A Pandemic of Vaccine and Technology Hoarding: Unmasking Global Inequality and Hypocrisy
“Intellectual property waivers are key to dismantling global vaccine apartheid and providing equitable vaccination to Africa and other continents. “
Global vaccine equity is a moral and economic imperative—here is how to get it right
Analysis and Opinion The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“With increasingly dangerous variants of the COVID-19 virus spreading across the Global South, vaccine equity is not only a moral imperative, but also key to keeping the global economy afloat.”
Global Tourism Post COVID-19 and the Island Model
Analysis and Opinion The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“A recovery in tourism, one of the hardest hit industries by the COVID-19 pandemic, is inevitably tied to health considerations. It also depends on governments’ willingness to move away from old models toward long-term sustainability.”
COVID-19 in Egypt: Between Governance and Flattening the Curve
Latest Developments Egypt The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Dr. Hala Zayed speaks about managing the COVID-19 pandemic and what economic and health policies the country has taken to ensure public safety.”
South Africa after COVID-19: Recovery or Recession
Analysis and Opinion South Africa The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“A small multi-stakeholder working group convened by the National Economic Development and Labour Council has been set up to finalize South Africa’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan. The question is, will the policymakers accept these recommendations?”
Exposing Inequality, Accelerating Innovation: COVID-19 and the Digital Economy
Analysis and Opinion The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“COVID-19 has highlighted the great promise borne by the digital economy. The flip side, however, is that we now understand there to be a significant digital divide between those who are either without internet access or unskilled in the use of modern technology, and those who could easily work and learn from home.”
Addressing the Global Health Crisis of Stunting in Times of COVID-19
Latest Developments The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Nowhere is the impact of food insecurity more visible than in the stunting of children.”
African Societies Plan for a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
Analysis and Opinion The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach when it comes to examining economic recovery plans for the 54 African countries, but a common theme seems to be infrastructure spending and a boost from intra-African trade, as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement comes into effect next year.”
COVID-19 Heightens Stakes for Migrants in the Mediterranean
Analysis and Opinion The Cairo Review of Global Affairs by John Schellhase“COVID-19 has exacerbated anti-migration trends in the Mediterranean region, leaving migrants and refugees in increasingly vulnerable positions.”
COVID-19 Heightens Stakes for Migrants in the Mediterranean
Analysis and Opinion Algeria / Egypt / Libya / Tunisia The Cairo Review of Global Affairs Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“COVID-19 has left every state looking inwards to the point where the only individuals moving outwards, those who are fleeing conflict or seeking better opportunities notwithstanding the pandemic, are met with ‘unsafe’ harbors and closed borders.”
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