Editorial, Opinion Pieces Discuss Various Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Including Impact On Reproductive Health In Africa, AMR, Countries Worldwide July 10, 2020 News Summary DW: COVID-19 pandemic threatens Africa’s gains in reproductive healthcare Evelyn Samba, Kenya country director at the German Foundation for World Population (DSW) (7/10). The Guardian: COVID-19: Re-tooling Nigeria’s public health delivery model Christopher Samuel, project coordinator at Telehealth Nigeria Initiative (TENI) (7/10). The Lancet: COVID-19: the worst may be yet…
House Appropriations Committee Approves FY21 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill July 9, 2020 News Summary UPDATED: The House Committee on Appropriations approved the FY 2021 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) appropriations bill (and accompanying report) on July 9, 2020 (a draft version of the bill was released on July 6 and the accompanying report was released on July 8). The SFOPs bill includes funding for…
WHO Confirms ‘Emerging Evidence’ Novel Coronavirus Can Be Transmitted Through Airborne Droplets July 9, 2020 News Summary CNN: WHO confirms there’s ’emerging evidence’ of airborne transmission of coronavirus “The World Health Organization confirmed there is ’emerging evidence’ of airborne transmission of the coronavirus following the publication of a letter Monday signed by 239 scientists that urged the agency to be more forthcoming about the likelihood that people…
Bolsonaro Touts Unproven Hydroxychloroquine To Treat His COVID-19 Infection; Group Of Journalists To Sue Brazilian President For Taking Off Mask During Interview July 9, 2020 News Summary AP: Bolsonaro now ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID-19 treatment “After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages…
Pandemic Could Push 122M People Deeper Into Hunger, Poverty, Oxfam Report Warns July 9, 2020 News Summary The Telegraph: Covid-19 could kill more people through hunger than the virus itself, warns Oxfam “More people will die of hunger caused by the pandemic than of coronavirus this year, according to a report from Oxfam. An estimated 122 million of the world’s poorest people could be plunged deeper into…
U.N. News Reports On COVID-19 Recovery Efforts; Trafficking Of Substandard, Fake Products Related To Pandemic; Reissue Of Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ To Help Children July 9, 2020 News Summary U.N. News: U.N. chief highlights need for decent jobs to fuel COVID-19 recovery “More than 50 Heads of State and government, alongside global employers’ and trade union leaders, have been taking part in an online discussion on Wednesday looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world of…
News Outlets Examine Efforts To Develop Vaccines, Treatments For COVID-19; U.S. Government Launches Website For Volunteer Registration July 9, 2020 News Summary AP: ‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs “Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste…” (Marchione, 7/8). CNBC: In race to bring vaccine to market, big pharma struggles to protect its…
COVID-19 Spread In Africa Reaching ‘Full Speed’; Cases In Philippines Pass 50K; Millions Of Yemeni Children Face Starvation Amid Pandemic; Canada PM Touts Country’s Response; Birx Urges Some U.S. States To Return To Phase 1 July 9, 2020 News Summary AFRICA AP: COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is now reaching ‘full speed’ (Anna, 7/9). CNN: Africa’s battle against Covid-19 will be won or lost here (McKenzie/Swails, 7/6). Pulitzer Center: COVID’s Darkest Effects: How the Pandemic May Fuel Child Trafficking in Ghana (Leadholm, 7/8). ASIA AP: Philippines virus cases soar past 50,000…
EGPAF Releases Report Urging Action To Improve Youth-Focused HIV Efforts July 9, 2020 News Summary Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: AIDS-Free Generation Z This new report from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) urges action for improving youth-focused HIV programming (7/8).