I modelled what a vaccine would buy: introduced at day 100, ~17,000 cases and ~3,100 lives averted, with the window staying open for months.
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What’s at stake in the race for the next @who.int director-general, which has just kicked off?
I spoke to a range of experts with deep experience of WHO.
This was so fun! Trading intel & thoughts on WHO Director-General campaign and what kind of the leader the organisation needs next.
(And it’s not a 🦄🦄🦄.)
🎧 Podcast link below.
✏️ My NEW article:
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Great cautionary tale by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
I loved the plot twist on AI at the end.
“Health is an investment, not a cost” is something I heard for years. No one could tell me how much was returned or to whom.
So I modelled it across 58 countries over 25 years. Bottom line: $36 trillion opportunity.
See below. Happy to share any country’s profile. open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...
“Health is an investment, not a cost” is something I heard for years. No one could tell me how much was returned or to whom.
So I modelled it across 58 countries over 25 years. Bottom line: $36 trillion opportunity.
See below. Happy to share any country’s profile. open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...
Process-mode has been WHO’s defining identity for a generation. The next Director-General will need to flip it to relentless focus on results.
Clip from my podcast with @jocalynclark.bsky.social (BMJ).
Full episode open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...
A month in, the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC + Uganda has passed 800 confirmed cases — already the third-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded.
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The catch is there’s no licensed Bundibugyo vaccine — and the constraint isn’t money, it’s a ~90-day biological floor you can only beat by starting before the outbreak.
New on Global Health Insights →
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WHO faces the worst crisis in its 78-year history, according to a new article.
My mantra for the DG race: more results, less politics.
A conversation with @jocalynclark.bsky.social on her new @bmj.com piece — and what every candidate should be pressed on.
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Jocalyn Clark
Jocalyn Clark
Peter Singer
One-fifth of health spending could be returned to government, but only half of that is captured today. That’s $36 trillion governments are leaving on the table.
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One-fifth of health spending could be returned to government, but only half of that is captured today. That’s $36 trillion governments are leaving on the table.
WHO faces the worst crisis in its 78-year history, according to a new article.
My mantra for the DG race: more results, less politics.
A conversation with @jocalynclark.bsky.social on her new @bmj.com piece — and what every candidate should be pressed on.
open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...
What financial and political price will Quebec pay for its digital transformation? Its electronic health record rollout has already cost $402-million and the project could hit $3-billion, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
Modelling the Bundibugyo outbreak shows the value of a vaccine — and why the 100 Days Mission’s bet on speed is exactly right
