TF1 - Global Health and Covid-19 FROM PATHOGENS TO PEOPLE: ENHANCING REPORTING AND SURVEILLANCE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF DISEASE OUTBREAKS ABSTRACT Infectious disease outbreaks are a threat to global health and security. Current systems for early and effective reporting and monitoring of pathogens and other [...]

TF1 - Global Health and Covid-19 CULTURE AND SCIENCES FOR LIFE: TOWARDS A GLOBAL HEALTH LITERACY ALLIANCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE ABSTRACT Health literacy is essential for containing and solving global health crises such as COVID-19. By contrast, scientifically unconfirmed and false data can be shared [...]

TF1 - Global Health and Covid-19 ONE HEALTH-BASED CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS FOR COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS PLANS ADDRESSING GLOBAL HEALTH THREATS ABSTRACT Prevention and preparedness to health threats pose several challenges: to identify multifactorial drivers, to detect and evaluate risks as early as possible, [...]

TF1 - Global Health and Covid-19 BEYOND THE TYRANNY OF THE URGENT: LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC AND INTERSECTORAL REFORMS ON GENDER-RELATED HEALTH BARRIERS IN COVID-19 RECOVERY ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender-related structural inequalities and barriers in women’s healthcare access – a phenomenon similarly observed in [...]

TF1 - Global Health and Covid-19 GLOBAL EQUITY FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ABSTRACT COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on global health but the inequitable consequences have been as expected. As the pandemic has exploited and exacerbated pre-existing disparities within and between countries, it has led to [...]

TF1 - Global Health and Covid-19 HEALTH SYSTEMS: STRENGTHENING PREPAREDNESS ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has increased pressures on health systems across the world, exacerbating existing resource and capacity constraints. To guarantee health quality and efficiency for all, it is necessary for health systems to substantially increase [...]

TF1 - Global Health and Covid-19 ACCESS TO EDUCATION DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES: KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN ABSTRACT Education is society’s greatest equalizer and a significant determinant of sustainable economic growth. Halting education exacerbates socio-economic and gender inequalities within and between countries and negatively impacts future [...]

TF4 - Digital Transformation HUMAN-CENTRIC AI: FROM PRINCIPLES TO ACTIONABLE AND SHARED POLICIES ABSTRACT AI is increasingly being used to support and improve human decision-making. This technology holds the promise of delivering valuable insights and knowledge across a multitude of applications. However, the broad adoption [...]

TF8 - Multilateralism and Global Governance G20 ANNUAL GLOBAL RISK REPORT ABSTRACT We recommend issuing an annual report on “Global Risk”, which would become a flagship product of G20 with support from T20. By ranking the top global risks in the report, G20 could help improve [...]

TF8 - Multilateralism and Global Governance DEEPENING G20-UN SYSTEM COOPERATION TO FOSTER SOCIO-ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC AND REDUCE INEQUALITY WORLDWIDE: TOWARDS A G20+ ABSTRACT This policy brief recommends the introduction of a “G20+” to lead the way on a post-pandemic socio-economic recovery that is effective, [...]