Professor Kelley Lee‘s research focuses on the impacts of globalization on population health and the ways collective action and global governance can mitigate these impacts. Her current research, leading the Pandemics and Borders Project, focuses on the use of cross-border measures during the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications for global responses governed by the WHO International Health Regulations.
Alexandre de Juniac has almost three decades of experience in both the private and public sectors. This includes senior positions in the airline and aerospace industries and the French government.
Professor Heymann is a world-leading authority on infectious disease outbreaks. He led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus.
Last month, global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. As governments contend with increasing threats from new variants and lockdown fatigue among their populations, many are turning to border controls as a means of controlling the virus.
