Harvard Business Review July 8, 2020
Jaana Remes , Martin Dewhurst and Jonathan Woetzel

Covid-19 has put health on the agenda of every company. Businesses have adapted to remote work, reconfigured physical workspaces, revised logistics and supply networks, and changed operating procedures to cope with the pandemic’s effects. Never before has the direct connection between the health of the global population and our economic prosperity been so visibly demonstrated.

But what happens next? New research by the McKinsey Global Institute shows that making prudent investments in the health of the world’s population can dramatically improve people’s quality of life, protect against downside risks such as pandemics, and lead to large economic returns from increased output and productivity. The upside for the economy and society would be enormous: a $12 trillion economic opportunity, hundreds of...

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