The Importance of Transparency in the Management of a Pandemic

Jeffrey Sachs is Chair of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission which has been created to help speed up global, equitable, and lasting solutions to the pandemic. The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is among the world's oldest and best-known general medical journals. Jeffrey Sachs is a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author, and syndicated columnist whose monthly newspaper columns appear in more than 100 countries. He is the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, the leading global prize for environmental leadership, and has twice been named among Time Magazine’s 100 most influential world leaders.