All articles related to "David E. Bloom":

Applying the lessons of COVID-19

Factors that contributed to the rapid pace of COVID-19 vaccine development could be applied to future epidemics and other global health challenges, according to an article co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s David Bloom.

How infectious diseases strain economies

Infectious diseases jeopardize economic growth in myriad ways, and the COVID-19 pandemic offers a powerful example, according to a November 5, 2020, World Economic Forum article. The article, co-authored by David Bloom, Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics…

Overcoming the financial obstacles of vaccine development

The pipeline for potential vaccines against diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and pneumonia—diseases that primarily afflict people living in low- and middle-income countries—is promising, but substantial funding challenges could hamper efforts to advance these vaccine candidates to later…

Preparation key to minimize economic losses from epidemics

Nobody knows which pathogen will trigger the next major epidemic, but governments and international organizations should take meaningful steps now to prepare for it in order to mitigate economic losses, according to a trio of researchers from Harvard…

Wide angle

Sohini Mukherjee, SM ’18, came to Harvard Chan School to better understand global health problems from a diverse systems-level perspective May 7, 2018 – During a college research project in the Sundarbans, a poor rural area of India,…