More Than 50 Democratic U.S. Lawmakers Urge State Department To Restore Aid To Yemen September 17, 2020 News Summary Foreign Policy: Congress Pressures Trump Administration to Restore Aid to Yemen “U.S. Congress is urging the State Department to reconsider U.S. assistance to Yemen suspended by President Donald Trump’s administration earlier this year after a plea from humanitarian groups last month appeared to fall on deaf ears, redoubling attention on…
Trump Administration Proposes Further Expansion Of Mexico City Policy September 17, 2020 News Summary National Review: The Trump Administration Proposes Another Expansion of the ‘Mexico City Policy’ “…When it applied only to the State Department and USAID, the Mexico City policy covered about $600 million in U.S. aid directed to international family-planning programs. … And now, the administration has proposed further broadening the [Protecting…
KFF Provides Resources On Global, Domestic Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic September 17, 2020 News Summary KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of September 17, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (9/17). 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. KFF’s…
Bipartisan Group Of 12 U.S. Lawmakers Launches International Water And Sanitation Caucus September 17, 2020 News Summary Devex: Bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S. unite to advocate for WASH “Politicians from both sides of the U.S. political spectrum have come together to advocate for global access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. The International Water and Sanitation Caucus, which launched this week, was founded by a bipartisan group of…
More News In Global Health September 16, 2020 News Summary Devex: Audit finds E.U. aid to Kenya lacked impact (Chadwick, 9/16). Devex: A humanitarian emergency is bound to occur. What could a pandemic-era response look like? (Lieberman, 9/16). Devex: Shinzo Abe’s development legacy for Japan is here to stay (Ravelo/Cornish, 9/16). Devex: When are sewers the best option for improved…
Japan Commits $165M To COVAX; Germany Invests In Domestic Coronavirus Vaccine R&D Efforts; Half Of Tests Positive In Argentina; NIH To Investigate Serious Side Effect In Vaccine Trial September 16, 2020 News Summary AFRICA Al Jazeera: TV replaces teachers for African children amid coronavirus curbs (9/15). BBC News: Coronavirus in Africa: Explaining the bogus ‘viral blockers’ worn by some politicians (Adegoke, 9/15). Borgen Magazine: COVID-19 in Liberia: Learning From the Ebola Virus (Wallace, 9/16). Xinhua: WHO’s COVID-19 health supplies reach Libya (9/16). ASIA…
Editorial, Opinion Pieces Address Various Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Including Need To Protect Gains, Sustain Momentum On Other Diseases; Potential Benefits Of Joining COVAX; Importance Of International Research Collaboration September 16, 2020 News Summary Devex: Opinion: COVID-19 is a turning point for infectious diseases Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (9/16). Foreign Affairs: America Needs to Lock Down Again Michael T. Osterholm, Regents professor and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at…
Cato Institute Releases Policy Papers On Government Failures, Health Care Reform Amid COVID-19 September 16, 2020 News Summary Cato Institute: COVID-19: A Case Study of Government Failure Charles Silver, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and Roy W. and Eugenia C. McDonald endowed chair in civil procedure at the University of Texas School of Law, and David A. Hyman, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and professor of…
CGD Publishes Blog Posts On Various Aspects Of COVID-19, Including Machine Learning For Health Care Resource Allocation In LMICs, Cash Transfers, Estimating Net Health Impact Of COVID-19 Policies September 16, 2020 News Summary Center for Global Development: Using Machine Learning for Healthcare Resource Allocation in COVID-19: Opportunities and Challenges for LMICs Anukrat Bhansali and Vageesh Jain, non-resident fellow at CGD (9/15). Center for Global Development: The Case for Cash — Beyond COVID — Gains Strength: New Data on Comparative Cost-Effectiveness Sarah Rose, policy…