“Health System Six-Lesson Series” Hosted By ACCESS Health China Comes To An End
The ACCESS Health China team has organized a six-lesson series of Health System course, covering the national planning of health systems, China’s health system, health system reform, Health China 2030, and the value of healthcare under the existing health system. There is …
From Cats And Dogs To Minks And Mice, Covid-19 Variants Are Infecting The Ecosystem
To witness a dog come down with Covid-19 is a curious thing. Though mine have been spared, I have a friend whose two dogs got sick in addition to the rest of their family. In videos my friend sent me, I could …
Schools Must Reconsider Accelerating Plans To Reopen In Light Of Dangerous New Covid-19 Variants
Nearly a year has passed since schools across the country began shuttering their doors to protect students, educators, and their families from Covid-19. Since then, many parents juggling work and schooling duties have incurred more stress while making less money; a high percentage of kids …
Director of Health Systems, Maulik Chokshi, acknowledged for his contribution to the Economic Survey of India
Maulik Chokshi, the Director of Health Systems at ACCESS Health India, was acknowledged for his contribution to the recently released Economic Survey, 2020-2021. The yearly report is brought out by the Department of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Finance during the …
Pfizer/BioNtech And Moderna MRNA Covid-19 Vaccines Closely Mimic The Immune Response Of Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infections
As more and more variants of SARS-CoV-2 either emerge or make landfall in the United States, the question of whether they’ll be able to bypass the immune defenses we’ve acquired against Covid-19 becomes increasingly pressing. The official record states that nearly 30 …
Covid-19 Could End Up Like The Flu—Or Worse
The more we learn about emergent variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, the more obvious it becomes that we underestimated their potential impact on our lives. Between growing evidence of increased transmissibility, immune evasion, and possibly even lethality, I can now say …
ACCESS Health India: A Look Back on 2020 and Look Ahead To 2021
The year 2020 was a significant one for ACCESS Health India. It began with an important milestone: Policy research conducted as part of health system design to transform India’s health system figured prominently in a report —Health Systems for a New India: …
Covid-19 Home Tests Should Be Much Cheaper
Great news: the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its first over-the-counter, totally at-home test. Unlike previously authorized models, the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test requires neither a laboratory to process results, nor a health worker to facilitate, nor a prescription to purchase. …
Why Covid-19 Is Overwhelming California
At this pivotal juncture in our nation’s history, California has become a microcosm of broader developments taking shape across the US. The country’s most populous state is also its most diverse, home to a wide range of cultures, ethnicities, and economies. To the …
New Study Shows Deep Impact Of Climate Change On Human Health
Our visual narratives of climate change have, historically, been replete with spectacular images of fire and flood. But the blood orange skies that loomed over San Francisco in early September—precipitated by a freak lightning storm that set regions surrounding the Bay Area ablaze—were what captured the …