The Hill: GOP, Democratic relief packages $16B apart on vaccine funding “Two competing coronavirus relief packages on Capitol Hill underscore differing GOP and Democratic funding priorities for vaccine development and COVID-19 testing. The Senate GOP measure released this week includes roughly $16 billion more for vaccine development than the House-passed…
The Hill: Democrats introduce bill to repeal funding ban on abortions abroad “Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduced legislation Wednesday that would repeal a decades-old policy that prevents U.S. foreign aid programs from providing funding for abortion services. … Schakowsky’s bill, the Abortion Is Health Care Act of 2020, would classify…
Xinhua: U.S., Chinese experts urge better cooperation on public health policy “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the globe, experts from the United States and China emphasized at an online seminar Tuesday that cooperation is the silver bullet for battling the global pandemic. During the seminar, co-hosted by the…
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:…
Devex: Opinion: Why is IFC contributing to poverty in Guinea? David Pred, co-founder and executive director of Inclusive Development International (7/28). NBC News: Zara Ahmed: Abortion rates don’t drop when the procedure is outlawed. But it does make it more dangerous Zara Ahmed, associate director of federal issues for the…
The Lancet: The COVID-19 infodemic Editorial Board (7/17). New York Times: Opening Schools Won’t Be Easy, but Here’s How to Do It Safely Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost of global initiatives and professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues (7/29). PLOS Neglected Tropical…
U.S. Department of State: Update: The United State Continues to Lead the Global Response to COVID-19 This fact sheet provides an update on U.S. efforts to respond to COVID-19 globally, noting, “Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. Government has announced more than $1.5 billion in State Department and U.S.…
White House: Remarks by Vice President Pence in a Roundtable on Phase III Coronavirus Vaccine Trials | Durham, N.C. During remarks at a roundtable on phase three coronavirus vaccine clinical trials, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence discussed Operation Warp Speed and progress to develop a COVID-19 vaccine (7/29).
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…
Devex: U.S. Senate COVID-19 funding bill includes $4B for global response “The U.S. Senate’s coronavirus supplemental funding bill unveiled Monday includes only about $4.4 billion for global COVID-19 relief efforts, far less than advocates had pushed to include. Development experts have been pushing for about $20 billion in funding for…
