The race is on to find a vaccine and treatments for Covid-19. Early efforts have shown promise, but there are many issues to address: ensuring international co-ordination, R&D, eventual manufacturing and, crucially, equitable distribution. Our OECD Policy Response explains the issues.
Read moreFollowing the introduction of COVID-19 containment measures across the world, real gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area fell by 1.8% in the first quarter of 2020, the largest drop since the 2.3% contraction in the first quarter of 2009 at the height of the financial crisis, provisional estimates show.
Read moreOECD countries have invited Costa Rica to become a member country of the Organisation. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada (photo) and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will sign an Accession Agreement in the coming days.
Read moreComposite leading indicators for most major economies collapsed by unprecedented levels in April as containment measures for Covid-19 continued to impact production, consumption and confidence.
Read more“Save one life, you’re a hero. Save 100 lives, you’re a nurse,” so the saying goes. The coronavirus pandemic has certainly reminded us just how important nursing is in our lives. As we celebrate International Nurses Day, Anthony Mann and Vanessa Denis take a closer look at what young people think about making a career in nursing.
Read moreFrom policies to strengthen health care and the economy to lockdown and travel restrictions, countries around the world are responding to the coronavirus crisis. To keep up with the policy responses, use our new OECD Country Policy Tracker.
Read moreHealth care spending, health care use, hospital stays, vaccination rates, doctor consultations, and more. Find OECD data for your country, with dynamic charts, maps, tables and related publications at data.oecd.org.
Read more"What role might the social outcomes of education play during the COVID-19 lockdown?", “Health for Everyone?: Social Inequalities in Health and Health Systems”; "Taxing Wages”. For these reports and more, including working papers, journals and articles, visit OECD iLibrary.
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