New Tool for Strategizing Hospital Critical Care Capacity
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing extraordinary strains on the LIS medical system. especially hospitals. RAND developed an interactive tool to help hospitals estimate current critical care capacity and rapidly explore strategies for increasing it.
The Important Role of Faith-Based Organizations in the Context of COVID-19
Maintaining social and spiritual connections in the midst of COVID-19 are not the only challenges facing communities of faith. Congregations play critical roles in providing social services within communities. How can their services? such as fox be delivered safely?
Women in Egypt Face Barriers to Employment
Large gains in educational attainment among Women in Egypt have not been matched With gains in the workplace Obstacles preventing them from securing employment include tensions between work and family responsibilities. lack of mobility wage gaps and fear of sexual harassment.
How to Reduce Medical Supply Shortfalls During Pandemics
pandemics present a high risk Of medical supply Shortfalls, But Shortfalls in •hot spot” regions could be reduced by minimizing idle inventory and acquisitions Of new supplies in regions Where the number of infections is low A backstop mechanism could help assure these “cool spots- that. if they release supplies and delay acquiring new supplies. […]