covid19 Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Emotional Contagion in Times of COVID: From Fear to Hope

Posted on October 8, 2021December 20, 2021

“We all need to remember that we are making history. COVID is going to be a significant memory in both individual and collective history. So, the more we can make that vaccination experience — the access, the support aro... read more →

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Framing COVID-19 as a health and human rights issue

Posted on July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

In a recent publication in The Lancet, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health Director Sofia Gruskin and fellow commissioners of the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission on Health and Human Rights brought to ... read more →

Conflicts Between Law and Public Trust in the Name of Public Health: COVID Experiences From Around the World

Posted on February 1, 2021December 20, 2021

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A Return to the Unfamiliar: A Time to Act

Posted on November 20, 2020August 18, 2022

As we cautiously but optimistically return to the slightest sense of normalcy in the first months of 2021, we are incredibly grateful to our friends, our partners and our colleagues for their critical engagement and support.... read more →

What Will it Take to Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S?

Posted on October 22, 2020December 20, 2021

On November 2nd, Dr. Jen Kate joined the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health for the final Virtual Lecture Series Event of the fall semester titled, "What Will it Take to Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S?"... read more →

Addressing the Dual Challenges of Climate Change and COVID-19

Posted on September 1, 2020December 20, 2021

On September 21, 2020, USC IIGH hosted David Nabarro, World Health Organization Special Envoy on COVID-19, for a talk titled "Addressing the dual challenges of climate change and COVID-19" with welcoming remarks from USC Pre... read more →

Health and Human Rights in This Moment

Posted on June 10, 2020June 18, 2020

The United Nations defines human rights as “rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.” We are all equally entitled to these h... read more →

The Need for Human Rights in this Global Pandemic

Posted on June 3, 2020June 18, 2020

The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (USC IIGH) has witnessed how harmful COVID-19 is to highly vulnerable populations worldwide, including the elderly, the sick, the poor, the criminalized, sexual an... read more →

APRU Global Health Held an Insightful Webinar on Bioethics and COVID-19

Posted on June 2, 2020June 18, 2020

Bioethics has been and will continue to be a key consideration during the COVID-19 crisis, as the pandemic has brought to light chronic injustices such as homelessness, and increases in discrimination and intimate partner vi... read more →

A Global Conversation in a Difficult Time

Posted on March 24, 2020June 18, 2020

In 2018 when I accepted the mission of leading USC’s Institute for Global Health, now the Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (USC IIGH), my primary focus was twofold. First, how can we work with stakeholders, educa... read more →