This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Johnson & Johnson announced today $100 million in commitments and collaborations over the next five years to invest in and promote health equity solutions for Black people and other communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inadequacy of public health systems worldwide, casting a shadow that we could not have imagined even a year ago. As the fog of confusion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has reached all corners of the globe, hitting the world’s most vulnerable populations hardest. India and Bangladesh were no exception. Fortunately, the team at Noora Health saw the crisis coming and took…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 cases are surging upward around the U.S., reaching 100,000 daily cases for the first time on Nov. 4 and 150,000 only eight days later. Some believe this increase in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has shone a spotlight on the importance of smaller charities, voluntary groups and organisations. In the face of increased need, logistical challenges, and a lack of funding, they’ve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dr. Biplav Srivastava, professor of computer science at the University of South Carolina, and his team have developed a data-driven tool that helps demonstrate the effect of wearing masks on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Older Americans who want to live independently face serious economic challenges. Half who live alone don’t have enough income to afford even a bare-bones budget in their home communities, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Coupling the effects of this pandemic on people already experiencing the crisis of homelessness, service providers in our field are now faced with even more insurmountable challenges. There is no…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 global pandemic has produced a human and economic crisis unlike any in recent memory. The global economy is experiencing its deepest recession since World War II, disrupting economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Moderna Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more stable than expected at temperatures that ordinary refrigerators can provide and can be distributed using existing cold-chain shipping and storage infrastructure. That opens the door…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is the second of two op-eds from The Shared Prosperity Partnership. We asked leaders in each of these eight cities to describe briefly the considerations, strategies, and tactics required to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As of late summer, governments around the world had pledged US$12.2 trillion of relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s around 15% of global GDP, three times larger than…