National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Evaluation of Strengthening Human Resources for Health Capacity in the Republic of Rwanda under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) “The purpose of the evaluation is to understand how the CDC/PEPFAR-funded (2012-2017) Rwandan Ministry of Health HRH Program affected morbidity and…

Center for Global Development: A Tool to Estimate the Net Health Impact of COVID-19 Policies Damian Walker, non-resident fellow with CGD, and colleagues (5/26). Center for Global Development: What Is the World Health Organization Without the United States? Amanda Glassman, executive vice president of CGD, CEO of CGD Europe, and…

AFRICA AP: Tanzania says virus defeated through prayer, but fears grow (Odula/Anna, 5/22). VOA: COVID-19 Disrupts South Sudan Health Services (Mayar, 5/21). Washington Post: Living through a pandemic when your access to water is difficult (Emezi/Paquette, 5/21). ASIA AP: India struggles with twin challenges of cyclone and pandemic (Ghosal et…

CIDRAP News: Review finds test antibiotics unreliable for diagnosing TB (Dall, 5/20). Devex: Locust swarms prompt fresh FAO appeal, $500M from World Bank (Welsh, 5/22). The Economist: Latin America ponders how to fight ‘obstetric violence’ (5/21). The Economist: Thoughts that the young are not much affected by SARS-CoV-2 look wrong…

BMJ: Ethical road map through the covid-19 pandemic Zoe Fritz, Wellcome fellow in society and ethics, and colleagues (5/21). CNN: Is China the new leader on the world health stage? Michael Bociurkiw, global affairs analyst and host of the Global Impact podcast (5/20). The Conversation: The World Health Organization must…

Atlantic Council’s “New Atlanticist”: Will COVID-19 exacerbate or defuse conflicts in the Middle East? Masoud Mostajabi, assistant director at the Atlantic Council (5/21). Brookings: Americans want global engagement on fighting COVID-19 George Ingram, senior fellow for global economy and development at Brookings (5/21). Center for Global Development: The Race for…

KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of May 22, 2020 (5/22). Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 have been added to the tracker. KFF: COVID-19 & PEPFAR: Implications for the Future The potential for the COVID-19 pandemic to significantly affect the health and development of low-…

KFF: COVID-19 & PEPFAR: Implications for the Future The potential for the COVID-19 pandemic to significantly affect the health and development of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, has serious implications for PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This issue brief examines the…

Al Jazeera: Trump sidelines CDC in push to reopen the U.S. economy (Roberts, 5/20). Devex: First came the coronavirus. And then the cyclone hit (Cornish, 5/21). Devex: Q&A: Gates Foundation adopts ‘yes, and’ strategy in response to COVID-19 (Lieberman, 5/21). The Economist: The risk of severe covid-19 is not uniform…

BMJ Opinion: Richard Smith: learning from a four-star general on leading in a time of pandemic Richard Smith, former BMJ editor (5/20). Center for Global Development: Why is DFC Investing in Domestic COVID-19 Programs? Clemence Landers, policy fellow, and Prashant Yadav, senior fellow, both with CGD (5/20). Chicago Council on…