Podcast Special - Addressing the Costs & Care for Long COVID An OECD Report

From Long COVID the Answers by Kojala Medical

May 25, 2026 · 40 min · Season 2 · Episode 30

About this episode

Dr Funmi Okunola interviews experts from the OECD about their reports on the costs and care of Long COVID.

Dr Funmi Okunola MD interviews Dr Guillaume Dedet MD, MPH, MSc, MA - Senior Health Economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and Dr David Kelly MD, MPH, MRCIP, CSCST - Public Health Physician & Epidemiologist at the OECD about their April 2026 report - "Addressing the Costs & Care of Long COVID for Long COVID the Long Shadow of the Pandemic" . We also dive into their October 2025 OECD report - "The Prevalence and Impact of Long COVID in the Primary Care Population - Findings from the OECD PaRIS Survey". REFERENCES 1. Addressing the Costs & Care of Long COVID for Long COVID the Long Shadow of the Pandemic. 2. The Prevalence and Impact of Long COVID in the Primary Care Population - Findings from the OECD PaRIS Survey

People in this episode

Host: Dr Funmi Okunola MD

Guests: Dr Guillaume Dedet MD, MPH, MSc, MA, Dr David Kelly MD, MPH, MRCIP, CSCST

Topics covered

Long COVID
Health Economics
Public Health
Epidemiology
OECD Reports

Keywords

Long COVID
OECD
Health Economics
Public Health
Epidemiology
Primary Care
Pandemic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)

Books & works: Addressing the Costs & Care of Long COVID for Long COVID the Long Shadow of the Pandemic, The Prevalence and Impact of Long COVID in the Primary Care Population - Findings from the OECD PaRIS Survey