Pandemic Playbook Posts

The Pandemic Playbook is currently under construction. New content, format and organization will continue to be created and refined.

Loud and Clear: Combatting Biases in Communicating Risk

As many parts of the world are in stages of reopening, there are varying attitudes concerning individual and societal risk. The issue of...

Behind the Curve: Understanding and Preparing for Exponential Growth

Following the growth of the pandemic is absolutely essential for those charged with the task of planning for the future of their...

Designing Healthcare Spaces for the Next Pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic has put such demands on the modern healthcare system that it has never had to deal with. This experience is likely to...

Healthcare Provider Behavior: Key to sustainable health systems during crisis

The 21st century’s first pandemic has exposed gaps in the entire healthcare system, be it the upstream functions surrounding stocks and...

Overall Well-Being of COVID Patients During Treatment

While the treatment of COVID patients is being conducted on war-footing across the globe, and a majority of cases successfully recover,...

The Unresolved Grief of the Bereaved Families

In the current public health crisis amidst Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of people have died all over the world leaving behind...

When distance is a privilege: Physical distancing in low income settlements

Tight small spaces with tin roofs, multiple family members including senior citizens housed in a cramped 200 sq ft space, narrow lanes,...

Risk Compensation: Mitigating “I wear mask so I can go out more often” behaviours

Risk Compensation Once the challenge of adherence to mask wearing is addressed, the next challenge is its implications on other...