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Ndulu has left big shoes to fill. Tanzania now has to focus on creating an environment where citizens with his foresight, ability, and expertise can thrive.
The availability of data by sex and gender is important for national responses when it comes to prevention, treatment and control.
Reversing the year-long trend all comes down to good policymaking, driven by data and research.
With multiple variants of concern now present in the UK, attention is turning to when updated vaccines for them will be ready.
To continue the fast-paced collaborative research and innovation we have seen during the pandemic, here are five ways universities can support health research that responds to societal needs.
Debates about public safety and temporary foreign workers continue without input from those whose health is most affected. Migrant workers themselves are largely invisible amid discussions about risk.
If a trans-Tasman travel bubble were to be established, passengers would likely need to use ‘vaccine passports’ to prove their vaccination status. But any tech-based system comes with security risks.
The FDA has indicated booster shots, to cover coronavirus variants, won’t need to go through lengthy phase 3 clinical trials. Instead, they can be tested in smaller trials, which will save time.
The French government, by prioritizing only “essential” sectors during the Covid-19 pandemic, is ignoring the importance of its culture and cultural assets.
Fears that the vaccine doesn’t work in older people appear unfounded.
Internet access should be a basic human right.
The coronavirus pandemic has meant homes rather than offices have become workplaces. Companies need to respond to these new cybersecurity threats.
South Africa’s constitution provides for equal access to education and its inclusive education policy exists to make this a reality. But in practice students’ diverse needs are not being met.
Recent federal mask mandates on all public transit have burdened bus drivers with difficult and sometimes dangerous duties to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
A neuropsychologist who works in these skilled care facilities describes the changing populations. With COVID-19, many nursing homes are now struggling to stay in business.
In a pandemic that exacerbates the gap between rich and poor, was the UK always doomed to have an enormous death toll?
The government of Ontario’s announcement of funding of a wearable contact tracking device for workplaces raises concerns about privacy and surveillance.
The global pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in global emissions. But this is likely to rebound as economies start to recover.
The need for social distancing sparked a cycling boom, cutting air pollution and boosting city dwellers’ mental and physical health. But when the pandemic ends, will it be back to life as usual?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
