Pandemic Discourses launches a new series, "Politics of Vaccine Equity: Conversations on the Frontline," which will interview advocates about the politics and struggle of access to medicines.
In Brazil, radio has been a powerful tool for access to education and information to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Laura Belik, architecture PhD candidate at the University of California Berkeley.
ICI Co-Director Mark Frazier and University of California Irvine History Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom published a recent op-ed in The Hindu on Hong Kong's withering democracy, [...]
India China Institute Co-Director Mark Frazier interviews Foreign Affairs expert Zhiqun Zhu on Vaccine Diplomacy by China and India.
COVID-19 has exacerbated the gendered impact of care work globally, but lessons can be learned from countries like China that have relied on community organizations for solutions, writes Dr. Ying Chen, economics professor at The New School.
The Indian public health response to COVID-19 has been sidelining expert advice and scientific debate in favor of a political agenda, writes Dr. Rama Baru, professor at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Against the trend of vaccine nationalism, India is emerging as one of the major global suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines, writes Dr Biswajit Dhar, professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
The historical legacy of Nagayo Sensai and the Japanese hygienic practice and mentality of “eisei” illustrates the importance of non-pharmaceutical interventions and the necessity of establishing a strong local public health infrastructure for managing COVID-19, writes Eimi Watanabe, former Assistant Secretary General and Director of the UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy.
February 24, 2021, 9:00AM MT/11:00AM EST | The Political Crisis in Myanmar: Nuanced Perspectives on the Nation’s Past, Present, & Future | Panelists: Than Toe [...]
