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podcastA window of opportunity for sustainability transition in Pakistan amid COVID-19
- June 1, 2020by Ayesha Qaisrani, Vaqar Ahmed - SDPI (Pakistan)
Not undermining the challenges posed by COVID-19, there is an opportunity at hand to reconsider and reorient development priorities for a sustainability transition.
Educating in times of pandemic. Between isolation and social distance
- in Spanish - June 1, 2020by Alejandra Cardini, Vanesa D'Alessandre, Esteban Torre, Andrea Bergamaschi, Agustina Ollivier - CIPPEC (Argentina)
The challenges of returning to the classroom and entering school with social distance are multiple.
Local Governments at the Forefront of Containing COVID-19 Pandemic
- June 1, 2020by Jonas Mbabazi - ACODE (Uganda)
Local governments are the first line of connection to communities. They must enforce government guidelines to fight COVID-19.
Boost Health Facilities to Deal with Future Pandemics
- June 1, 2020by Rebecca Nalwoga-Mukwaya - ACODE (Uganda)
Public health facilities are not equipped to deal with the current crisis.
Government should pick Lessons from COVID-19 Crisis to Improve Health Systems
- June 1, 2020by Fred Kasalirwe - ACODE (Uganda)
Attention should be given to the Local Government health facilities’ capacity to ably address the health-related cases at all levels.
Import Substitution as an Economic Response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
- June 1, 2020by Susan Kavuma - ACODE (Uganda)
The lack of sufficient supply of required medical equipment caused countries to identify home grown solutions to the problem.
The Coronavirus Pandemic: How is the pandemic shifting labour-capital relations?
- June 1, 2020by Yamini Aiyar, K R Shyam Sundar - CPR (India)
The evolution of labour laws in India, their inherent flaws and how they fail to protect vulnerable workers.
COVID-19: We Need to Extend Social Discipline to Manage Preventable Diseases
- June 1, 2020by Walter Akena - ACODE (Uganda)
Most of the diseases that cause 80 percent of mortalities in the countryside can be averted through basic health care practices.
The accounts of the Argentine National Public Administration at the time of Covid-19
- in Spanish - June 1, 2020by José Gasparin - CIPPEC (Argentina)
Argentina's fiscal problems are not new, but in the current crisis they have accentuated and become more visible.
How the USD 491.5 Million IMF Loan to Uganda will be Utilized
- June 1, 2020by Clara Mira - ACODE (Uganda)
The loan is expected to contribute to maintaining macroeconomic stability which is essential to protect the poor.
Next budget should stress social safety, health
- May 31, 2020by Fahmida Kathun, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Mustafizur Rahman, Towfiqul Islam Khan - CPD (Bangladesh)
Vulnerable groups are still not adequately protected under social safety net programmes.
Opinion Report - May 2020: Remote learning
- in Spanish - May 30, 2020by Patricia Zárate, Laura Amaya, Gustavo Valdivia - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
The decision to implement the "I learn at home" initiative was an enormously challenging one.
Analysis: Whither, Local Governments, in the Pandemic?
- May 29, 2020by T.R. Raghunandan - CPR (India)
Actions such as contact tracing and quarantining could not have been achieved without the active participation and initiative of the local governments.
Policy vs. Paranoia: India’s Budgetary Response to COVID-19
- May 29, 2020by Asadullah, Malini Chakravarty, A. K. Singh, Anjali Bhardwaj, Basanti Nayak, Beena Pallical, Hilda Grace, Monisha Behl, Nesar Ahmad, Praveen Jha, Ravi Duggal, Yogesh Kumar - CBGA (India)
Outcome document discussing India's fiscal policy response to COVID-19.
Is Social Distancing Feasible for a Majority of Schools in India?
- May 29, 2020by Protiva Kundu - CBGA (India)
Prevailing systemic gaps in the educational system will prevent schools from adopting the measures proposed by the government.