Dr. Ashish K. Jha, Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, on June 30, 2020 testified before members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that U.S., withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) “will harm not only the health of people around the world, but also US leadership and scientific prowess. And ultimately […] will harm Continue reading [...]

As COVID-19 outbreaks grow more severe, most U.S. states still fall far short on testing. From mitigation to suppression: in collaboration with NPR, HGHI is publishing new state testing targets for July. This new data shows only 18 states meet minimum targets for mitigation, and only three reach suppression level testing. Continue reading [...]

By Kate Raphael We’ve talked about racism as a driver of health in previous posts; indeed, the toll of racism on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) bodies has gained increasing national attention in recent weeks, especially in light of the coronavirus, which exacts disproportionate economic and health tolls on racial minorities and immigrants, and police Continue reading [...]

By Divya Siddarth, Harvard Safra Center COVID Initiative, Rebecca Katz, Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security, Ellie Graeden, Talus Analytics, Danielle Allen, Harvard Safra Center, and Thomas Tsai, HGHI Continue reading [...]

By Ashish K. Jha, HGHI This summer opened with a Memorial Day weekend of crowded beaches, boardwalks and pools. From California to Texas, Missouri to New Jersey, people — some with masks and social distancing, others as if coronavirus had never happened – sought the sun and sand, and time with family and friends. After more than two months Continue reading [...]

The government’s disease-fighting agency is compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same. Continue reading [...]