
Prof. Simon Wigley
@sdwigley
Philosophy Prof. political philosophy, political science & global health. lse grad. kiwi by origin.
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Coming up just after 9am: liberty, equality, the original position and the veil of ignorance. It's A Theory of Justice, by John Rawls bbc.in/3WjSd0i BBC Radio 4


🔥 Major new The Lancet Global Health paper out today! #NCD policy implementation from 2014-21 Examining implementation of 19 NCD policies endorsed by all WHO member states Open access here: thelancet.com/journals/langl… Top 5 messages 🧵... 1) Implementation progress stalled in 2021 at 47·8%







Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors Prof. Simon Wigley Pepita Barlow Hampus Holmer 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 And look out for an upcoming Lancet podcast episode where Simon and I unpack the paper

The US struggled against COVID, but not all US states struggled equally A 4-fold (!) difference exists btwn US states on deaths, even adjusted for age, key health conditions New The Lancet study explores differences & how we can do better in next crisis thelancet.com/journals/lance…


In this new The Lancet Global Health podcast Prof. Simon Wigley and I unpack our recent paper 📻 Listen free here: thelancet.com/in-conversatio…


1/3 🧵 In my latest study in Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law I find that autocracies were more likely to underreport COVID-19 deaths than democracies. In democracies, opposition and free media pressure frustrate attempts to hide bad news. Read more: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/article/…



"The 2024 campaign has been unusual both in its intense focus on the health of the candidates and in its relative inattention to the health of the people" Great article on relationship btwn health and democracy from Dhruv Khullar in The New Yorker newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…


Washington’s retreat on global health will make everyone less safe in the long run, argue Tom Bollyky and Yanzhong Huang. “Better health in the world’s poorest places means better health for other countries, too, including the United States.” fam.ag/4iHppea
