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Health and Healthcare Systems
What worries the world in 2022?
COVID-19 is still the biggest global concern, according to the latest Ipsos survey, but the new year has instilled optimism in some countries.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 14 February
Top COVID-19 news stories: WHO chief scientist warns pandemic not over; Indonesia set to urge G20 to establish global health fund; COVID-19 restrictions eased across Europe.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: How vaccines lower the risk of new variants emerging
Despite the introduction of vaccines, new variants continue to emerge. However vaccines are critical to effectively respond to the pandemic, and here's why.
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 11 February
Top COVID-19 news stories: Africa moving out of pandemic phase of COVID-19 - WHO; Germany's COVID-19 wave starts to flatten; Japan approves Pfizer's oral COVID-19 pill.
Resilience, Peace and Security
Fragile and conflict-affected economies are falling further behind
The pandemic has exacerbated the challenges - such as climate change, food inflation and gender inequality - facing fragile and conflict-affected states.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 10 February
Top COVID-19 news stories: Global total confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 400 million; WHO warns of rising COVID-19 cases in the Middle East; Legal requirement to self-isolate set to end in E...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Trust: How to amplify the essential work of NGOs and CSOs
A recent report by Edelman has found that CSOs and NGOs responded to the crisis with flexibility, creativity, and innovation during the COVID-19 crisis.
Jobs and the Future of Work
COVID-19: This is the impact of working from home, say leading economists
With hybrid working set to stay, top economists assess the likely long-term effects on productivity, satisfaction and gender-related career progression.
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 9 February
Top COVID-19 news stories: ACT-Accelerator facing funding gap; discovery of Omicron in New York deer raises concerns; Malaysia set to reopen borders after COVID-19 closures.
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IMF: These factors are slowing down Latin America's COVID-19 recovery
For Latin America and the Caribbean, the economic recovery is expected to slow, after bouncing back from 2020 lows, experts from the IMF explain.
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 8 February
Top COVID-19 news stories: COVID-19 disrupts health services in 90% of countries; India approves Russia's one-shot vaccine; Nigeria receives 2 million vaccine doses from COVAX scheme.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: The cognitive bias that tripped us up during the pandemic
Cognitive biases, such as an anchoring bias, occur when we rely too heavily on the first piece of information about a topic to form our decisions.