AFRICA Nature: Ebola prepared these countries for coronavirus — but now even they are floundering (Maxmen, 7/21). New Humanitarian: Coronavirus vaccine trials in South Africa no ‘magic bullet’ as cases soar (Oliver, 7/21). ASIA AP: Over 22% of people in Delhi have had virus, study indicates (Schmall/Ghosal, 7/21). Bloomberg: Singapore…

Atlantic Council: Ukraine’s healthcare system is in critical condition again Judy Twigg, professor of political science at Virginia Commonwealth University and expert on healthcare systems in the former Soviet Union (7/21). BMJ Opinion: We should strengthen existing institutions rather than create a new international body for virus surveillance Clare Wenham,…

AP: E.U. agrees on $2.1 trillion deal after marathon summit “After four days and nights of wrangling, exhausted European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, after one of their longest summits ever. The 27 leaders grudgingly…

AFRICA Al Jazeera: WHO sounds alarm at spread of coronavirus in Africa (7/20). AP: Watchdog: Virus stalks Egypt’s prisons amid news blackout (7/21). Devex: Muddled messaging around COVID-19 complicates response in Tanzania (Jerving/Saldinger, 7/21). ASIA The Hill: India sees largest daily coronavirus increase with more than 40,000 new cases (Bowden,…

American Interest: Five Global Health Priorities for the Next President Mark Lagon, chief policy officer at Friends of the Global Fight for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and senior fellow at the Trinity Forum (7/20). CNN: Russia, the U.S. and the Covid-19 vaccine free-for-all Kent Sepkowitz, CNN medical analyst and physician…

Wall Street Journal: E.U. Leaders Deadlocked on Coronavirus Recovery Plan “Negotiations among the European Union’s 27 leaders for recovery plans worth €1.8 trillion ($2.06 trillion) dragged into a fourth day on Monday, leading to tense exchanges and fears of a breakdown. After three days of talks to agree a proposed…

Bloomberg: U.K. Orders 90 Million Vaccine Doses from Pfizer, Valneva (Mulier, 7/20). Bloomberg: Most of the World May Face Covid Without a Vaccine (Paton, 7/18). Chicago Tribune: How will the first COVID-19 vaccine affect women? ‘This leaves a big question mark’ (Bowen, 7/19). CNN: Why North Korea says it’s joining…

POLITICO: Drug regulators remain united on Covid-19, says E.U. agency boss “The competition among governments to secure access to medicines and future vaccines against coronavirus has been fierce — but it hasn’t turned drug regulators against each other. On the contrary, it has brought them closer together, said Guido Rasi,…

AFRICA AP: Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa (Muhumuza et al., 7/20). BBC: Why some Kenyans still deny coronavirus exists (7/20). Bloomberg: Nairobi Hospital Builds Virus Facility for U.N. Africa Workers (Malingha, 7/19). Bloomberg: South Africa Data May Underreport Virus Deaths, Experts Say (Bax et al., 7/18). Financial…

Devex: Video: What will it take to decolonize global health? (Byatnal/Mihara, 7/17). Devex: USAID, IDB award crowdsourced innovation grants to aid Venezuelans (Welsh, 7/17). Mother Jones: The Former Head of the CDC Has an Audacious Idea for Handling the Pandemic (Butler, 7/16). PRI: Abortion is a protected right in Spain.…