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. 2021 Mar 6:taab034. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab034

The Belt and Road Initiative and disease control amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Wu Zeng 1,, Jennifer Bouey 2,3, Rafiq Dossani 4, Huihui Wang 5, Guohong Li 6,7,
PMCID: PMC7989328  PMID: 33693853

Abstract

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provides a critical platform to fight COVID-19 through the strengthened collaboration, improved supply chain, elevated digital infrastructure, and more sustainable financing. BRI that integrate health with economic development may offer a new paradigm for building a resilient health system to address disease epidemics.

Keywords: COVID-19, Globalization, Belt and Road Initiative, Disease Control


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