WTO Weighs South Africa, India Proposal To Waive Intellectual Property Rights On COVID-19 Products December 17, 2020 News Summary Foreign Policy: WTO Meeting Pits Rich Against Poor In Fight For Vaccines “…South Africa and India are leading a group of low- and middle-income countries calling for a waiver on intellectual property rights on products related to the pandemic — including personal protective equipment, therapeutics, and vaccines. China has also…
President-Elect Biden Faces Challenge Of Uniting Country Around Coronavirus Vaccine, Mitigation Efforts December 17, 2020 News Summary Washington Post: Biden will arrive in office amid a pandemic. It will be his biggest challenge — but also an opportunity. “As President-elect Joe Biden and his team devise a governing strategy to defeat the coronavirus pandemic — the incoming administration’s most urgent priority — they have become centrally focused…
Proposal At WTO To Waive Intellectual Property Rights To COVID-19 Technologies Not In World’s Best Interest, Paper Argues December 17, 2020 News Summary Cato Institute: An Unnecessary Proposal: A WTO Waiver of Intellectual Property Rights for COVID-19 Vaccines James Bacchus, distinguished university professor of global affairs and director of the Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity at the University of Central Florida and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, discusses a proposal…
French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive For COVID-19, Will Self-Isolate For 7 Days December 17, 2020 News Summary AP: French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19 “French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, following a week when he has met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers are among those self-isolating because they had recent contact with him. Macron took a test ‘as…
More COVID-19 & Global Health News December 17, 2020 News Summary AFP/YouTube: Virus hunters delve into Gabon forest in search for next threat | AFP (12/16). Devex: Q&A: The woman tasked with bringing gender to the center of the Gates Foundation (Cheney, 12/17). Devex: Q&A: Addressing polio through a gender lens (12/17). Devex: How a new data portal aims to accelerate…
Air Pollution To Be Listed As Cause Of British Child’s Death, Landmark Ruling Says December 17, 2020 News Summary New York Times: In Landmark Ruling, Air Pollution Recorded as a Cause of Death for British Girl “A 9-year-old girl who suffered a fatal asthma attack in 2013 became the first person in Britain to officially have air pollution listed as a cause of death, a British official said. The…
Paul Farmer Awarded $1M Prize For Decades Of Work Strengthening Health Systems December 17, 2020 News Summary New York Times: Paul Farmer Is Awarded the $1 Million Berggruen Prize “Paul Farmer, a medical anthropologist who has fought for stronger public health care infrastructure around the world, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Berggruen Prize. The $1 million prize, which is awarded annually to people who…
Precise Mapping Helps Uncover Inequities In Measles Vaccine Coverage, Could Help Improve Distribution, Opinion Piece Says December 17, 2020 News Summary Nature: Precise mapping reveals gaps in global measles vaccination coverage C. Edson Utazi and Andrew J. Tatem, both of WorldPop at the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton “Improved access to childhood vaccines has been one of the biggest breakthroughs in public health in recent…
Opinion Pieces Address Various Topics Related To COVID-19 Vaccine, Including Role Of Pharmaceutical Industry, Access, Intellectual Property Protections December 17, 2020 News Summary New York Times: Don’t Fall for Big Pharma’s Savior Act Stephen Buranyi, science journalist and visiting lecturer at the European Business School (12/17). Scientific American: How to Expand Access to COVID Vaccines without Compromising the Science Peter Doshi, associate professor of pharmaceutical health services research at the University of Maryland…
Blog Post Outlines Steps Biden Administration Could Take To End HIV, Advance Reproductive Health, Rights Globally December 17, 2020 News Summary Health Affairs Blog: In Global Efforts To End HIV And Advance Reproductive Health, President-Elect Joe Biden Should Seize The Opportunity For Bold Leadership Monica Kerrigan, executive director of Planned Parenthood Global, discusses the links between HIV prevention and reproductive health and rights and outlines actions the Biden administration could take…
