Tag: Global Health
45 Articles
- Science & Technology
The Reemergence of Vaccine Nationalism
As some governments began narrowing down the roster of projects receiving priority status in late spring, the first hints of “vaccine nationalism” appeared. The expression is…
July 3, 2020
- Global Governance
Japan and South Korea Can Lead Post-Pandemic East Asia
The pandemic crisis has intensified the US-China confrontation. Partly due to the Trump administration’s persistence in calling COVID-19 the “Wuhan virus” or “China,…
June 22, 2020
- Science & Technology
Responding to Water Vulnerabilities at Home and Abroad
Affordability is one of the most subjective measures used by water regulators and utility managers charged with providing household drinking water. In the United States, for…
April 14, 2020
- Forum
Climate Change and Global Health: A Tale of Two Crises
The Thirty-Year Crisis: The Mitigation Failure Adopted in 1992, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) launched global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.…
April 13, 2020
- Science & Technology
The Oil Price Collapse Could Reshape Global Natural Gas Markets
China, where COVID-19 originated, was one of the primary sources of global natural gas demand growth, and its mitigation measurements have severely curtailed energy demand. The…
March 27, 2020
- Global Governance
Epidemics and Pandemics as Transnational Issues: The Challenge of the Novel Coronavirus
The first recorded pandemic occurred during the Peloponnesian War in 430 B.C. Suspected to be due to typhoid fever, the pandemic contributed to the Spartan victory over the…
March 23, 2020
- Society & Culture
Alcohol Policies in Australia: Indigenous Activism and International Blueprints
A significant dimension of the WHO definition of alcohol policy is the suggestion that such “authoritative decisions” and measures to limit health or social harm may be made,…
February 14, 2020
- Business & Economics
Sanctions, Scarcity, and the Depressing Reality of Iranian Healthcare
Each pharmacist I sought out in Tehran bluntly told me there was no chance I could find antidepressants like Pfizer’s Zoloft. Even smugglers recommended by my physician claimed…
January 16, 2020
- Science & Technology
Cybersecurity for Global Medical Device Supply Chain: The U.S. FDA’s Role
As a result of the growing use of information and communication technology (ICT) within medical devices, cybersecurity within medical devices is becoming a serious global issue…
May 19, 2019
- Science & Technology
In the DR Congo, A Failure to Protect is a Failure to Contain
Amid political instability, weakened medical infrastructure, and bloody civil conflict, the country’s current Ebola outbreak has rightly been called a “perfect storm.” In…
April 3, 2019