By Elie Lehmann, HGHI | March 10, 2020 Here is something many people in high-income nations take for granted: The capacity of their excellent health systems to take care of patients suffering from COVID-19. The dramatic scenes currently unfolding in Italy show a different reality. As the novel coronavirus spreads through an immunologicaly naive population Continue reading [...]

By Anders Gundersen, HGHI | March 10, 2020 Throat swabs are sufficient for testing, and a patient’s viral load is highest 1-5 days after the onset of symptoms: Researchers in Germany identified important aspects of how the novel coronavirus behaves. While the work is under peer-review, early publication provides details that can inform decisions on Continue reading [...]

A mathematical modeling paper aims to determine the extent to which the isolation of infected patients and the tracing of those they may have come into contact with is effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19 outbreaks. HGHI’s Anders Gundersen with a summary of the findings. Continue reading [...]

By Andrew Iliff, HGHI | March 6, 2020 Public health departments across the country are scaling up the crucial work of testing thousands of Americans for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The process, essential in an outbreak, has been delayed by a CDC error in the first set of tests made available, budget cuts, and restrictions on who Continue reading [...]

Sai Subhasree Raghavan: building health solidarity in India When Subha Raghavan was growing up in southern India in the 1970s, she witnessed caste discrimination and violence and vowed to “create a more just society” and “give back” to her community and others like it. Raghavan is the Founding President of the non-profit Solidarity and Action Continue reading [...]

Global Mental Health Impact Story of the Week – March 2nd 2020 A Patient’s Cure Written by Michael Galvin, LCSW, MPH, Doctoral Candidate at Washington University in St. Louis Continue reading [...]