Health

The pandemic has reconfigured the way we use and think about urban space. Will it be sufficient for a fairer, healthier city to emerge?

Being the junior partner in a coalition is always a difficult balancing act – especially in a health crisis.

The Hungarian government has attempted to exploit the pandemic for its own ends – at great cost to the population.

Claas Kirchhelle traces the history of disease, public health, and international cooperation from cholera to Covid-19.

The health crisis has been a clear moment of rupture but change will depend on the choices, movements, and ideas that define our response.

Its remit may be global health but the World Health Organization is not immune to growing world power rivalry.

While the link between the climate crisis, Covid-19, and food systems is increasingly apparent, more remains to be done in policies and the agro-industry.

For the EU, resilience will mean putting patient needs at the centre of public health and recognising that human health and environment are inextricably connected.

Faced with the systemic shock of the coronavirus crisis, the guiding principle for recovery should be resilience.

Kate Brown talks to Aro Velmet about the secret history of radiation and what Chernobyl means in the era of climate change.