Blog Posts, Releases Address Various Topics Related To COVID-19, Including Financing Equitable Response; Impact On Girls, Women; Sustaining Progress In Cancer Care Amid Pandemic

Brookings Institution’s “Future Development”: Financing a comprehensive and equitable COVID-19 response
Mahmoud Mohieldin, special envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations, and Michael Kelleher, director of external affairs at 2Blades Foundation (9/18).

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Corona-free? How disinformation could be clouding the true pandemic picture in Africa
Julia Ilhardt, student at Princeton University, and colleagues (9/21).

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: How COVID-19 is Impacting Africa: A Conversation with the directors of Africa CDC and WACI Health (9/18).

Plan International: Halting Lives: The Impact of COVID-19 on Girls and Young Women (9/21).

Think Global Health: Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?
Christopher Troeger, doctoral student at the University of Washington and pre-doctoral research assistant at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (9/15).

World Economic Forum: How can we sustain progress in cancer care in the COVID-19 era?
Dina Mired, president at the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC); Rob Yates, head of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House; and Philippe Drouet, senior vice president for Oncology Global Marketing & Market Access at MSD (9/18).

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