Elizabeth Radin

Senior Director of Research @Rescue.org

[The Independent Panel @TheIndPanel]

Pathogens that can cause catastrophic harms will continue to emerge.

After the 3 years the world has suffered, political leaders have a clear choice:  it’s time for bold, cohesive reforms to ensure a world protected from pandemic threats.

@HelenClarkNZ & @MaEllenSirleaf on the end of the COVID-19 global emergency.

https://t.co/eD72P7LOjk #LastPandemic

[Mesfin Teklu Tessema, MD, MA @Mesfinteklu]

#WorldMalariaDay is an occasion to reflect both on the power of effective public health programs as well as the fundamental challenge that remains. Read our statement: https://t.co/rNTEwkwEqO via @RescueOrg

[David Miliband @DMiliband]

It’s scarcely believable that 80 PER CENT of acutely malnourished kids get NO HELP. But it’s true. Here is a plan to turn that round. https://t.co/8BM3n8fa9M

[PLOS Global Public Health @PLOSGPH]

@AndreasDHaas, @ElizabethRadin and colleagues used data from population-based HIV impact assessment (#PHIA) surveys in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to examine associations between LD and presumed HIV transmission to cohabiting sexual partners. https://t.co/WSPbfbIRVA

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Although multilateral agencies eventually committed billions to help low- and middle-income countries during the pandemic, it is clear that more stopgap financing was needed early on, note @DMiliband @ElizabethRadin and Christopher Eleftheriades. https://t.co/YJAKAhdQjN

[David Miliband @DMiliband]

Since the #G7 last met in August 2019, COVID has resulted in 3.5 million deaths and economic losses projected to reach $22 trillion by 2025. Now, there's an opportunity at this week's summit to find solutions for the broken pandemic financing system. https://t.co/74oDLESiTC

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Among the key failures during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic was the slow mobilization of financing for pandemic response, note @DMiliband @ElizabethRadin and Christopher Eleftheriades of @RESCUE_Airbel. https://t.co/bQ349giaeU

[David Miliband @DMiliband]

Very welcome support from ⁦@FT⁩ for the proposals of the ⁦@TheIndPanel⁩. We need pandemic prep and response to be on the desk of PMs and Presidents before next pandemic not after. Need stronger and more independent @WHO. If not now then when? https://t.co/y8Ued1joYr

[Amanda Glassman @glassmanamanda]

.@TheIndPanel background paper on #financing the global public goods of #pandemic preparedness and response https://t.co/8SDjn2ly42 @RESCUE_Airbel authors

[Tom Bollyky @TomBollyky]

More investment in US state and local public health is a really good lesson to draw from this pandemic.

Great to see Biden administration offer states $7.4 billion to recruit & hire public health workers to respond to Covid-19 and future health crises
https://t.co/tDKRIIAEIm

[The Independent Panel @TheIndPanel]

@TheIndPanel's main report and background papers are now available to download directly from our website. The report is the product of 8 months of rigorous research and provides a package of recommendations aimed at ensuring this is the #LastPandemic 👉 https://t.co/4XOGKOkHHv

[The Independent Panel @TheIndPanel]

“The failure to invest in social protection has widened inequalities, causing the most vulnerable in our societies to suffer the most from the health & social costs of this pandemic and led to the death of more than 3.25 million individuals thus far.”@MaEllenSirleaf #LastPandemic

[The Elders @TheElders]

Underscoring the shortcomings of the multilateral system to tackle #COVID19, Ernesto Zedillo calls for institutional reform so that leaders can be better prepared for future threats.
https://t.co/kAxOmiDOWh #LastPandemic

[The Independent Panel @TheIndPanel]

“The need to invest in preparedness and response, to empower the WHO, and to ensure ongoing political commitment to the investments required is not a theoretical concept – it is very real…” @HelenClarkNZ #LastPandemic

[Elizabeth Radin @ElizabethRadin]

It’s been a pleasure, an honor and a tremendous learning experience supporting @TheIndPanel’s work these past months.

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

For the past 8 months, @TheIndPanel has been examining the state of #pandemic preparedness and responses to #COVID19. In a new report, they describe 13 key events that shaped its course, and outline recommendations to make this the #LastPandemic. Read https://t.co/KrcBTFEZ3J.

[Jen Kates @jenkatesdc]

Our latest poll. Most support #ShelterInPlace orders.

[Elizabeth Radin @ElizabethRadin]

Exactly: “The solution then is to amend and update the International Health Regulations rather than pillory WHO for adhering to them.”

[Jeremy Konyndyk @JeremyKonyndyk]

Hey, it's Friday night, so let's get a little wonky in exploring just how off-base Trump and Pompeo's attacks on @WHO are.

Bottom line up front: they're attacking WHO for failing to do things that WHO...has no authority to do.

[Elizabeth Radin @ElizabethRadin]

Extremely useful summary on #SARSCoV2 testing capacity from @KFF. Bottom line: by any estimate, we remain orders of magnitude short of what is needed to relax social distancing. https://t.co/0zAROGiwWp

[Elizabeth Radin @ElizabethRadin]

Pleasure talking Covid 19 response (and zombies) with CFR term members today!

[Kimberly Mullen @Kimberlydmullen]

Insightful and entertaining discussion today w Gideon Rose, @maxbrooksauthor & @ElizabethRadin regarding COVID19.

(Max referenced his zombie works, metaphorical respresentation & fast versus slow zombies. The US didn’t focus on the slow zombie - COVID19 - and those get you!)

[Jeremy Konyndyk @JeremyKonyndyk]

I'm seeing a lot of people uncritically retweeting this report that implies China hid ~40k COVID deaths in Wuhan.

If there's reason to be wary of China's official figures (and there is!), there's also ample reason to as/more wary of this number.

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