Investing in Health for All

Vaccines are getting all the attention, but COVID treatments for people who get sick are just as important to end this pandemic

To get out of this pandemic and avoid future trouble, we must take more chances and increase innovation in COVID vaccines and life sciences research

Pharmaceutical drugs developed over the last century have made our lives better and longer. But scientific breakthroughs and novel diseases are pushing the development of new drugs and therapies. If we want to make them available to everybody, we need to rethink the way we manufacture medicines

COVID-19 schools closures and the switch to distance learning left many children behind. Digital education tools could help them catch up and bridge the learning gaps created by lockdowns and other disruptions.

Even before COVID-19 is beaten, it’s time for governments, scientists, health systems and financial and development institutions to assess the lessons of the coronavirus and set new standards for pandemic preparedness

Creating the infrastructure to develop quick, new diagnostics was a major achievement of the COVID-19 pandemic. But we need to keep financing innovation to be ready for the next big one.