Search Tag: public health
Pfizer Uses COVID-19 Vaccine to Leverage Terms to Governments
2021 31 Oct
Last February, Pfizer was accused of bullying Latin American governments over COVID-19 vaccine supplies. Public Citizen, in investigating government supply contracts, found that Pfizer retains the right ‘to silence governments, throttle supply, shift risk and maximize profits in the worst public health crisis in a century.’ Their analysis included draft... Read more
Dr Nick Guldemond Appointed as Professor of Public Health and Healthcare at I.M. Sechenov University
2021 13 Oct
Dr Nick Guldemond has recently been appointed as Professor Public Health and Healthcare at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. As of January 2020, he also serves part-time as a Senior Researcher at Leiden University Medical Centre. His background covers Electric Engineering, Medicine, and Life Sciences. He obtained his PhD in Orthopaedics... Read more
What Do People Think About Vaccination?
2021 08 Feb
As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations has now overtaken the number of cases reported since the start of the pandemic, the public perceptions still vary greatly across the world. You might also like: COVID-19 Vaccines: Tracking and Future Distribution In a recent study published in The Lancet Public Health, Schwarzinger and... Read more
Open Database for NPIs
2020 11 Sep
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), ranging from the most stringent lockdowns to less restrictive social distancing rules, have been implemented by different countries to control coronavirus spread and prevent COVID-19 cases overwhelming their healthcare systems. You might also like: COVID-19 Exit Strategy Simulator Available... Read more
Lockdowns in LMICs: Finding the Balance
2020 16 Jul
The economic fallout from pandemic-related lockdowns has been enormous, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) that struggle to find a balance in terms of protecting life and livelihood, as they aim to avoid public health systems being overwhelmed and their economies grinding to a complete halt. You might also like:... Read more
Refusal to Be Tested: What to Do?
2020 09 Jul
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major disruption to regular healthcare services. As the novel coronavirus is highly contagious, hospitals need to double down on their infection control strategies to reduce nosocomial spread. Routine screening of patients and staff would be one such strategy, but what if not everyone agrees to be tested?... Read more