Universal Health Coverage and Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
In May, the United Nations will hold consultations to get input on the High-Level Meetings on Universal Health Coverage UHC and Pandemic...
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Kimberley Peek
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Tuberculosis Prevention and Care and Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 both hit hardest people who are marginalized or in poor health. There are strong synergies in actions...
Kimberley Peek
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Summary and Analysis of Meeting 5 of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for the Pandemic Treaty
After three days of considering the zero-draft of the Pandemic Accord in closed-door sessions, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body...
Kimberley Peek
- Apr 6
- 3 min
As the Pandemic Accord discussions continue, we’ve got you covered.
As we head into April, here is a summary of the latest developments in reforms to the international system for pandemic preparedness and...
Kimberley Peek
- Apr 6
- 1 min
The Pandemic Accord needs an independent monitoring committee
In their article published in the Lancet, Layth Hanbali, Susanna Lehtimaki, Elliot Hannon, Christine McNab, and Nina Schwalbe call for...
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
How do we accelerate progress on Universal Health Coverage? Double down on primary healthcare
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention,...
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
We need a pandemic treaty — but it must hold nations accountable
Check our new article in Washington Post by Nina Schwalbe and Elliot Hannon on 5 December 2022
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Report: Gender and COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Development - key barriers and opportunities
COVID-19 vaccine policies set in the first 18 months of the pandemic initially ignored gender norms, roles, and relations as drivers of...
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Oct 7, 2022
- 1 min
The US needs to prepare to introduce the novel oral polio vaccine
In their article published in BMJ, Nina Schwalbe and Jay Varma call for the US to consider using the novel polio vaccine to stop the...
Susanna Lehtimaki
- May 13, 2022
- 4 min
Pandemic Preparedness and Response: a primer for the World Health Assembly
This year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) includes a number of proposals that will impact the governance of pandemic preparedness and...
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
Independent Review and Investigation Mechanisms to Prevent Future Pandemics
Please check out our recent analysis in Foreign Policy on why pandemic response needs the political gravitas of the UN and an independent...
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Susanna Lehtimaki
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
[Webinar] Precision Public Health: Transforming Health with Data
Nina's presentation at the Healthcare Executive in Asia Leaders (HEAL) Programme, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health on Tuesday, 2...
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Myths and COVID-19
This recent study in JAMA is a great example how a single case does not tell the full story of what is happening, which has been a...
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Jan 28, 2021
- 1 min
Global Lessons Learned and Reflections: How Will COVID-19 Shape Future Pandemic Response?
The webinar series by Mount Sinai Health System. Nina speaks about vaccine confidence in the part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS2i...
Nina Schwalbe
- Jan 16, 2021
- 1 min
New York City Struggles with Vaccine Roll Out - which was avoidable
Check out this article form the New York Times which quotes Nina Schwalbe on the current situation here in NYC. Nina was also quoted...
Nina Schwalbe
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
The US has vaccines but no strategy on how to use them
Please check out our post in BMJ on the need to set a strategy for the roll-out of the COVID vaccine.
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
Update: COVID-19 in European schools
Summary We reviewed school policies and recent data of selected countries in Europe (Germany, France, England, and Sweden) to see if...
Susanna Lehtimaki
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Is a global rights-based COVID-19 vaccine roll out possible?
On December 9, 2020, the Global Health Justice & Governance Program within the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health...
Nina Schwalbe
- Nov 21, 2020
- 1 min
Why are we closing schools in NYC? We should be opening them up more.
Please see our recent opinion piece in the Atlantic.
Nina Schwalbe
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
Will schools in NYC ever fully open?
Today, France, Germany and Switzerland all imposed stricter lockdown measures and kept schools open with no changes regarding recommended...
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