The Epidemiology and Economics of Coronavirus

The COVID-19 global health pandemic is rapidly changing the ways we live and work. In the age of sustainable development and at a time when the world is working towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this disease is complicating SDG implementation efforts as well as posing a real risk to achieving targets on communicable disease, education, life expectancy, and decent work. In this virtual conference, hosted on March 30, 2020, panelists examined the implications of COVID-19 for public health and the SDGs, and recommendations on science-based responses.

Please note that some speakers' audio was not captured in this recording. A different recording of the webinar is available on YouTube, and it may include more complete audio: https://youtu.be/H7Hp2mAyZG0

Agenda:

Welcoming Remarks | Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University (03:38)

Part I – Status of the epidemic: incidence, prevalence, spread, mortality
- European Context | Carlos Chaccour, ISGlobal (15:25)
- United States | Alison P. Galvani, Yale University (27:10)
- Brazil | Nísia Trindade Lima, Fiocruz (36:55)
- Ghana | Patrick Aboagye, Ghana Health Service (2:34:34) (audio difficulties)
- Q & A

Part II – Detailed Protocols of Control Measures
- South Korea | Byungyool Jun, CHA University School of Medicine (1:01:38)
- Italy | Giovanni Rezza, Italian Public Health Institute (1:16:55)
- Spain | Carlos Chaccour, ISGlobal (1:28:00)
- Refugees & Migrants | Ozge Karadag Caman & Yanis Ben Amor, Columbia University (1:41:05)
- Q & A

Part III – Economic Impacts and Economic Management
- Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University (2:06:37)
- Yuning Gao, Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management (2:19:00) (some audio difficulties)
- Martin Mühleisen, International Monetary Fund (2:36:55)
- Q & A

Part IV – Prospects on Treatments and Vaccines
- Rino Rappuoli, GSK Vaccines (3:03:45)
- Marco Krieger, Fiocruz (3:17:55)
- Q & A

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