The experience of tackling AIDS has profoundly changed science, society and politics. But our successes against AIDS will not mean as much if we don’t use them to also try to take on other conditions.
Tag Archives: Universal Health Coverage
The harsh shadow of ‘Long Covid’ on our most cherished values
What is the long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on what were once the universal and benign values of health? Our health is now a matter of national security and we are all conscripted as soldiers.
Vaccinating towards a (better) post Covid-19 world
Universal coverage with COVID-19 vaccination is essential to control the pandemic and sustain recovery. What current issues will determine our success? Will the post COVID-19 world be a better one?
Hindsight 2020 as Foresight 2021: The world in the rear view mirror is closer than it may appear
Hindsight 2020 and Foresight 2021 are much the same. This critical “review of reviews” analyses the true state of the world at the end of this tumultuous year and posits that the next year will be much the same. Can #COVID19 be fully blamed for all the world’s afflictions? Before the pandemic the world was already crumbling fast and progress on all fronts of development, environment, health, humanitarian and human rights had faltered or regressed. To make future progress self and collective delusions have to be torn away to grip the sad realties most people are mired in and the tough challenges we face
Known only to God and statisticians
Reflections on the millionth death from #COVID-19.
Flesh & Blood: The Blog of Mukesh Kapila 