FCAA Executive Director Discusses HIV/AIDS Funding, Role Of Private Philanthropy July 9, 2020 News Summary Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA): New Data Highlights Concerns in HIV/AIDS Funding John Barnes, executive director of FCAA, discusses the new report from KFF and UNAIDS analyzing donor government funding for HIV/AIDS and the implications of the findings for the global HIV/AIDS epidemic amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the…
KFF Provides Resources On Global, Domestic Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic July 9, 2020 News Summary KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of July 9, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (7/9). 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 Releases New Analysis At AIDS 2020 Quantifying PEPFAR’s Role For Women July 9, 2020 News Summary KFF: Quantifying PEPFAR’s Role for Women and Girls: Analysis of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Indicator Data, 2016-2019 Women and girls represent more than half of all people living with HIV worldwide, and HIV is the leading cause of death among women aged 15-49. Many factors contribute to women’s risk for…
Blogs, Releases, Video Address Various Issues Related To COVID-19 Pandemic, Including Responses In Africa, Gender-Based Violence, Vaccine Development July 9, 2020 News Summary BMJ Opinion: Covid-19 will end but doctors will keep dying: supporting physicians’ mental health after the pandemic Trisha Pasricha, gastroenterology fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital and filmmaker (7/8). Brookings: Learning from the best: Evaluating Africa’s COVID-19 responses Youssef Travaly, vice president of the AIMS-NEI Global Network — Next Einstein…
White House Releases Transcript Of Latest Coronavirus Task Force Press Briefing July 9, 2020 News Summary White House: Press Briefing by Vice President Pence and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force | July 8, 2020 The White House released the transcript of the most recent press briefing by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Coronavirus Task Force (7/8).
KFF Fact Sheet On U.S. Government, World Health Organization Available July 8, 2020 News Summary KFF: The U.S. Government and the World Health Organization This fact sheet provides information about the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. government funding and engagement with WHO. In April, the White House first announced it would be suspending financial support for WHO pending a review of the organization’s activities…
Malnutrition Costs Businesses In Poorer Countries Up To $850B Annually, Economic Model Shows July 8, 2020 News Summary AFP/France 24: Malnutrition in poorer nations costs firms up to $850 bln: study “Hunger, poor nutrition, and obesity not only present a health burden in developing countries but carry a hidden economic penalty that costs businesses up to $850 billion a year, according to a new report published Wednesday. Researchers…
Trump Administration’s Commission On Unalienable Rights To Release Report Next Week; Human Rights Activists Raise Concerns July 8, 2020 News Summary POLITICO: Pompeo to release human rights report in person, drawing pandemic fears “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo already had activists on edge over an upcoming report on human rights. Now they’re arguing his decision to unveil the report at an in-person, public event amid a pandemic is revealing the explicitly…
Meeting On U.K. DFID, FCO Merger Scrutinized, Raises Concerns Among Aid Experts July 8, 2020 News Summary Devex: Foreign Affairs Committee criticized over DFID merger session “The Foreign Affairs Committee’s first evidence session on the Department for International Development’s merger demonstrated the importance of specialized parliamentary scrutiny of aid and development policy, according to aid experts. The session — held by the parliamentary committee responsible for scrutinizing…