Think Tanks
 
 
Brookings
http://www.brookings.edu/
Accessed 26 Feb 2022
Upcoming Event
Public health in Africa: Ensuring equal access and self-sufficiency
Feb 28 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM EST
Online Only
 
 
Health Care Policy
5 building blocks to help achieve greater health equity
Stuart M. Butler and Nehath Sheriff
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
 
 
Center for Global Development [to 26 Feb 2022]
https://www.cgdev.org/
Accessed 26 Feb 2022
Operationalizing the African Medicines Agency: The Strategic Design of a Regional Platform for Medicines Regulation
Event 2/24/22
As of November 5, 2021, the African Union signed into force its second specialized health agency: the African Medicines Agency (AMA). More than two years after its introduction, the AMA treaty has now been ratified by 17 African Union member countries – two more than was required – and has been signed by many more, making it the latest regional partnership to strengthen capacity for medicines regulation and facilitate regulatory harmonization across the African continent in order to improve access to safe, effective, and quality-assured medicines. With high-level support secured, attention now must shift to strategic questions of how to operationalize the AMA and set it up for success.

February 16, 2022
Social Protection in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from South Africa
South Africa responded to the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown using a combination of existing social protection programmes, unemployment insurance, and additional measures to support those most affected. This paper reviews policies and implementation with the objective of highlighting lessons for the global community, including on the use of digital mechanisms.
Lena Gronbach , Jeremy Seekings and Vayda Megannon
 
 
Chatham House [to 26 Feb 2022]
https://www.chathamhouse.org/
Accessed 26 Feb 2022
Explainer The next pandemic – when could it be?
How, when, and where could a new pandemic occur, what measures might prevent such an event, and is the world well-prepared if it does happen?
23 February 2022

CSIS
https://www.csis.org/
Accessed 26 Feb 2022
Upcoming Event
Overcoming Gender-Related Barriers to Immunization Services
March 8, 2022

 
 
Kaiser Family Foundation
https://www.kff.org/search/?post_type=press-release
Accessed 26 Feb 2022
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Rand [to 26 Feb 2022]
https://www.rand.org/pubs.html
Reports, Selected Journal Articles
Report
Incorporating Complementary and Integrative Health Providers in the Public Health Pandemic Response: Lessons from COVID-19 and Recommendations for the Future from a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel
Complementary and integrative health providers have been an underutilized public health asset in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report seeks to inform how they can be better integrated into future responses to public health emergencies.
Feb 17, 2022
Ian D. Coulter, Margaret D. Whitley, Raheleh Khorsan, Patricia M. Herman

Report
COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium: Final Report
RAND Europe evaluated how the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium contributed to the pandemic response in the United Kingdom and examined the role of pathogen genomics research and sequencing networks in pandemic response.
Feb 15, 2022
Sonja Marjanovic, Robert J. Romanelli, Gemma-Claire Ali, Brandi Leach, Margaretha Bonsu, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Tom Ling