Public Health

We examine governance structures and policies impacting public health, addressing challenges such as pandemics, access to healthcare, and health disparities.

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Human Metapneumovirus: A Familiar Seasonal Virus

Jan. 10, 2025 by Syra Madad and Gavin Harris

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A Healthcare Bridge over Troubled Conflicts: A New Model for Building Trust through Joint Healthcare Programs

November 2024 by Avner Halperin, Yasmeen Abu Fraiha and Noam Alon
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What Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Appointment Means for Public Health

Nov. 20, 2024 by Syra Madad
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Trump Administration’s Chance to Lead on Pandemic Preparedness

Nov. 8, 2024 by Syra Madad

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Human Metapneumovirus: A Familiar Seasonal Virus

Jan. 10, 2025 by Syra Madad and Gavin Harris

Article

5 minutes

What Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Appointment Means for Public Health

Nov. 20, 2024 by Syra Madad

Article

from Election 2024

3 minutes

A Healthcare Bridge over Troubled Conflicts: A New Model for Building Trust through Joint Healthcare Programs

November 2024 by Avner Halperin, Yasmeen Abu Fraiha and Noam Alon

Reports & Papers

Staff of Project Rozana’s program ‘Women4Women’, a physical and psychological treatment for Palestinian women and children in marginalized communities in the West Bank using telehealth.

Trump Administration’s Chance to Lead on Pandemic Preparedness

Nov. 8, 2024 by Syra Madad

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from Election 2024

2 minute read

Nikki Fuller, 56, sets up flags on her truck near the Mar-a-Lago estate of President-elect Donald Trump, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

WHO Sounds Alarm on Mpox: New Clade Sparks Public Health Emergency Amid Rapid Spread in Africa

Aug. 20, 2024 by Syra Madad

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from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

2 minute read

A healthcare worker in protective gear walks past people sitting on a bench outside awaiting treatment for mpox.

Healthcare in Focus: Political Hurdles and Policy Progress in Africa

Apr. 25, 2024 by Alejandro Martín Rodríguez

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from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Women in Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School

Understanding CDC's Latest COVID-19 Isolation Guidance

Mar. 6, 2024 by Syra Madad

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from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

The "CDC" sign outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.

Navigating Through This Season's COVID-19, Influenza and RSV Surge

Jan. 10, 2024 by Syra Madad

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from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School