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Health and Healthcare Systems
These 3 charts show the global growth in online learning
As technology redraws the world we live and work in, online learning offers a way for people around the world to reskill and access new opportunities.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 27 January
Top COVID-19 news stories: Moderna announces trial of Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine; Record cases around Europe and the Americas.
Health and Healthcare Systems
3 reasons why private equity will enable the post-pandemic economy
Through the right partnerships with private equity firms, small businesses can overcome any structural headwinds in the near term and level the playing field.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 26 January
Top COVID-19 news stories: US study - COVID-19 less severe with Omicron than Delta; Pfizer/BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine; record daily confirmed cases in Czec...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Omicron has had more than a mild impact on workforces
The highly-infectious new COVID-19 variant Omicron may be cresting, but its impact on the labour force has been severe.
Health and Healthcare Systems
How partnerships help create more resilient and collaborative health systems
Building resilient health systems based on collaborative research, knowledge exchange and platforms that share insights
Health and Healthcare Systems
IMF sees higher inflation as supply chains and Omicron slow economic growth
But it paints a downbeat assessment of economic growth, given the ongoing pandemic and higher rates of inflation.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 25 January
Top COVID-19 news stories: record cases in South Korea, Russia and Czech Republic; WHO warns against assuming Omicron is the COVID-19 'endgame'; study finds Omicron survives longer on pla...
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
COVID-19 lockdowns saw couples share housework and childcare more evenly – but not for long
Research on opposite-sex couples during the lockdown shows that traditional domestic balances shifted, with men taking on more household responsibilities.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This is the impact of COVID-19 on the travel sector
The tourism sector has been one of the worst affected by the impacts of COVID-19. 63% of tourism experts believe that the sector won't fully recover until 2024.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 24 January
Top COVID-19 news stories: India reports more than 300,000 confirmed new COVID-19 cases; Pfizer CEO on boosters and annual COVID-19 vaccines; Belgium eases COVID-19 restrictions.
Climate Action
These 5 charts reveal the global economic outlook for 2022
Global growth is projected to decelerate in 2022, with economic disruptions driven by the spreading of the Omicron variant, as well as supply bottlenecks.