How pandemic responses neglected disabled people’s rights
The devastating effect COVID-19 has had on disabled people globally goes far beyond health issues
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Canada must act globally in response to the coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic demands that Canada and other rich countries do all they can to slow the global spread of the virus — for the health security of people around the world, and for Canadians too.
Installing solar‑powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change
Many developing nations have little cold storage and lose much of their perishable food before it gets to markets. Climate-friendly refrigeration can provide huge environmental and social benefits.
What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading
Geography may not provide meaningful protection once an outbreak is already underway.
COVID vaccines: how to speed up rollout in poorer countries
The world will soon have enough doses to get all adults double vaccinated, yet less than 3% of people in low-income countries have had a single vaccine dose.
Australia wants to send 1 million vaccine doses to PNG – but without reliable electricity, how will they be kept cold?
As immunisation emerges as the world’s primary weapon to combat COVID-19, much more work is needed to improve electricity access so vaccines can be refrigerated.
‘You reach a point where you have nothing. You will just die’ – in East African refugee camps, food scarcity is a mortal concern
Budget cuts have resulted in increased hunger in camps in Uganda, Burundi and Kenya that house refugees from across the region.
A new intelligence paradigm: how the emerging use of technology can achieve sustainable development (if done responsibly)
A new report from the GovLab and the French Development Agency (AFD) examines how development practitioners are experimenting with emerging forms of technology to advance development goals.
Coronavirus: why changing human behaviour is the best defence in tackling the virus
History shows that behavioural factors play a major role in slowing and stopping disease spread.
Is it ethical to quarantine people in hotel rooms?
From February 15, people travelling to the UK from a country on the UK’s travel-ban list will be required to quarantine in a government-approved hotel for ten days.