[Article] “If you want to help the world tackle COVID-19, what should you do?” by Arden Koehler, Benjamin Todd

There are five main things we need to tackle the crisis. How to find your best opportunity to help.

Narrated by AI.

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Outline:

(02:44) Key ways to contribute

(02:48) 1. Research into the disease, treatments and vaccines

(05:27) 2. Determining the right policy response

(08:02) 3. Increasing healthcare capacity

(10:45) If you’re an engineer

(11:24) If you have medical training

(12:21) If you’re a programmer or computer scientist

(12:49) 4. Slowing the spread through public health advocacy

(15:06) 5. Keeping society running and supporting people on the front lines

(16:02) Where might you fit in?

(18:15) Avoid making things worse

(19:54) Should you work on COVID-19 or something else high-impact?

(22:39) Long list of opportunities to work on COVID-19

(23:20) Groups that are hiring or seeking volunteers

(23:43) Funding opportunities

(23:57) Other good lists

(24:45) See our COVID-19 page to learn more

The original text contained 8 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
March 27th, 2020

Source:
https://80000hours.org/articles/covid-19-what-should-you-do

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