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Lessons from Africa: Building Resilience through Community-Based Health Systems

Posted: 30 Oct 2020 06:25 AM PDT

If there's anything about responding to an epidemic, it's that speed matters, and so does investing in people closest to the problem, said Dr. Raj Panjabi, Assistant Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and CEO of Last Mile Health, in this week's Friday Podcast. The latter, he said, is the root of resilience.If there's […] Related posts: In Sub-Saharan Africa, Community Health Workers Support Sustainable Health Systems and COVID-19 Response International Aid, Local Capacity...

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The Importance of Community Trust to Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Posted: 29 Oct 2020 09:01 PM PDT

"Vaccine hesitancy is to be expected in a normal circumstance—it's very different from being what we call 'anti-vaccine,'" says Dr. Rahul Gupta, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Health Officer at March of Dimes, in this week's Friday Podcast. He spoke at a recent Wilson Center event on ongoing efforts to develop and deliver […] Related posts: Building Bridges: What It Will Take to Develop a Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine In Sub-Saharan Africa, Community Health Workers...

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