Jun 19 2020
Perspective
The year 2020 will forever be associated with crises. First came the Covid-19 pandemic, a joint public health and economic emergency that spread around the world with unprecedented speed and …
Jun 16 2020
Perspective
A recent New York Times article chronicled how Elmhurst Hospital in Queens was besieged by Covid-19 patients, while nearby hospitals had capacity[1]. The article referenced an earlier tragedy on September …
Jun 15 2020
Jun 12 2020
Perspective
Around the world, 1.7 billion adults don’t have a bank account. Many more have an account but pay significant fractions of their income to do basic transactions, wait days for …
Jun 09 2020
Jun 08 2020
Perspective
There are two sharply divergent views about the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for global efforts to tackle climate change. Some policy experts and activists believe we must deprioritize climate …
Jun 01 2020
Perspective
We hear and see it everywhere these days: “We’re all in this together.” Our friends and neighbors are committing selfless acts of community every day. Here in New York City …
Jun 01 2020
Press Releases
Support will promote the adaption and scale-up of innovative approaches to empower health workers responding to the pandemic and continuing immunization services.
Focuses on leveraging digital technologies – such …
May 21 2020
Press Releases
Landmark collaboration will equip community health workers with new digital tools that can bolster a data-driven response to Covid-19 in up to 50 countries. New York, May 20, 2020—Today, The …
May 20 2020
Press Releases
Boston, MA – The Rockefeller Foundation and Boston University School of Public Health launch an ambitious initiative that combines the insights of social determinants and the power of data to …