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The Atlantic: Public-Health Experts Are Not Hypocrites Julia Marcus, epidemiologist and professor at Harvard Medical School, and Gregg Gonsalves, epidemiologist and professor at the Yale School of Public Health (6/11). The Guardian: ‘The data was there — so why did it take coronavirus to wake us up to racial health…

DevPolicy Blog: PNG’s health data: too much of a good thing — part two Manuel Hetzel, research group leader at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and a senior lecturer in epidemiology at the University of Basel, Switzerland (6/11). Human Rights Watch: Africa: Covid-19 Exposes Healthcare Shortfalls (6/8). International…

KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of June 11, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (6/11). Additional KFF COVID-19 resources on the global situation, as well as those focused on the response and impact within the U.S., are available here.…

NIH: NIH-funded study to evaluate drugs prescribed to children with COVID-19 “Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have launched an effort to evaluate drugs prescribed to treat COVID-19 in infants, children, and adolescents across the country. The study leverages an existing clinical trial that examines drugs that are…

USAID: The United States Continues To Lead The Global COVID-19 Response; Allocates Additional U.S. $12 Million For The Pacific Islands Region “The U.S. Embassy [Wednesday] announced the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) additional investment of $12 million to assist partner countries in the Pacific Islands region to prevent…

AFRICA BBC: Coronavirus: John Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Covid-19 (6/8). The Guardian: Nigeria to cut healthcare spending by 40% despite coronavirus cases climbing (Akinwotu, 6/10). Reuters: Ghana’s Incas Diagnostics expects approval for COVID-19 antibody test (Akorlie, 6/10). Reuters: Battling Somalia’s epidemic, a grieving British doctor finds peace (Sheikh/Houreld, 6/10).…

NPR: Vaccine Makers Hedge Bets On Which One Will Emerge As Effective And Safe “Once upon a time, developing a new vaccine was a step-by-step process that went from concept, to design, to tests in humans, to regulatory approval, to manufacturing. It was a process that could take a decade…

Global Health NOW: Disaster Relief in the Face of COVID-19 (Golembiewski, 6/9). Reuters: Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study (Kelland, 6/9). STAT: Merck’s Julie Gerberding, a ‘vaccine optimist,’ on Covid-19 and what comes next (Herper, 6/9). STAT: ‘Flying blind’: Doctors race to understand what Covid-19 means for people…

Devex: COVID-19 is a game-changer for health financing in Nigeria Oluwatola Toluwani, dentist in Osun state, Nigeria (6/10). New Humanitarian: Why working together on global migration is vital to pandemic recovery Ian M. Kysel, visiting assistant clinical professor of law, director of the International Migrants Bill of Rights Initiative, and…