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    Bridging the Digital Divide in COVID-19

    by Anne Peacock

    Global pandemic should catalyze long-term solutions to increase internet access inside more homes for social resilience

    We are facing a digital moment of truth as a result of the new coronavirus. A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration and picture produced on May 13, 2017. the image shows the silhouette of a man on a laptop with green ones and zeroes, reminiscent of the film "The Matrix" projected over the image. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration
    Governance

    Is It the End of COVID-19 as We Know it?

    by Mary Brophy Marcus

    IHME Director Christopher Murray weighs in on the state of the pandemic, the new omicron vaccine, and flu season

    A close-up photo of a hand in a black medical glove shows Dr. Mayank Amin preparing a Moderna COVID booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants, at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2022.
    Governance

    COVID-19 Is Smoke and Mirrors—What Matters Is International Law

    by Ilona Kickbusch

    Health is political, and the best political choice at the moment would be to strengthen WHO's legal power—not destroy it

    A boiler stack at the Sugar Cane Growers cooperative in Belle Glade, Florida on January 6, 2010. The image shows a large smokestack belching out black billows and blocking the cloudy sky.
    Governance

    The Seismic Shift in Mental Health Care Since COVID-19

    by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Damian Santomauro, Alize Ferrari, Ruri Syailendrawati

    Isolation, job loss, and gender based violence contributed to the uptick in people living with anxiety and depression

    a woman wearing a white patterned t shirt wipes tears off her face
    Governance

    What the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Can Teach Us About COVID-19

    by Magdalene K. Walters

    The impacts of stigma, fear, and bureaucracy in emerging epidemics

    A woman walks past an artwork by Athina Robie depicting Aids awareness ribbons at an exhibition inside Athens, Greece, Syntagma metro station marking World Aids Day on December 1, 2005. The photo shows a blurred figure walking past a mural with lots of multi-colored AIDS ribbons, reminiscent of an Andy Warhol. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis
    Governance

    North Korea's COVID-19 Crisis: An Impossible Outbreak in the "Impossible State"

    by Mary Brophy Marcus, Samantha Kiernan

    Victor Cha, Korea chair at CSIS, on the health, political, and economic factors shaping North Korea's outbreak

    Hundreds of women dressed in pink and white traditional North Korean gowns stand in rows in a central area of Pyongyang, North Korea, on Women's Day in March 2022.
    Governance

    What Happens When COVID-19 Ends?

    by Ankit Raj

    The pandemic has exposed cracks in our health-care systems, shortsightedness of human interests, and poor public policy

    A man drives an auto-rickshaw depicting the coronavirus to create awareness about staying at home during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19—in Chennai, India, on April 23, 2020. The image shows a vehicle painted red and covered with crown spikes reminiscent of the virus, which appear to be made of paper mache. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar
    Environment

    The Trillion-Dollar Question With COVID-19

    by Luke Shors, Michael Ferrari

    How significant is climate on coronavirus transmission?

    Migrant workers, who were stranded in the western state of Gujarat due to a government lockdown, inside a train as they leave for their homes in Ahmedabad, India, on May 2, 2020. The image shows a bright red train with people inside and a woman walking by the train outside. REUTERS/Amit Dave
    Governance

    Did Florida Get It Right Against COVID-19?

    by Thomas J. Bollyky, Ashley Nies, Isabella Turilli

    What the scrutiny of DeSantis’s pandemic record has missed

    Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens to a question from the audience at a campaign town hall meeting, in Newport, New Hampshire, on August 19, 2023.
    Governance

    Africa and Europe After COVID-19

    by Geert Laporte , Sara Pantuliano, Vera Mazzara 

    When the dust of this crisis settles, it will be time to pour a new foundation for EU-Africa relations moving forward

    A double rainbow is seen above a woman holding an umbrella and selling snacks along the road in Siaya County, Kenya, on May 3, 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a spectacular photo that shows a woman under a bright red umbrella from behind as she is sitting on the side of the road greeting passer-bys with a full-double rainbow highlighting a storm-darkened sky in the distance. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
    Gender

    Feminist Foreign Policy and COVID-19

    by Priti Patnaik

    Global health security for the poorest and most vulnerable people requires trade policies that protect health workers

    Anganwadi center workers at a protest rally in Ahmedabad, India, on December 24, 2013. There are more than 1.3 million such centers in India with three million workers. The proto shows a huge crowd, nearly all women, shouting and protesting at a crowded rally. REUTERS/Amit Dave
    Poverty

    We Need a Pro-Poor and Pro-Black Response to COVID-19

    by Thoai D. Ngo 

    Concentrate testing in poor Black and Latinx neighborhoods now and plan for an equitable distribution of future vaccines

    A woman wears a mask during a Black Lives Matter protest in Centenary Square in Birmingham, England following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, on June 4, 2020. The picture shows a woman in a striking mask adorned with the words Floyd Life "Mattered." REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff