Blogs, Releases Address Impacts Of COVID-19 Pandemic On HIV, TB, Malaria, Maternal Health, Adolescent Sexual, Reproductive Health, Other Issues June 24, 2020 News Summary Global Fund: Global Fund COVID-19 Report: Deaths from HIV, TB and Malaria Could Almost Double in 12 Months Unless Urgent Action is Taken (6/24). UNAIDS: Community-led responses in the time of COVID — UNAIDS global survey (6/24). WHO: Breastfeeding and COVID-19 (6/23). WHO: IOC joins forces with WHO and the…
New DRC Ebola Outbreak In Équateur Records 23 Cases As North Kivu, Ituri Outbreak Nears End June 23, 2020 News Summary The Telegraph: DRC prays for good news as it battles second Ebola outbreak “Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo are battling a new outbreak of Ebola just as one that has been raging on the other side of the vast country is on the verge of being declared over. ……
Senior U.S. Health Officials To Testify Before House Committee; White House Officials Considering Steps To Position CDC As Coronavirus Scapegoat, POLITICO Reports June 23, 2020 News Summary AP: Fauci to testify at a fraught time for U.S. pandemic response “With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation’s pandemic response. The…
UNAIDS Urges Countries To Act To Prevent Potential HIV Drug Shortages Within Next 2 Months June 23, 2020 News Summary U.N. News: Countries urged to act over potential HIV drug shortages, within next two months “Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because of higher costs linked to lockdowns and COVID-19 border closures, UNAIDS said on Monday. In a call to countries and…
COVID-19 Cases Rise Quickly Worldwide, With Pandemic Peaking In Several Large Countries, WHO Says June 23, 2020 News Summary AP: U.N.: Pandemic appears to be peaking in several big countries “A record level of new daily COVID-19 cases worldwide could suggest the pandemic is peaking in some large countries, even as the coronavirus has become ‘well established’ in some regions, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said Monday. At…
Pandemic Impacts Children Heavily, Could Push Millions More Into Poverty In South Asia, Cut Off Access To Education Globally, Reports Show June 23, 2020 News Summary CNN: Pandemic could push an additional 120 million children in South Asia into poverty, says UNICEF “An additional 120 million children in South Asia could be pushed into poverty due to the continuing spread of coronavirus throughout much of the region, according to a new report released by the United…
U.N. Urges Innovative Private Sector Partnerships, Focus On Achieving SDGs To Lessen COVID-19 Impacts June 23, 2020 News Summary Forbes: The U.N.’s Covid-19 Response Team Is Calling For A New Era Of Collaborations With The Private Sector (And Kindness) “At a time when across the world, all countries are faced with the pressing dual concerns of health and the state of the economy, the United Nations is emphasizing the…
Gilead To Test Inhalable Version Of Remdesivir For COVID-19 Treatment; Sanofi Announces Accelerated Timeline For Coronavirus Vaccine Testing June 23, 2020 News Summary New York Times: Gilead to Test a Version of Remdesivir That Can Be Inhaled “The American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences will soon start trials of an inhalable version of remdesivir, an antiviral drug that has shown promise as a therapeutic against the coronavirus in early trials, according to a statement…
USAID Voucher Program Engaging Local Leaders, Supporting Pregnant Women In Uganda During COVID-19 June 23, 2020 News Summary USAID: Engaging Local Council Leaders To Support Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Outbreak This post discusses USAID’s Uganda Voucher Plus Activity in Uganda and how the program is engaging local leaders to help support pregnant women during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the post, “The Voucher Plus activity works to…
