The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic
Length Length

6 videos

Price Price

FREE

Languages Languages

English

Prerequisites Prerequisites

A strong internet connection that can support viewing

Join Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
for a

overview of the Lancet Commission Report.

Join Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
Learn the Commission's recommendations
for the future

of global public health.

Learn the Commission's recommendations
What we can learn
from

two years of research on COVID-19.

What we can learn
Further reading
on

lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Further reading

Overview

The course contains recordings of 6 webinars held virtually by Jeffrey Sachs and the Center for Sustainable Development of Columbia University. The videos are available for free in the SDG Academy Library.

The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic provides a comprehensive investigation, analysis, and response to COVID-19. The videos series offers a background to the Commission and the key findings after two years of research. The recommendations are divided into three main areas. First, practical steps to finally control and understand the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, realistic, feasible, and necessary investments to strengthen the first line of defense against emerging infectious agents in countries by strengthening health systems and widening universal health coverage. Third, ambitious proposals to ignite a renaissance in multilateralism, integrating the global response to the risk of future pandemics with actions to address the climate crisis and reversals in sustainable development.

structure

  • Pre-recorded lectures

Lead Faculty

  • Faculty Image

    Jeffrey Sachs

    Columbia University

This course is for

Undergraduate and graduate students interested in virology and public health

Policymakers and professionals who are interested in the Commission’s recommendations for the future on how to prevent or confront future global health emergencies, most importantly by strengthening WHO as the core pillar of global policy

Development practitioners who want to understand the broader context of public health

Questions?

Course logistics and requirements

This series is available for free in the SDG Academy Library.

Certificates

There is no certificate available for this course.