Global Health

Woman wearing a mask and looking out a window

Op-Ed

Language and lockdowns

Kaushik Basu

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

A medical staff wearing a protective suit works at a quarantine center amid the outbreak of the coronavirus diseases (COVID-19), in Yangon, Myanmar, October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin

Future Development

Myanmar’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Ashwini Deshpande, Khaing Thandar Hnin, and Tom Traill

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

New Delhi,India, November-2019: Silhouette of triumphal arch architectural style India Gate during hazy morning.

Future Development

Delhi, the world’s most air polluted capital fights back

Vinod Thomas and Chitranjali Tiwari

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Report

The complexity of managing COVID-19: How important is good governance?

Alaka M. Basu, Kaushik Basu, and Jose Maria U. Tapia

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Reports

Report

The human costs of the pandemic: Is it time to prioritize well-being?

Carol Graham

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Report

Sustainable development finance proposals for the global COVID-19 response

Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley

Friday, August 14, 2020

Volunteers Shirley Wood and Cindy Trevino grab bread and pastries to give to residents, affected by the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during a San Antonio Food Bank distribution in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Report

Accountable governance and the COVID-19 pandemic

Ted Piccone

July 2020

A medical employee collects a smear at a special corona test center for public service employees such as police officers, nurses and firefighters during a media presentation as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Cologne, Germany, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

Report

Responding to global systemic shocks: Applying lessons from previous crises to COVID-19

Ana Revenga

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Report

Toward strategies for ending rural hunger

Geoffrey Gertz and Homi Kharas

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Blog Posts

Seoul ,South Korea - September 5 2017 : many people in subway has a look tired after finish working

Future Development

Rethinking aging societies: Growing young as you get old

Jesús Crespo Cuaresma

Monday, October 26, 2020

A trader’s temperature is taken at the entrance of the reopened Rood-Wooko city central market, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso April 20, 2020. Picture taken April 20, 2020. REUTERS / Anne Mimault

Future Development

How well is Ghana—with one of the best testing capacities in Africa—responding to COVID-19?

Jiaqi Zhang, Justice Nonvignon, and Wenhui Mao

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

LOS OLIVOS, PERU- In the photos taken on July 10, 2020, teams from the Ministry of Health provide comprehensive health care to more than 300 children, pregnant women and older adults, prioritizing the regular vaccination scheme in Los Olivos, Peru.

Future Development

How investing in health has a significant economic payoff for developing economies

Jaana Remes, Matt Wilson, and Aditi Ramdorai

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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Events

2020

Jun

Past Event

Webinar: Reopening the world – How to save lives and livelihoods

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Development Seminar | Smallpox eradication: Inclusive histories as meaningful roadmaps for global health

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

Development Seminar: World class – A story of adversity, transformation, and success at NYU Langone Health

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

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Experts

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Multimedia

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