Health

Covid-19 and the Global Food Supply

Many food-importing countries must boost domestic food production during the pandemic, but withdrawing from global trade is not the answer to promoting food security.

Sealing Borders Leads Only to a Pyrrhic Victory

While drastic actions may yield success in controlling the spread of the coronavirus, they will likely lead to severe damage to economies that may be felt for years

Collateral Crisis: How the Pandemic Is Triggering a Shortage of Drugs

There is a serious crisis looming in Covid-19's wake, potentially resulting in the premature deaths of tens of millions of people across the world.

After the Covid-19 Pandemic, Asia Should Invest in the Environment

Asian leaders should prioritize climate initiatives before environmental distress raises the costs of action and the prospects of political and economic crises.

The Responsibility to Prepare and Prevent: The Urgent Need for a Climate-Security Governance Architecture

Modern security challenges defy national borders. The world must prepare for concerted, coordinated action to prevent predictable cross-border threats.

Air Pollution and Covid-19 Mortality: Considerations for Southeast Asia

Acute respiratory distress syndrome, which has long been linked to polluted air, has been a major cause of Covid-19-related deaths.

Coronavirus and the Poor: The High Socioeconomic Cost of Social Distancing

There is an opportunity to redesign health policies with the same broad goals for everyone but with a country or area-specific methodology of planning and execution.

The Urban Ethics of Covid-19

In our well-intentioned efforts to counter the Covid-19 crisis, we face ethical dilemmas, and will invariably be constrained by the existing conditions of urban design.

The Bioethics of Covid-19: Should Governments Let the Virus Run its Course?

2017 AsiaGlobal Fellow and bioethics expert Florencia Daud urges authorities to pursue a more focused approach to protect the most vulnerable.

The Hidden Public Procurement Costs of the Coronavirus

Governments are preparing for huge Covid-19-related spending that could lead to vast wastage. That can be prevented, argues Bryane Michael of The University of Hong Kong.

Covid-19 and the Decade of Risk

A dangerous decade lies ahead for the global economy as well as for health and safety, and only a fundamental rethink about how nations can collaborate will be the cure.

Living in Lockdown: Learning from the Kashmir Experience

How have Kashmiris endured multiple lockdowns over the past 30 years? Physician and AsiaGlobal Fellow Amit Wanchoo offers practical advice on living through a crisis.

The Blame Game: Asia, Democracy and Covid-19

Winning the battle against the coronavirus pandemic is not a case of democracy vs. dictatorship or “East vs. West”. What matters are trust, equality and competence.

Interest Rate Cuts to Fight Coronavirus Impact Will Worsen Inequality

Such interventions only serve to worsen wealth inequality and, as a result, could fuel anti-globalization sentiment.

The Digital Revolution in Healthcare

The big obstacle to full diffusion of technology in health is that best practices and acceptable rules of engagement, ethics and liability have yet to be determined.

Rethinking Traditional Chinese Medicine in Modern Healthcare

Collaboration between traditional Chinese medicine and the West could offer opportunities to improve healthcare and lower primary care costs

Is the Internet of Things Killing Your Brain Cells?

The dangers of connectivity: Are digital technology and the obsession with mobile devices and apps responsible for human cognitive decline?

Big Picture, Small Scale: Systems Thinking on the Ground