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Philanthropy in an era of declining development aid
Oped, William Moore, Published on 02/04/2025
» Philanthropy will never replace public aid, but it can be a powerhouse if we use it right. With global development funding under strain, European aid budgets being redirected towards defence and rearmament, and the United States rethinking foreign assistance altogether, the aid community has been left scrambling.
Cheap import challenge
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/08/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and police inspected 11 supermarkets and drugstores selling cheap imported goods in Bangkok earlier this month. The search found more than 1,600 imported items, such as instant noodles, drinks, vitamins, and medical supplies, that did not have the required FDA seals.
Prioritising our most crucial goals
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg and Jordan B Peterson, Published on 23/12/2022
» We traditionally reflect during the end-of-year holidays on the consequences of our past behaviour, as well as contemplating the good to achieve in the 12 months ahead. When we set resolutions, we are striving to determine how we can do better in our own lives. Perhaps we could also take the occasion to consider how we might achieve such improvement on a larger scale.
High time to take stock of Covid
Oped, Peter C Coyte, Published on 13/01/2022
» As we approach the second anniversary of the first identified case of Covid-19, it is time to take stock of what we know about both the virus as well as the interventions designed to contain or alleviate its consequences, and then to make recommendations for the path forward.
A crucial social good: the case for jab passports
Oped, Peter Baldwin, Published on 20/05/2021
» Vaccine passports, and the questions of whether governments or businesses can require people to show them, have inspired controversy around the world.