COVID-19 Back to Home Base? Surge in Delta Variant Causes China Pandemic Crackdown
Several highly populated areas of China have experienced a recent rise in Coronavirus cases, raising fears over the Delta variant’s potential to expand and prolong the global pandemic, causing further restrictions just as many nations had started opening their economies
Leah Amongi Zooms Past Obstacles to Help Farmers Thrive, Even During COVID-19 Pandemic
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with Heifer International. It was first published on the Heifer International blog. Nothing can stop Leah Amongi, not even a global pandemic. Amongi is a 28-year-old single mother who lives and works in Uganda’s Dokolo
G20 Summit: Make One Health a Reality
This is the summer of Italy on the World Stage--And recognition of One Health as a global concern: What happens in the Fall when the G20 meets? Will the G20 follow up on the recognition given to One Health by
Better Training for Health Professionals Can Help End the Pandemic
The world is running dangerously behind in educating health professionals, even in countries that are slowly emerging from the worst wave of the pandemic, like the U.S., the U.K and Israel. Shortages of health professionals limit access to care, a
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs is Key For Real Global Economic Recovery. Here’s How to Do It.
Managing Director at MIT Solve, Hala Hanna, explains why supporting Women Entrepreneurs is key for a real global economic recovery. If you haven’t heard that the Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted women globally, let me catch you up. The pandemic has
The Women of Bihani Dairy in Nepal Give Back to Community, Adapt to Pandemic Changes
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with Heifer International. It was first published on the Heifer International blog. For many years, Tulsi Thapa felt like she was alone. Like most women in Kopuwa, Nepal, her husband did not allow her
Curbing the Plastic Pollution Pandemic
Getting Started on Our B Corp Journey to Fight Plastic Pollution During the Pandemic From living with a pandemic to the impending climate crisis to longstanding racial injustices to the fragile global economy and the issues of modern-day slavery, 2020 provided
In the Face of COVID-19, Farmers in Ecuador Innovate a Whole New Food System
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with Heifer International. It was first published on the Heifer International blog. There was no way for small-scale farmers in Ecuador to anticipate the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago when they started diversifying
Demand Side of Pandemic: More Investment Needed to Get People On Board
Health research has been at the center of the world’s attention, and received billions of dollars: We’ve placed much of our hopes on vaccines and therapy to defeat COVID-19. Think of that as the “supply side” of the pandemic. On
Invest in Young Women for the Future of Africa’s Public Leadership
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports noted that women leaders appeared to be handling the emerging public health crisis better than their male counterparts. In June 2020, a study carried out by University of Reading and University
Five Lessons We’re Taking from 2020
“Challenging” “Sobering” “Unprecedented” Words fail to adequately describe 2020. The staggering toll of the pandemic defines this year, but so do examples of hope, unity, and innovation. And not all of those stories made headline news. In the remote communities where Root Capital
What Does Panic Buying Reflect About Our Society?
After having witnessed thousands of people stampede through their local supermarkets amid COVID-19’s outbreak, stripping aisles bare whilst willingly queuing in line for hours, one might question how such a state of panic arose particularly within advanced societies. Some may claim