outbreak

Three Lessons That Past Global Crises Can Teach Us About Today’s Pandemic

The 1918 flu, World War II and the Great Depression all provide important lessons for dealing with COVID-19 and its wide ranging effects across society.

The 1918 flu, World War II and the Great Depression all provide important lessons for dealing with COVID-19 and its wide ranging effects across society.

As COVID-19 Hits Older Persons, Asia’s ‘Grey Divide’ Deepens

While the pandemic has affected the entire population, it has had a disproportionate impact on the older generation that built this region’s prosperity. We owe it to older persons to pursue policies that help them to make it through the crisis healthy and happy.

While the pandemic has affected the entire population, it has had a disproportionate impact on the older generation that built this region’s prosperity. We owe it to older persons to pursue policies that help them to make it through the crisis healthy and happy.

Prioritize Nature in Asia-Pacific’s COVID-19 Recovery

Countries in Asia and the Pacific region depend on natural resources for jobs, livelihood, health and well-being. We need to protect these valuable resources as we emerge from the pandemic.

Countries in Asia and the Pacific region depend on natural resources for jobs, livelihood, health and well-being. We need to protect these valuable resources as we emerge from the pandemic.

In the People’s Republic of China, Helping Women Will Help the Environment

Gender equality needs to be at the forefront to make environmental policies more effective and to speed the full recovery from COVID-19.

Gender equality needs to be at the forefront to make environmental policies more effective and to speed the full recovery from COVID-19.

Asia’s Fabled Supply Chains to be Tested by COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery

The enormous logistical challenge of vaccine distribution will be aided by trade and supply chain finance guarantees.

The enormous logistical challenge of vaccine distribution will be aided by trade and supply chain finance guarantees.

The COVID-19 Dilemma: Public Health Versus the Economy

The tradeoff between lost lives during the pandemic and lost livelihoods is often viewed as an all-or-nothing choice between complete lockdown versus zero restrictions. In reality, a balance can be struck.

The tradeoff between lost lives during the pandemic and lost livelihoods is often viewed as an all-or-nothing choice between complete lockdown versus zero restrictions. In reality, a balance can be struck.

How to Insure Essential Yet Informal Workers During the Pandemic

Innovative strategies are needed to provide social protections and insurance cover to daily wage earners, contract workers and others in the informal economy.

Innovative strategies are needed to provide social protections and insurance cover to daily wage earners, contract workers and others in the informal economy.

Rethinking Work-From-Home After COVID-19

The implications of working from home on costs, productivity, and work-life balance are just now being understood by workers and companies around the world. Will this new awareness transcend the pandemic?

The implications of working from home on costs, productivity, and work-life balance are just now being understood by workers and companies around the world. Will this new awareness transcend the pandemic?

Rebooting the Economy: Preparing to Deliver a COVID-19 Vaccine

Countries should start planning now to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, in order to enjoy a faster recovery from both the health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

Countries should start planning now to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, in order to enjoy a faster recovery from both the health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

What We Urgently Need Besides a Vaccine

With millions of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide and hundreds of thousands of deaths, the search for solutions to end the impacts of COVID-19 is overpowering. Finding a safe and effective vaccine is one crucial answer to the crisis. But there is more to it.

With millions of confirmed COVID-19 infections worldwide and hundreds of thousands of deaths, the search for solutions to end the impacts of COVID-19 is overpowering. Finding a safe and effective vaccine is one crucial answer to the crisis. But there is more to it.

Subscribe to outbreak