COVID-19: Urgent government finance reforms essential for a sustainable future
(WorldNews Environment)

The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be one of the greatest challenges that many governments have ever faced. Managing both the resulting public health and economic crises poses major short, medium and long-term challenges. As World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus commented, the effects will be felt for decades to come. Firstly, of course, the pandemic is a human crisis. It is costing lives. Most governments have found themselves ill-equipped to deal with the ongoing demands placed on the healthcare system. Compounding the all too real healthcare delivery issues are the economic repercussions, with the IMF estimating global growth of -4.9% for 2020. In the...