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COVID-19 and Prisons in Latin America
Exploring the effects of the pandemic on the prison systems of Latin America.
Defending the Mental Health of Kuchu Activists During the COVID-19 pandemic
A case study examining the implementation of public health measures adopted by the government of Uganda during the pandemic and the impact on the LGBTQI community there.
Europe Cannot ‘Treaty’ its Way Out of the Pandemic — A Commentary by Unni Karunakara
Unni Karunakara is Senior Fellow at the Global Health Justice Partnership at Yale Law School.
An African Reading of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Stakes of Decolonization
The COVID-19 pandemic has so far revealed that the virus (SARS-CoV-2) does not only infect, weaken, and highlight weaknesses in human biological systems, but also the structural weaknesses of health systems at international and national levels.
Achieving an Equitable COVID-19 Testing Model
Lessons and challenges from Africa and Asia in achieving equitable access to COVID-19 testing worldwide.
A Political Economy Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Workers
Health and auxiliary workers have been applauded as heroes by patients and politicians, but this has not translated into policies that address their rights and needs.
The COVID-19 Global Order
Across the globe, COVID-19 pandemic discussions have shined up the word “isolation,” bringing it to new prominence as a positive form of protection. Yet old and more negative connotations do not so easily disappear: No man is an island. So said John Donne. Yet it may be that the Covid-19 pandemic has left more than one wishing it could be an island. This is New Zealand envy.
Covid-19: Vaccinate, but don’t stop testing
Vaccination was never meant to be the only practice to control a novel pandemic. To know the coronavirus as it mutates in place and over time, to understand the variation in population impacts and effects, requires testing: sustained, efficient and equitable testing.