{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F37cd74e4-1878-4b1d-8dba-9338e5de80e0","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"As coronavirus spreads around the world, countries brace for impacts on their people, healthcare, and economies","description":"***Update: This episode was recorded in early March and makes several references to the World Bank\u2019s fast-track financing facility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since recording, the value of that package has increased from $12bn to $14bn. The podcast may contain references to the earlier figure.***\n\nAs coronavirus has rapidly spread around the globe \u2013 infecting more than 100,000 and killing more than 4,000 \u2013 healthcare systems and economies are coming under pressure. \n\nOf particular concern: Africa, where many healthcare systems are fragile and may struggle to provide care to the most severely-affected patients. For the latest, we get an on-the-ground view from Africa Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director Dr. Ahmed Ogwell \u2013 who has been traversing the continent helping countries prepare. \n\nIn Washington, we hear from the World Bank Group\u2019s Global Director for Health, Nutrition, and Population, Dr. Muhammed Pate, about an emergency support package the Bank has announced \u2013 valued at up to $12bn \u2013 to help countries preparing for or responding to the outbreak. \n\nAnd as always, we bring you the data driving this story. \n\nIt all comes to you from the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. Subscribe, listen, share, and review!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/8a5be4fe-1c2d-4c68-a1ea-e40639dd5774/qX0Hhuioekv4OfUHm-d_aOKP.jpg"}