I wanted to keep Maryland’s schoolchildren safe. Instead, I lost my job, David Bishai writes in Local Opinions wapo.st/3CuGFOC

New publication in Social Science & Medicine, “Opioid abuse and austerity: Evidence on health service use and mortality in England” with Katelyn J. Yoo (Kate) and Laia Maynou Pujolràs 1/6 doi.org/10.1016/j.socs…

New publication in Social Science & Medicine, “Opioid abuse and austerity: Evidence on health service use and mortality in England” with Rocco Friebel and Katelyn J. Yoo (Kate). 1/5 doi.org/10.1016/j.socs…

Excited to see this paper out in print. Thank you Marcelo Cardona, Alison Gemmill, Katelyn J. Yoo (Kate), & David Bishai for the opportunity to collaborate on this! Continued investment in nutrition and growth monitoring, as well as increased vaccine equity can help save lives of children. 1/🧵

The paper, which estimates excess child mortality attributable to varying recession scenarios in 2020 is available to read here: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… 2/🧵

🔥🔥New Publication🔥🔥#openaccess Using data from 129 LMICs we estimate the potential loss of life in children under five years old attributable to economic downturns in 2020 1/n🧵 #PLOSONE: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… Joseph Millward Alison Gemmill David Bishai Katelyn J. Yoo (Kate)

A new study has looked into how effective #COVAX has been in its central aim: reducing the disparity between rich and poor when it comes to access to #COVID19 vaccines. Here’s what the study revealed: bit.ly/3uDpUOu International Vaccine Access Center at BSPH

COVID-19-related lockdowns may have contributed to the death of hundreds of thousands of children under the age of five in 129 of the world’s low-middle-income countries in the first year of the pandemic blogs.worldbank.org/health/excess-… @worldbank David Bishai Joseph Millward Marcelo Cardona

New ⁦The Bulletin of the World Health Organization⁩ publication is out! Important findings on the equity in the allocation and distribution of #covidvaccines #vaccineequity #covax ⁦⁩ ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ ⁦World Bank⁩ ⁦David Bishai⁩ ⁦Bryan Patenaude⁩ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

The #COVAX Facility approach to pooled #COVID19 #vaccine procurement made big gains in achieving distributional #equity among the world’s most disadvantaged economies. Read the full study: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… David Bishai Katelyn J. Yoo (Kate) Akriti Mehta

Taking acct of #COVAX subsidies, countries w low per capita GDP benefited more thn higher-income countries in # of vaccines. The benefits increased further when the analysis was adjusted by population age group (aged 65 years and older). The Bulletin of the World Health Organization ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

In their new Forefront article, Chelsea Clinton + Katelyn J. Yoo (Kate) from Clinton Foundation, CHAI + World Bank argue that to vaccinate the world, #COVAX has been necessary, but it is not sufficient. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Read more here: bit.ly/3mznpJd

To vaccinate the world, COVAX has been necessary, but it is not sufficient. Leaders from high-, middle- and low-income countries must think bigger and better. disq.us/t/48fprdl Chelsea Clinton Health Affairs The Bulletin of the World Health Organization Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health World Bank World Bank Health

.Katelyn J. Yoo (Kate) and I write for Health Affairs about how #COVAX has been a necessary, yet insufficient mechanism to facilitate global vaccination efforts and address access disparities & what is needed to do better in the future: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

“Many of the critiques of #COVAX underappreciate or ignore its very real contributions” - interesting analysis by Katelyn J. Yoo (Kate), Akriti Mehta, David Bishai & others. COVAX has suffered setbacks, but it stepped up to ensure #vaccinequity when no one else did: bit.ly/3NVwp7K

What can the world learn from Vietnam, Malaysia, and South Korea on COVID-19 preparedness and response? World Bank East Asia Pacific WB Korea office had a successful event yesterday with distinguished guests from gov, private sector. Please check it out: youtu.be/Fc34-RMDhiQ Helmi Zakariah, MD MPH

Contrary to global trends, health utilization among the elderly population (65 and older) in South Korea saw only marginal reductions compared to other age groups. #equity #vulnerablepopulation #NHIS 국민건강보험 David Bishai Rocco Friebel thelancet.com/journals/lanwp…

Harnessing technology to create a sustainable and affordable intensive care unit model in lower-income countries blogs.worldbank.org/health/harness… via @worldbank

During COVID-19, #SouthKorea’s health services were some of the least disrupted in the world. As countries look to a pandemic-prepared future, our blog shares 3 valuable lessons we can take away from their experience. #HealthForAll #UniversalHealthCoverage wrld.bg/mFch50RRChG