ArticleResources, conservation, and recycling2021
A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies.
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146 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 844 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Review of the Applicability of Current Green Practices in Healthcare Facilities.International journal of health policy and management · 2023Pooled it
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- Antibiotic and antiviral prescribing patterns among hospitalised patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in Mongolia: a real-world descriptive retrospective study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
- Decarbonization pathways in medical waste management through circular economy strategies to advance UN-SDGs.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- COVID-19 pandemic reclassification and implications for continuing uptake of COVID-19 vaccination: The case of Savannah Region, Ghana, 2023.IJID regions · 2025Article
- Assessing the performance of Portuguese public hospitals before and during COVID-19 outbreak, with optimistic and pessimistic benchmarking approaches.Health care management science · 2025Article
- Chinese influence in Africa by integrated regret theory and multi-criteria decision analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Impact of a telemedicine center on reducing the carbon footprint for primary health care: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2025Article
- Biological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 resistant populations by integrated gut microbiota sequencing, metabolomics, and proteomics: a cohort comparison study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission by Airborne Droplets in a Restaurant Outbreak: A CFD Approach.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prehospital emergency medical service: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessing pharmacists' awareness of financial indicators in community pharmacy management: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Quality of life among residents of Gaza, Palestine: the predictive role of mental distress, fear of COVID-19, and social support.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Crisis and environmental governance decisions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from European countries.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Repurposing phone booths into COVID-19 sampling stations: medical operator experiences.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy: Current Trends, Challenges, and Future Directions.Cureus · 2024Review
- Nano-carrier DMSN for effective multi-antigen vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Article
- Research on industrial structure adjustment and spillover effect in resource-based regions in the post-pandemic era.PloS one · 2024Article
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11 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020, but the world is still reeling from its aftermath. Originating from China, cases quickly spread across the globe, prompting the implementation of stringent measures by world governments in efforts to isolate cases and limit the transmission rate of the virus. These measures have however shattered the core sustaining pillars of the modern world economies as global trade and cooperation succumbed to nationalist focus and competition for scarce supplies. Against this backdrop, this paper presents a critical review of the catalogue of negative and positive impacts of the pandemic and proffers perspectives on how it can be leveraged to steer towards a better, more resilient low-carbon economy. The paper diagnosed the danger of relying on pandemic-driven benefits to achieving sustainable development goals and emphasizes a need for a decisive, fundamental structural change to the dynamics of how we live. It argues for a rethink of the present global economic growth model, shaped by a linear economy system and sustained by profiteering and energy-gulping manufacturing processes, in favour of a more sustainable model recalibrated on circular economy (CE) framework. Building on evidence in support of CE as a vehicle for balancing the complex equation of accomplishing profit with minimal environmental harms, the paper outlines concrete sector-specific recommendations on CE-related solutions as a catalyst for the global economic growth and development in a resilient post-COVID-19 world.
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