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Agnes Binagwaho

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Agnes Binagwaho, a former minister of health of Rwanda, is Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences and a member of the US National Academy of Medicine.

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  1. An Interview with Agnes Binagwaho
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    An Interview with Agnes Binagwaho

    Jun 15, 2021 Agnes Binagwaho

  2. Lessons from Rwanda’s Fight Against COVID-19
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    Lessons from Rwanda’s Fight Against COVID-19

    Dec 31, 2020 Agnes Binagwaho shows that an emphasis on equity and access in health care can be more effective than the best technologies.

  3. Communicating Public Health and Social Justice
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    Communicating Public Health and Social Justice

    Aug 13, 2020 Laura Wotton & Agnes Binagwaho show why Rwanda has outperformed the United Kingdom in containing COVID-19 cases and deaths.

  4. A Formula for Health Equity
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    A Formula for Health Equity

    Nov 8, 2017 Agnes Binagwaho explains how even a country as poor as Rwanda can guarantee access to medical care for all.

  5. Diet and Growth
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    Diet and Growth

    May 31, 2013 Agnes Binagwaho on the devastating effects of childhood undernourishment.

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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.
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    Is Chinese Youth Unemployment As Bad As It Looks?

    Nancy Qian

    China’s exceptional growth in recent decades has influenced the education and career choices of young people and their families. But now that high-skilled jobs are drying up and recent graduates are struggling to find work, there is a growing mismatch between expectations and new realities.

     argues that the rise in joblessness among young people does not spell economic apocalypse for China.
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    Auto Strikes and Climate Change

    Mariana Mazzucato & Damon Silvers explain why the transition to a net-zero economy cannot happen without worker empowerment.
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    The New World Disorder

    Richard Haass highlights the growing threat to international stability and calls for effective cooperation.
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    Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

    Arminio Fraga, et al.

    Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.

     explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
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    We Need to Talk About Bank Supervision

    Howard Davies thinks the renewed debate over commercial bank capital requirements largely misses the point.

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