March 1, 2022
Human immune systems in Europe and US make us more vulnerable to exotic new zoonoses, like COVID-19
Event Recap: Club EvMed: Immunity, symbiosis, and COVID-19 JLI's Prof Tobias Rinke de Wit participated in an event 22 February on how evolutionary medicine helps explain regional differences in pandemic…
November 22, 2021
JLI contributes to the Lancet/FT Commission on Digital Health and AI
In October the Lancet and Financial Times jointly published a white paper on Governing health futures 2030: growing up in a digital world. They also published an editorial piece called…
December 17, 2020
RIVM and GGD launch a large-scale study on behavior, psychology and health in the Netherlands.
RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) and GGD GHOR (the Netherlands Municipal Public Health Services and Medical Assistance in Accidents and Disasters) are conducting a large-scale study on behaviors…
November 25, 2020
Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Health
The digital revolution is rapidly changing the world and will inevitably impact on global health. Risks need to be mitigated and opportunities leveraged. If done well, the digital revolution can…
November 8, 2020
Can a new model of NCD care achieve UHC in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The Global Health Observatory data from the World Health Organization shows that the African region suffers more than 24 percent of the global burden of disease, yet has access to only 3 percent…
November 8, 2020
A call for a new era of development cooperation
Our Principal Associate Jonathan Glennie launched his latest paper titled Global Public Investment during the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In it he provides a vision of a renewed and revamped…
November 4, 2020
Estonia, the Digital Republic
Estonia, the Digital Republic, New Yorker Article summary: Its government is virtual, borderless, blockchained, and secure. Has this tiny post-Soviet nation found the way of the future? Estonia is entrusting terabytes…