How to go beyond fighting illness to start caring for people: Why the Trump Whitehouse approach to COVID19 is a risk to itself and to the world.

Quarantines are ancient methods of public health, and they come with ancient problems such as isolation, marginalization, and stigma.  During the Spanish Flu pandemic, most of the world was already sick and poor by today's standards.  In 2020 the world has never been more inequitable in terms of health and wealth outcomes.  So what happens when quarantines are ordered on societies facing deep inequality?  And what happens when divisive political leaders spout misinformation that contradicts their top scientists and policy makers?  Tune in to get a sense of how COVID-19 is impacting the global health landscape.

Dr. Robert Huish's research explores global health inequity, and the role of social justice through South-South cooperation in improving provision of health care in resource-poor settings.  Currently, his research focus is on how Cuban Medical Internationalism plays a role in building health care capacity in under-resourced settings in Pacific Island Countries. Many countries in the Pacific face catastrophic consequences from climate change.  His current research looks at how donor nations are responding to this crisis, and how new forms of alter-globalization are emerging through South-South cooperation.

Dr. Huish also pursues research on human rights and security issues involving North Korea.  In particular this work exposes how North Korea continues to violate human rights, and how it pursues military aggression despite global isolation and international sanctions.

This podcast is part of a special GDP Roadshow series featured a COVID-19 video panel with the Canada International Council and the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy & Governance.

Check out the entire Video conference here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPY1gvkmr4

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