herminia Palacio and Susheela Singh A perfect storm of unfortunate events—the covid-19 pandemic, the attendant economic collapse, and potential funding reductions due […]
Changing the narrative: young people are key to dealing with the covid-19 pandemic
The outbreak of covid-19 came in a time of a global health workforce crisis. The WHO estimates a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers by 2030, primarily in low […]
We should strengthen existing institutions rather than create a new international body for virus surveillance
A new organization could face the same problems as existing ones, at vast cost and confusion, argues Clare Wenham […]
What we can learn from Taiwan’s response to the covid-19 epidemic
Health information technology integrated with a strong healthcare infrastructure and advance planning can be a powerful tool for a nation’s epidemic control […]
A call for a people’s vaccine
Recently, the US government bought virtually all remdesivir supplies for the next three months from US pharmaceuticals company Gilead, following recent results which showed that the drug might shorten recovery […]
Covid-19 and Ramadan 2020: time for reflection
For 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide, Ramadan 2020 brought unique challenges, as it coincided with the global covid-19 pandemic and implementation of social distancing measures. The Ramadan month of fasting requires […]
David Nabarro and John Atkinson: Dealing with covid-19 means looking beyond immediate crisis response
We anticipate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resulting disease covid-19 will remain an ever-present threat to the world for the foreseeable future. It makes sense that until now many […]