Smart Development

Brahma Chellaney urges the world to hold China accountable for blocking inquiries into the origins of the pandemic.

Simon Johnson & Larissa J. Lucas refute the increasingly widespread belief that nursing home staff are to blame for the COVID-19 death toll.

Safura Abdool Karim says that wealthy countries must acknowledge their role in the continued spread of COVID-19.

Winnie Byanyima argues that developing countries must have the right to manufacture their own reliable supply of doses.

Mariana Mazzucato & Ilona Kickbusch urge the World Health Organization’s 194 countries to provide the financing it needs to do its job.

Mariana Mazzucato & Jayati Ghosh offer a blueprint for a global research and development ecosystem capable of providing essential public goods.

William A. Haseltine recommends a “belt-and-suspenders” approach to protecting public health against new COVID-19 variants.

Kseniia Shapoval says that medical staff trained to focus on quality of life can better tend to patients and avoid burnout.