Discussion
Détails
Research has demonstrated the success of democracies confronting many health challenges, compared to other forms of government: Various studies show a link between democracy and lower child mortality, longer adult life expectancy and reduced mortality i.a. from cardiovascular diseases. However, the performance of democracies in responding to the coronavirus pandemic so far has been mixed. Many countries with the highest cumulative cases of COVID-19 are in fact democracies. Some democracies have been considered as exemplary in the handling of the crisis, while others have struggled to respond appropriately to the pandemic. This webinar will provide the opportunity to discuss which elements best explain the underperformance of many democracies in the coronavirus pandemic and which measures must be taken to make political systems more “pandemic proof”.
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Programme
Introduction
Olaf Wientzek
Director Multilateral Dialogue Konrad Adenauer Foundation Geneva
Contributions
Ilona Kickbusch
Founder and Chair
Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
Thomas J. Bollyky
Director
Global Health Programme, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington D.C.
Jennifer Prah Ruger
Amartya Sen Professor
Health equity, Economics and Policy, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice
Senait Fisseha
Chief Adviser to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Discussion
Moderated by:
Stéphane Bussard
Journalist, Le Temps
