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Jeremy Farrar

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Jeremy Farrar is Director of the Wellcome Trust and an adviser to the G20 High Level Independent Panel on financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.

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  1. An Ounce of Pandemic Prevention
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    An Ounce of Pandemic Prevention

    Mar 23, 2021 Sally C. Davies, et al. think the COVID-19 crisis can spur reforms and investments that yield a pound of cure for global public health.

  2. Now or Never for Global Leadership on COVID-19
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    Now or Never for Global Leadership on COVID-19

    Apr 7, 2020 Gordon Brown, et al. issue a call for adequate funding to enable developing countries to fight the pandemic.

  3. A Letter to G20 Governments
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    A Letter to G20 Governments

    Apr 6, 2020 Erik Berglöf, et al. call on the group's leaders for coordinated global leadership – now – to fight the pandemic.

  4. The Most Important Health-Care Tool Is Trust
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    The Most Important Health-Care Tool Is Trust

    Jul 23, 2019 Jeremy Farrar urges policymakers, practitioners, and civic leaders to learn from a new survey of attitudes toward science.

  5. Vaccinating Against Superbugs
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    Vaccinating Against Superbugs

    Nov 15, 2018 Seth Berkley & Jeremy Farrar argue that in the fight against drug-resistant infections, the world has a potent if underused weapon.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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