Thanks for writing this post. I visited the EA forum for the first time in a long time with the intention of looking for discussions of government policies and the opportunities associated with them. The neglect of systemic change is a common criticism of the EA movement, and in my view rightly so (but not a good excuse to dismiss EA entirely). Strengthening health systems (and governments, and government responsiveness, and ultimately a high-trust society) is one obvious route. Another is safety, e.g. ending or limiting massacres in wars, and its knock-on health effects.
Thanks for writing this post. I visited the EA forum for the first time in a long time with the intention of looking for discussions of government policies and the opportunities associated with them. The neglect of systemic change is a common criticism of the EA movement, and in my view rightly so (but not a good excuse to dismiss EA entirely). Strengthening health systems (and governments, and government responsiveness, and ultimately a high-trust society) is one obvious route. Another is safety, e.g. ending or limiting massacres in wars, and its knock-on health effects.