DW: Have scientists been sidelined in eliminating hepatitis because of the coronavirus pandemic? (7/28). Devex: ‘Statistics that can and will be used’: Pacific Islands devise new gender data plans (Cornish, 7/30). Devex: Faith leaders have key role in stopping spread of COVID-19, UNICEF says (Welsh, 7/30). The Lancet Infectious Diseases:…

AFRICA Reuters: Gambia VP tests positive for coronavirus, president self-isolating (Saine, 7/29). Xinhua: Roundup: COVID-19, desert locust exacerbate food insecurity in E. Africa: U.N. (7/29). ASIA AP: Asia Today: Masks mandatory as cases rise in Australia state (7/19). AP: U.N. urges SE Asia to build back better from COVID-19 crisis…

AFRICA Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus and Ebola Together Test a Beleaguered Congo (Bariyo, 7/29). Washington Post: With drastically smaller hajj, Somalia’s livestock industry goes from ‘boom to doom’ (Faruk/Bearak, 7/28). Xinhua: Ethiopia’s COVID-19 cases pass 15,000 mark (7/29). ASIA Financial Times: Over half of Mumbai slum dwellers have had Covid-19,…

The Hill: Religious leaders warn against Pompeo’s push for religious freedom as priority human right “More than 30 faith leaders on Monday issued a warning against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s new push to put property rights and religious freedom at the forefront of American diplomacy. In a statement, faith…

Devex: HIV funding is dwindling. Who will fill the gap? “The world is off-track not just on HIV targets, but also on HIV financing. As the novel coronavirus continues to squeeze government budgets, experts note there are more questions and uncertainties on the future of HIV funding. HIV funding declined…

Bloomberg: The Swine Flu Virus in China That Has People Worried (7/3). Devex: ‘Where’s God?’: The role of faith in psychosocial support (Welsh, 7/6). Devex: Women and people with disabilities missing out on critical eye care (Root, 7/3). Financial Times: FT Series: Companies prospering in the pandemic (Multiple authors, June/July…

AFRICA Reuters: All African countries now have coronavirus lab testing capacity — WHO chief (Paravicini, 6/24). U.N. News: Devastating South Sudan coronavirus deaths,’a tragedy that can be prevented,’ Security Council hears (6/23). ASIA Al Jazeera: Indonesia children at risk as COVID-19 disrupts vaccination drive (Washington, 6/23). CNN: The country where…

Borgen Magazine: Global Vaccine Summit Unites Countries for Gavi’s Vaccination Work (Marabito, 6/23). CEO Magazine: Bill Gates: who will get a coronavirus vaccine first (Horswill, 6/24). Devex: Can women’s health clinics regain ground after ‘the most disruptive interruption’? (Lieberman, 6/24). Devex: Q&A: The role of faith-based organizations amid COVID-19 (Root,…

AFRICA Quartz Africa: With over 250,000 cases, misinformation is compromising Africa’s Covid-19 response (Kazeem, 6/22). The Telegraph: Coronavirus infections pick up speed across Africa (Brown/Newey, 6/22). U.N. News: COVID ‘exacerbating existing vulnerabilities’ in Central African Republic: Lacroix (6/22). ASIA ABC’s RN Breakfast: Why so many Indonesian children are dying from…

POLITICO: ‘A very anxious time’: USAID staff fear motives of top aides “The U.S. Agency for International Development is grappling with growing internal turmoil over how it will treat the LGBTQ and Muslim communities, as well as demands for a stronger response to the case of George Floyd, a black…