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    Inside the Global Burden of Disease Study

    by Nsikan Akpan

    IHME Director Christopher Murray recounts the study's role in shaping global policy and how collaborators overcame COVID

    A man wearing a protective mask is seen among people at a crowded market amid the spread of COVID-19.
    Governance

    Big Data Requires Big Thinking on Data Governance

    by Stefan Germann

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

    A student watches an online lecture in a digital mobile education library—which provides mobile phones to children who lack access for education during COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, on October 16, 2020. The photo shows a small child at a school desk with a mobile phone on the table in front of them. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
    Governance

    The Winding Road to Free COVID Vaccines in India

    by Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya, Shahul Hameed Ebrahim

    Why one of the world's top vaccine producers has wrestled with vaccination at home

    A deserted Bandra-Worli sea link is seen during a weekend lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, in Mumbai, India, April 10, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
    Migration

    Coronavirus in South Asia Takes Hold as April Arrives

    by Erik Fliegauf, Alyssa Ayres

    Density of crowds in India and Pakistan is thwarting social distancing measures as mass unemployment looms across region

    A homeless man stands in a queue as he waits for food during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India on April 3, 2020. The image is very striking showing the man with a large wrap around his head and mouth against a creamy, out of focus, colorful background. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
    Governance

    A Look at Vaccine Equity from Pakistan

    by Maheen Sheikh, Fyezah Jehan

    Why intellectual property sharing between high-, middle-, and low-income countries is essential

    A woman, Basanti, 71, reacts as she receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 9, 2021.
    Governance

    Rethinking Financial Estimates for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

    by Minahil Shahid, Gavin Yamey

    Current estimates do not share a standardized methodology for predicting the costs or scope of PPR

    Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits walk in a street as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Beijing, China, on December 4, 2022.
    Trade

    A "Radical Plan" to Produce Vaccines Locally

    by Mary Brophy Marcus

    Science reporter Amy Maxmen discusses "the hub" and the making of her new podcast for Big Picture Science

    A health worker prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccines at Ndirande Health Centre in Blantyre, Malawi.
    Governance

    Contact Tracing Requires Building Trust

    by Sandra Mullin, Denene Jonielle Rodney

    As states gear up their contact tracing efforts, here’s how they should approach getting buy-in within their communities

    A militarized approach to contact tracing is shown here as National Guard members at the Washington State Department of Health support contact tracing efforts in Tumwater, Washington—on May 20, 2020. The photo shows the guard members standing around a cubicle space talking. A table in the foreground is decorated with a drawing of a dinosaur and emblazoned with the words "I eat COVID-19 for breakfast. REUTERS/Jason Redmond
    Urbanization

    The Africa We Want: Protecting Health and Livelihood

    by Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

    Deepening economic integration to boost intra-African trade requires an equal investment in public health structures

    A masked-trader carriers two female-form mannequins as he closes his business ahead of the lockdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nairobi, Kenya.
    Governance

    Why Mass Vaccination in the West Could be Bad News for Chinese Leaders

    by Yanzhong Huang

    To narrow the immunity gap, China could be forced to prioritize its domestic vaccine needs

    A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed China flag in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020.
    Governance

    India: Moving Forward After "Humanitarian Calamity"

    by Kapil Komireddi

    The pandemic, Modi, and what's next for the world's largest democracy

    Relatives stand next to the burning pyre of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during his cremation at a crematorium ground in Srinagar May 25, 2021.
    Governance

    R&D—More Than Sharing Vaccines

    by Carel IJsselmuiden, Cathy Garner, Francine Ntoumi, Jaime Montoya, Gerald T. Keusch

    A complete change is needed in the approach to and funding of global preparedness

    Noella Mulopo, a laboratory technician, writes on a GeneXpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing cartridge in the National Institute for Biomedical Research laboratory (INRB) in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo February 6, 2021.