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Melvin Sanicas

Melvin Sanicas

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Melvin Sanicas, a physician and scientist, is Medical Director at Takeda. He also serves as a TED educator, a digital health expert for the World Health Organization, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  

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  1. An Interview with Melvin Sanicas
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    An Interview with Melvin Sanicas

    Apr 14, 2020 Melvin Sanicas argues that we should already be preparing for the next pandemic, corrects a common misconception about COVID-19, and has some recommended reading for anyone using social media.

  2. How to Improve on a Good Year for Global Health
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    How to Improve on a Good Year for Global Health

    Jan 27, 2020 Melvin Sanicas says the discovery of new viruses, vaccines, and treatments in 2019 highlights the need to support science.

  3. The Two Best Ways to Reduce Infant Mortality
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    The Two Best Ways to Reduce Infant Mortality

    Jul 31, 2018 Melvin Sanicas calls on the international community to do more to promote maternal immunization and breastfeeding.

  4. A Year of Successes in Global Health
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    A Year of Successes in Global Health

    Jan 23, 2018 Melvin Sanicas looks back at the 18 biggest health-care achievements of 2017 and considers how to build on them.

  5. Killing Killer Mosquitoes
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    Killing Killer Mosquitoes

    Sep 8, 2017 Melvin Sanicas takes aim at how to eradicate the insects that spread diseases like Zika and malaria.

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    Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg traces the roots of dissatisfaction to advanced economies' use of bodies like the World Trade Organization.
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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.

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