4 April 2020
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COVID-19 may be the ultimate test of science and policy partnerships
The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed debates about the politics of science firmly into the mainstream. Suddenly it feels as if everyone is talking about the challenges faced by epidemiologists, behavioural scientists, infectious disease modellers and government health officials. A new report from...
3 April 2020
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Excessive health damage from Covid-19 will be followed by excessive wealth damage – unless governments act now
Kipling's The Gods of the Copybook Headings is one of my unfavourite poems - as an author he has his critics, but perhaps is too complex to be simply an imperialist bad guy - but it has much to tell us about the economics of coronavirus. The Covid-19 shock to demand and supply First,...
2 April 2020
Opinion
Lessons from Covid-19: building more effective health services for a complex future
The Covid-19 pandemic has made clear the importance of an effective and affordable health service. The immediate efforts need to focus on limiting the spread of the virus, providing care to those who fall seriously ill and ensuring that other health problems are not neglected. But, as...
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Why are women still excluded from public decision-making in Mozambique?
Emerging research from the IDS-led Action for Accountability and Empowerment (A4EA) research programme is finding that – when it comes to linking marginalised households with local forms of authority, in other words taking on a role of intermediation and leadership – men still dominate....
26 March 2020
Opinion
Lessons from Brazil for the global response to COVID-19
Epidemics and pandemics expose existing health inequities and all too often intensify them. Patterns of morbidity and mortality may disproportionately affect vulnerable groups such as residents of informal settlements, homeless people, indigenous communities and the elderly, as well as...
25 March 2020
Opinion
Strengthening Brazilian partnerships in the face of Covid-19
Last week, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and partner organisations in Brazil were due to convene a series of events to bring together leading academics, policy makers, civil society and business leaders from the UK and Brazil to discuss potential collaborations around creating more...
24 March 2020
24 March 2020
Opinion
Precarious and informal work exacerbates spread of coronavirus
COVID-19 is having huge economic impacts, which are felt across all segments of society and all sectors of the economy in countries across the world. But hardest hit will be those working in the gig economy and informal sectors. The scarcity of coronavirus test kits means that most people who...
23 March 2020