Michael Bartos writes on global health. He was lead editor for the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, which reported to the World Health Assembly in May 2021. He is Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Sociology at ANU.
National affairs
Managing the transition
Michael Bartos
1 September 2021
Flexibility will be almost as important as focus for controlling Covid-19 in the months ahead
National affairs
Roads to recovery
Michael Bartos
11 September 2020
A half-year of Covid-19-watching suggests the most effective way ahead
National affairs
Mission accomplished?
Michael Bartos
25 August 2020
Behind the growing Covid-19 optimism is worrying political and geopolitical manoeuvring
National affairs
Sharpening the instruments
Michael Bartos
11 August 2020
Greater use of isolation would help us through the “middle game” of Covid-19
National affairs
A world of needs
Michael Bartos
28 July 2020
Outbreaks, vaccines, and the limits of centralised control
National affairs
Taking it to a new level
Michael Bartos
16 July 2020
A sustainable Covid-19 strategy will mean paying much closer attention to people’s movements, and where they gather along the way
National affairs
A lesson in humility
Michael Bartos
6 July 2020
Victoria’s experience underlines the need to acknowledge that Covid-19 outbreaks are inevitable and prepare better for them
National affairs
Pandemic fatigue
Michael Bartos
30 June 2020
Has the spike in cases in Victoria exposed a nationwide problem?
National affairs
Second-wave days
Michael Bartos
16 June 2020
As the quest for a Covid-19 vaccine continues, effective mitigation strategies are proving their worth
National affairs
Everything is connected
Michael Bartos
7 June 2020
Network effects, good and bad, have influenced responses to Covid-19
International
Greater goods
Michael Bartos
1 June 2020
While the quest for treatments and vaccines continued, the language of global public goods dominated international pandemic talks
Essays & reportage
Which side are you on?
Michael Bartos
18 May 2020
Is the Trump administration using the pandemic to reorder the international landscape?
National affairs
The first genomic pandemic
Michael Bartos
11 May 2020
The virus’s genome has been at the centre of the vast output of research findings
National affairs
Knowns and unknowns
Michael Bartos
5 May 2020
Another week of pandemic responses highlights the uncertainties ahead
National affairs
Panopticon in your pocket
Michael Bartos
27 April 2020
The government releases its COVIDSafe app, and research continues around the globe
National affairs
Getting to zero
Michael Bartos
21 April 2020
What can past pandemics tell us about the practicality of eliminating Covid-19?
International
Why the attacks on the WHO are a dangerous diversion
Michael Bartos
16 April 2020
On the evidence, the World Health Organization will come out of this crisis better than its most vocal critics
National affairs
The end of the beginning
Michael Bartos
13 April 2020
As research reveals more about controlling the virus, Singapore’s rise in cases sends a signal to Australia
National affairs
We are the world
Michael Bartos
6 April 2020
Why cross-border thinking is vital in tackling the pandemic
National affairs
This side of the brink
Michael Bartos
30 March 2020
Tentative signs of a slowing in Covid-19 cases need to be balanced against the longer-term prospects
Essays & reportage
Taking the panic out of pandemic
Michael Bartos
23 March 2020
In a week of drama, strategies sharpened but profound uncertainties remain
Essays & reportage
Not so lucky this time
Michael Bartos
4 March 2020
What history can and can’t tell us about the likely spread of Covid-19
International
Zimbabwe steps into the future
Michael Bartos
1 August 2018
Regardless of the result, this week’s election has pressed the post-liberation reset button
International
In Zimbabwe, it’s not over till it’s over
Michael Bartos
16 November 2017
As the army asserts control, the legacy of the struggle against colonialism still hangs over Zimbabwean politics
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