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Prof Benno Ndulu, Prof Stefan Dercon & Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira in conversation: “COVID-19 in Africa: crisis and opportunity?”

18 Sept 20 in Videos
Lack of systemic resilience to shocks has exposed Africa’s vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic. Years of underinvestment has left the health system incapable of handling needed testing, emergencies and care. Also a significant proportion (45%) of the region’s population live a hand-to-mouth existence (IGC 2020) which means there is a lack of personal cautionary savings; functional credit system; curtailed household survival...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/covid-19-in-africa

'The state of the African state: Where has it come from and where is it going?' with Dr Nick Westcott

22 Nov 22 in Videos
African states have been in flux since long before colonial powers carved up the continent into bite-sized chunks at the end of the 19th century. In the 60 years since most became independent, new trends have emerged. Some have reflected history, both colonial and pre-colonial, from ethnic rivalries and migrating populations to authoritarian structures, extractive institutions and irrational borders. Others reflect new...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/the-state-of-the-african-state

Prof Chas Bountra and Prof Sir Charles Godfray in conversation: "Healthcare after the COVID-19 pandemic: the walls are coming down”

06 Nov 20 in Videos
Join Professor Chas Bountra, Professor of Translational Medicine and Professor Sir Charles Godfray as they discuss how the healthcare system has had to adapt due to the Covid-19 pandemic and what this means in the future.
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/healthcare-after-the-covid-19-pandemic

Prof Tim Schwanen and Dr Jennie Middleton in Conversation, chaired by Prof Jim Hall: "Re-imagining urban mobility after COVID-19"

13 Nov 20 in Videos
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented disruptions to urban mobility systems across the globe yet also presented unique opportunities for people to drive less, walk/cycle more and reduce carbon emissions.Join Professor Tim Schwanen (Director of the Transport Studies Unit and Lead Researcher on the Oxford Martin Programme on Informal Cities), Dr Jennie Middleton (Senior Research Fellow in Mobilities and...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/re-imagining-urban-mobility-after-covid-19