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Austerity and the threat of another pandemic

‘During the peak of the Omicron wave in January 2022, US congressional leaders across the political spectrum were frustrated by the need to transform the country’s pandemic response. “We can…

The silent pandemic

Although it is difficult to believe, in a country where around 50 percent of children are stunted or unable to reach the expected height for the age, obesity is also…

Covid-19 pandemic, leadership & apathy

In a country of about 210 million people, about 10,000 individuals, prominent in business or profession or holding key positions in state institutions, think they know each and everything and…

Debt, deficits, and welfare during the pandemic

The global pandemic has pushed the world, especially the developing countries, in a very uncertain territory with regard to economic recovery, which in most parts depends on finding an appropriately…