Thoughts on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2021
Today, the third Sunday of November, as done over the past 20 years, we commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) to remember those who died or were severely injured in a road crash.
To the COP26 Summit in Glasgow: Moving to “Tobacco-Free Finance” is Good for Public Health and the Environment
Climate change is one of the greatest risks and development challenges of our time. Under the UK Presidency, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is being held in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021, bringing together world leaders. By completing unresolved issues and reinforcing commitment to implementing the Paris Agreement (a legally binding international treaty that entered into force in 2016), countries
3 Priorities to Scale Up Mental Health Services Amid COVID-19
The original version of this blog was posted at the World Bank Group Investing in Health site: https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/3-priorities-scale-mental-health-services-amid-covid-19?CID=WBW_AL_BlogNotification_EN_EXT
The theme for World Mental Health Day 2021, ‘Mental health care for all: let's make it a reality’, is apt for the COVID-19 time
The urgency of establishing the African Medicines Agency
“It is OK not to be OK”: We all are Simone Biles!
Understanding the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Preventable Societal Catastrophe
Message to the G20: Ramping up global COVID-19 vaccination is what we need now to end the pandemic and reduce the need for booster shots
Patricio V. Marquez, with contributions of Betty Hanan, Albert Figueras and Giovanni S. Marquez
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? The COVID-19 Vaccination Dilemma
Patricio V. Marquez, Sarah Eyman, Betty Hanan
"First, do not harm": The case for Monitoring the Safety & Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination
This blog was originally posted at the World Bank Group's Investing in Health site under the title "Monitoring the Safety & Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination" on June 9, 2021: https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/monitoring-safety-effectiveness-covid-19-vaccines-and-vaccination?CID=WBW_AL_BlogNotification_EN_EXT
Huihui Wang, Albert Figueras & Patricio V.
Let's be Clear on World No Tobacco Day – 2021: Smoking is a bigger killer than COVID-19
*This blog was originally posted at the World Bank Group's Investing in Health site on May 30, 2021. See: https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/ominous-fact-world-no-tobacco-day-2021-smoking-kills-more-people-covid-19
Patricio V. Marquez