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These episodes are meant to capture the role of luck and privilege in my life, as an American during America’s near-hegemon years, and as a woman in a period of growing opportunities for women.
In this blog, we highlight reports of substantial long-term impacts of the COVID-19 response on health systems, ranging from government reductions in health spending to sharp decreases in utilisation of health services across health areas.
After the publication of “Humanitarian Financing Is Failing the COVID-19 Frontlines,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs asked for the opportunity to publish a response on CGD’s site, presented here.
Following precedents applied first in wealthy states, more than 140 countries have applied some form of lockdown restrictions to slow their COVID-19 epidemics, but can control measures be made sustainable in low-income countries?
Last month, CGD and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria convened a high-level discussion, chaired by CGD President Masood Ahmed, to explore some of the rapidly evolving answers to these questions.
This blog unveils a framework that can help policymakers move to a holistic COVID-19 response that accounts for the impacts of the pandemic and the measures implemented to fight it.