Counting down to the Webinar. Let me explain how this program will proceed. I will be moderating, and I have five general questions. I will pose one question, and will invite a few of the authors from Viral Loads to comment; they’ll speak for about 3 minutes or so.  I will then invite comments from all of you.  If you want to ask (or post your questions in Q&A) in Spanish, or French or Portuguese, then Judith Freidenberg, Robyn Eversole or Carlos Velez-Ibanez will translate/interpret. Then we’ll move to the next question, and so on .... There'll be aboout 20 people adding their 3-4 minutes worth, bringing insight from countries worldwide.

The questions will focus on:

• the lead role of the state in containing transmission, managing infection, and gearing up health services, how this was executed, and its impact on local populations
• how COVID-19 exposed inequality, structural violence, xenophobia and racism especially
• the particular hardships faced by people already living under conditions of social exclusion and structural vulnerability
• the specific challenges on health services and health workers, including in relation to who is defined as 'front line' and who are excluded
• how the pandemic provides a window to future health crises
• and the role of applied anthropologists in this.

Don't forget to register, and involve your colleagues and students: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ALvSZBvVSmGPCGsHUjvO0g