Covid-19 - Public Policy Projects

HealthSeptember 24, 2021

Vaxi Taxi: the simple and innovative vaccination programme with equity at its core

Ensuring everyone has equal access to good healthcare is fundamental to reducing health inequalities. Dr Sharon Raymond, GP and director of Covid Crisis Rescue Foundation, is making accessibility easier through her Vaxi Taxi project, which helps those in London’s most vulnerable communities' access

By Lottie Moore

Accountable Care Journal

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ScienceSeptember 20, 2021

Vaccine seflishness of western governments shows how they view the developing world

Covid-19 will never go away unless wealthier nations are willing to work to secure equitable vaccine distribution across the globe.

By Matilde Moro

World Healthcare Journal

HealthAugust 17, 2021

Can digital innovation reduce healthcare inequalities?

Covid-19 overshadows all our lives. But just because we are battling the same storm does not mean we are all in the same boat. The people likely to be most exposed to coronavirus, and to suffer most from the resulting interventions, are disproportionally those already disadvantaged in society.

By Ben Marshall

World Healthcare Journal

HealthJuly 29, 2021

The nexus between land use change and global pandemic

A one health approach to public health is needed to prevent future pandemics, this approach must draw upon the crucial link between the natural world and human health.

By Prof Maria Cristina Rulli & Prof Paolo D’Odorico

World Healthcare Journal

HealthJuly 22, 2021

Pivotal point in Africa's third wave as WHO urges greater vaccine uptake

Following eight consecutive weeks of a fast-moving surge, new Covid-19 cases in Africa have slowed down, driven by a sharp drop in South Africa.

By News Feature

World Healthcare Journal

Health PolicyJune 29, 2021

Brazilian pandemic politics “for the world to see”

Brazil should serve as a warning to other world leaders that it will take more than an inquiry to save anti-science administrations.

By Henry Asson

World Healthcare Journal

HealthJune 23, 2021

How Cuban doctors helped a small city in Italy tackle Covid-19

In March 2020, the mayor of a small city near Lombardy called on the support of Cuban health professionals. A decision that has helped the city minimise the damage from the pandemic and has prompted the mayor to reflect on the Italian healthcare system.

By Matilde Moro

World Healthcare Journal

Health PolicyJune 18, 2021

Make this the last pandemic? Easier said than done...

As Ben Howlett, Managing Director of Public Policy Projects writes, future pandemics are inevitable if governments continue to pursue nationalistic prevention policies.

By Ben Howlett

World Healthcare Journal

HealthJune 15, 2021

Pandemic preparedness and vaccine development take centre stage at G7

The 2021 G7 summit, three days of meetings between leaders of the world’s richest democracies, wrapped up on 13 June. With pandemic preparedness and vaccine development playing central priorities in policy discussions.

By Anna Dickinson

World Healthcare Journal

HealthJune 11, 2021

Biden breaks away from Trump turmoil to invoke ‘wartime’ Covid response

While many may feel that ‘normal service’ has been resumed in the white house, there are still unprecedented challenges facing the still young administration.

By Henry Robinson

World Healthcare Journal

HealthJune 1, 2021

“Thousands died needlessly”: Dominic Cummings sits before select committee

Cummings’ mudslinging reveals a dysfunctional culture within the central government that has them unprepared for crisis.

By Eliot Gillings

Accountable Care Journal

HealthMay 27, 2021

Vaccine nationalism poses the greatest threat to Covid recovery

We ignore the state of global vaccine distribution at our peril.

By Henry Robinson

World Healthcare Journal

HealthMay 5, 2021

How do waiting times compare internationally?

The pandemic has caused unprecdented disruption to elective care across the globe, what steps are different countries taking to stem growing backlogs in care across the sector?

By Anna Eriksson

World Healthcare Journal

Public transportApril 22, 2021

The Future of UK Rail - a consumer focused network?

Public Policy Projects has opened its latest infrastructure inquiry ‘The Future of UK Rail’ in partnership with Trainline.com, CPMS Group and Hitachi Rail. Chaired by Former Transport Minister and PPP Deputy Chair Stephen Hammond MP, the launch was an ambitious discussion on how the UK can radically

By Genevieve Redgrave

World Infrastructure Journal