Many of the trends that were visible two years ago – from aging populations and failing states to nuclear proliferation and cyber insecurity – remain acute.
messages.detailsIf group chats give us solace and connection in a crisis, why do some of us feel burnt out and overwhelmed by them?
messages.detailsNot all violence is fast. Hidden in plain sight across society, there is a kind of harm that happens too slowly to see, says Richard Fisher.
messages.detailsWhen “gaslighting” was coined it referred to misogynistic emotional abuse, but it is clear far more of us are suffering than we may realise.
messages.detailsThe Ministry of Education has ordered Schools Cafeterias to close their doors in the whole country...
messages.detailsThere are also deepening social and economic crises. The pandemic has battered national economies, exacerbated many forms of inequality, and sown distrust and social unrest around the world...
messages.detailsAccess to health services in Morocco has been significantly enhanced as a result of the expansion of health insurance coverage and the establishment of a system for providing subsidized care...
messages.detailsMany of the failures of GDP as a measure of economic performance are well known. Policymakers in search of an alternative should recognize the far-reaching power of healthy life expectancy as a measure
messages.detailsWhile the latest research suggests that antibodies against Covid-19 could be lost in just three months, a new hope has appeared on the horizon: the enigmatic T cell.
messages.detailsDuring the 2009 swine flu pandemic, a few countries cornered the vaccine market, leaving the vast majority of the global population with no vaccine at all until the outbreak was effectively over.
messages.detailsThe COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the risks of unhealthy diets and the extreme fragility of the global food system.
messages.detailsIf all viruses disappeared, the world would be very different — and not necessarily for the better. But what exactly would happen?
messages.detailsThe response to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to increase corruption risks and practices that contribute to illicit financial flows, and may also introduce new risks.
messages.detailsIn most emerging and developing countries, COVID-19 is causing an economic hurricane. It looks increasingly like a Category 5, but the international community and many national governments prepared for a tropical storm.
messages.detailsCompared to many other countries, Germany has managed the COVID-19 crisis well, owing to its properly funded health system, technological edge, and decisive leadership. But beyond any unique feature of the German system is something that all countries can
messages.detailsYou can choose between a mask and a face shield, but you can’t choose nothing.
messages.detailsMany countries are already demonstrating how we can build stronger bonds between nature, our economy, and our health.
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messages.detailsOpening up the economy means allowing more human interaction and hence greater potential for new #COVID19 infections. Two numbers matter for deciding whether this can be done safely any time soon.
messages.detailsIf the World Health Organization is to spearhead international health policy and respond to disease outbreaks effectively, it must pursue deep reforms aimed at broadening its jurisdiction and authority.
messages.detailsThe broad consensus of the COVID-19 era holds that measures to protect public health imply hard trade-offs with economic growth and political liberty.
messages.detailsAfter the 2008 financial crisis, we learned the hard way what happens when governments flood the economy with unconditional liquidity, rather than laying the foundation for a sustainable and inclusive recovery. Now that an even more severe crisis is under
messages.detailsThe West has long stigmatized mask-wearing, unlike in many Asian countries, where those who do not wear masks during public-health crises are the ones who are stigmatized.
messages.detailsThe more contained you want the novel coronavirus to be, the more you will need to lock down your country – and the more fiscal space you will require to mitigate the deeper recession that will result.
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