Coronavirus Made It Clear: Our Health System Needs More Compassion

‘A fairer, healthier system can emerge from this crisis,’ according to the dean at the Boston University School of Public Health

Sandro Galea
Elemental
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7 min readMar 31, 2020

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Members from the Lighthouse Fellowship Church gather on a Sunday night outside the Bloomington Hospital to pray for doctors,
Members from the Lighthouse Fellowship Church gather on a Sunday night outside the Bloomington Hospital to pray for doctors, nursing staff, and other workers. Photo: Jeremy Hogan/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media/Getty Images

AsAs the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds, the world has taken dramatic steps to slow the spread of the disease. Physical distancing has kept large…

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Sandro Galea
Elemental

Dr. Sandro Galea is the Robert A Knox Professor and Dean of Boston University School of Public Health.