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Pandemic Proof: Making Preparedness a Priority
July 28, 2022
On this first episode of new CGD podcast series Pandemic Proof, co-hosts Amanda Glassman and Javier Guzman take stock of where things stand on the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss global priorities to strengthen capacity for pandemic preparedness and response. Victor Dzau, President of the National Aca...
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Pandemic Proof: A New Podcast from CGD on Pandemic Preparedness and Response
July 20, 2022
Get ready for Pandemic Proof, a new podcast from the Center for Global Development. Hosted by CGD's Amanda Glassman and Javier Guzman and featuring guests from around the world, Pandemic Proof will confront weaknesses in the global architecture for pandemic preparedness and response, and explore pol...
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Health Insurance in India: Shankar Prinja on the CGD Podcast
March 14, 2022
CGD's Javier Guzman speaks with the Indian National Health Authority's Shankar Prinja about the structure and benefits of the PMJAY insurance scheme, the challenges of large-scale programs, and the need for researchers and policymakers to work together to produce and make use of evidence on what wor...
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India Needs to Focus on Three Urgent Actions to Mitigate its COVID-19 Humanitarian Crisis
April 27, 2021
India’s second COVID-19 wave has been explosive, reaching world record totals of over 300,000 daily officially reported cases. The true number is likely to be much higher, with a large number of cases missed as indicated by the delays in testing and rapidly rising positivity rates - currently one in...
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Rapid Priority Setting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Potential of Adaptive Health Technology Assessments
April 26, 2021
Health budgets are limited and decision makers in all countries face very challenging decisions about which health interventions will be provided, and which will not. COVID has only added to this pressing priority setting problem. In this blog, we highlight key takeaways from our recent comment...
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The International Community Has One Job: Getting COVID-19 Under Control
April 23, 2021
Enough. We cannot continue business as usual. Until this crisis is over—and over everywhere—exiting the COVID-19 mass casualty event must be the singular focus of the international community.
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As it Assumes Leadership of the Global Education Agenda, the UK Slashes Its Own Aid to Education
April 23, 2021
2021 was to be the year in which the UK took leadership of global education. So it’s devastating that, instead of demonstrating its commitment to education during this moment in the spotlight, the UK government has chosen to cut education spending by more than 40 percent, compared with overall aid c...