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An Expanded Tool to Estimate the Net Health Impact of COVID-19 Policies
Damian Walker et al.
September 15, 2020
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports about the indirect health impacts of COVID have been published in nearly all countries. In May we published a tool to estimate the net health impact of COVID-19 policies, and have updated the tool here.
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Using Machine Learning for Healthcare Resource Allocation in COVID-19: Opportunities and Challenges for LMICs
Anukrat Bhansali
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Vageesh Jain
September 15, 2020
One of the greatest challenges for any health system facing COVID-19 is the equitable and efficient allocation of scarce resources. With health systems stretched, and concerns about COVID-19 vaccine nationalism, machine learning presents a valuable opportunity to help guide decisions on the allocati...
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Data Science to Forecast Demand for Supplies at Health Clinics
Kevin Pilz et al.
July 31, 2020
Accurately forecasting the demand for health products at health clinics, and ordering the correct quantity, is a significant challenge to ensuring availability of health products at the last mile of health systems. While much progress has been made since then in terms of more accurate global fo...
POLICY PAPER

Beyond COVID-19: A Whole of Health Look at Impacts During the Pandemic Response
Y-Ling Chi et al.
July 01, 2020
Substantial evidence has emerged relating to the potential magnitude of the indirect health effects of the coronavirus pandemic.This paper provides an overview of the lessons learned from previous outbreaks and economic crises in relation to indirect health effects as well as a framework for adoptin...