U.S. withdrawal from WHO could harm global public health
There could be severe public health consequences if the U.S. withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO), according to two experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. A U.S. withdrawal from the WHO, as proposed by…
Researchers awarded funding to update model that forecasts U.S. hospital capacity during pandemic
May 13, 2020 – New funding from a Massachusetts consortium aimed at combating COVID-19 will enable Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) researchers to make updated predictions about U.S. hospital capacity during the coming months of the pandemic. The…
Deaths likely to increase as states loosen COVID-19 restrictions
With some U.S. states beginning to ease restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, global health expert Ashish Jha expects that deaths will rise. “Everybody agrees that without a big ramp-up on testing, and tracing, and isolation,…
Analysis: More than half of U.S. states aren’t doing enough COVID-19 testing
A new state-by-state analysis from the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and STAT found that more than half of U.S. states would need far more testing if they are considering lifting coronavirus restrictions after May 1. The analysis…
Is it OK to play frisbee during social distancing?
It’s safe to toss a frisbee back and forth during social distancing if you keep 10 to 12 feet away from your frisbee partner—but because COVID-19 could potentially be spread by the frisbee, make sure to wash your…
Can hospitals across the nation keep up?
New models developed by researchers at the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health project that, as the number of coronavirus patients increases in the U.S., the pressure on hospitals across…
Response to coronavirus could shape legacy of WHO and its director-general
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, must navigate myriad political and economic factors as the agency responds to coronavirus outbreak, according to news reports. A February 10, 2020, Science article explored the challenges Ghebreyesus faces,…
The most expensive health care system in the world
The U.S. spends more on health care than all the other wealthy democracies in the world. But in spite of all that spending, life expectancy in the U.S lags behind that of its peer countries. And many Americans…
What can the U.S. learn from the health systems of other countries?
December 19, 2019 – Amidst ongoing debate in the U.S. about what type of health system would be best for the nation, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Ashish Jha plans to spend half a year visiting…
Op-ed: Surprise medical bills are ‘morally repugnant’
By some estimates, over half of Americans have received “surprise” medical bills that they thought would have been covered by insurance. In a December 9, 2019 Boston Globe opinion piece, Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor of Global Health…