#114 – Maha Rehman on working with governments to rapidly deliver masks to millions of people

It’s hard to believe, but until recently there had never been a large field trial that addressed these simple and obvious questions:<p> 1. When ordinary people wear face masks, does it actually reduce the spread of respiratory diseases?<br> 2. And if so, how do you get people to wear masks more often?</p><p> It turns out the first question is remarkably challenging to answer, but it's well worth doing nonetheless. Among other reasons, the first good trial of this prompted Maha Rehman — Policy Director at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre — as well as a range of others to imm...