Pursue justice for survivors of sexual violence And care and competency around mental health will be seen as essential for health care workers and patients. But the world has now hit a tipping point in its collective consciousness: mental health is essential and must be prioritized.Īs a result, global health institutions will start to focus on well-being and mental health as a topic that needs significant reimagining and investment. We know that our brain becomes deeply affected and rewired by trauma and stress.
The great resignation has left people rethinking their priorities and their well-being. Over the last two years, people have not been able to support their loved ones at their bedside as they die - or perform traditional rituals that provide a degree of healing for those left behind.Īnd burnout across health professions is soaring. Sriram Shamasunder is an associate professor of medicine at UC San Francisco. Send a vertical garden to every small-scale farmer Girls should not just benefit from more equitable plans and policies - I want them to help shape it. I want more media outlets to seek girls as sources. I want politicians to seek counsel from young women constituents.
Every company or nonprofit that markets to or works to serve girls should have young women on their board. We also need more leaders taking into account girls' experiences and expertise. I'd like to see curricula be more inclusive and ensure equal access to critical areas like STEM education.
More funding for education would help build schools, hire teachers and update curriculums. This would require leaders allocating at least 15% to 20% of public expenditure to education. Every government would need to ensure their education budget is fully funded. For that to happen in 2022, a lot would need to change. My wish is the same as always: I want to live in a world where every girl can learn and lead. Louise Kennerley/Fairfax Media via Getty Images Malala Yousafzai is the winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and co-founder of Malala Fund, a global girls' education charity. If we can find a way to share these tools equitably and increase their production across the world, then we have a real shot at ending this pandemic.
To make this dream a reality, rich nations must stop vaccine hoarding, redistribute surplus vaccines to meet their pledges to COVAX and mandate pharmaceutical companies to transfer know-how for diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics to other manufacturers. My dream is that every family in the world will receive these tools as a gift in the new year, in the form of a care package: COVID-19 vaccines, high-quality masks (like a KN95 or N95), rapid antigen self-tests and new antiviral medications. But it gives me hope that we now know a lot about COVID-19 and have some amazing tools that we did not have at the start of the pandemic. Madhukar Pai is a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at McGill University.Īs 2022 begins with a massive omicron crisis, I feel despondent.