USG Donates Ventilators To India For COVID-19 Response June 17, 2020 News Summary USAID: The United States Provides Ventilators To India To Battle COVID-19 “The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated a first shipment of 100 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to India to assist its fight against COVID-19. This donation is part of President Trump’s generous offer of…
COVID-19 Cases Pass 8M Worldwide; Pandemic Hits Latin America Hard, Especially Brazil June 16, 2020 News Summary Reuters: Global coronavirus cases reach over 8 million as outbreak expands in Latin America “Global cases of the novel coronavirus reached over 8 million on Monday, as infections surge in Latin America and the United States and China grapple with fresh outbreaks. The United States still leads the world with…
Former U.S. Ebola Czar Ron Klain Discusses U.S. Response To COVID-19 Pandemic In Interview With The Hill June 16, 2020 News Summary The Hill: Former Obama Ebola czar Ron Klain says White House’s bad decisions have put U.S. behind many other nations on COVID-19; Fears of virus reemergence intensify “Former Obama Ebola czar Ron Klain says [in an interview with The Hill’s Steve Clemons that the] White House’s bad decisions have put…
Iran To Cease Provision Of Family Planning Services At State-Run Health Facilities June 16, 2020 News Summary The Guardian: Iran ends provision by state of contraceptives and vasectomies “Iran’s state hospitals and clinics are no longer performing vasectomies or giving out contraceptives in an attempt to revive flagging population growth, a senior health official has told state media. Iranian women were now having 1.7 children on average,…
Despite Ongoing Global Response To COVID-19, Preparations For Southern Seasonal Flu Must Remain Priority, WHO DG Says June 16, 2020 News Summary U.N. News: COVID-19: Preparations for southern flu season must be a priority: WHO’s Tedros “Despite the ongoing global response to COVID-19, the world cannot lose sight of the significant public health risk posed by influenza, which affects every country every year and takes its own deadly toll, World Health Organization…
DRC Reports 17 Cases, 11 Deaths In New Ebola Outbreak In Équateur Province June 16, 2020 News Summary Al Jazeera: 17 infected, 11 dead in new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo “The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 17 Ebola cases in a new outbreak of the deadly virus in the western province of Équateur and 11 of those infected have died, health officials said on Monday.…
COVID-19 Pandemic Shows How Environmental Protection, Social Justice, Health Should Be Addressed Together, U.N. Global Compact Chief Says June 16, 2020 News Summary The Guardian: Covid-19 pandemic is ‘fire drill’ for effects of climate crisis, says U.N. official “The coronavirus pandemic is ‘just a fire drill’ for what is likely to follow from the climate crisis, and the protests over racial injustice around the world show the need to tie together social equality,…
More News In Global Health June 16, 2020 News Summary BBC: MSF Afghan maternity ward to close after deadly gun attack (6/16). Borgen Magazine: 5 Organizations Fighting COVID-19 and Water Scarcity (Rhodes, 6/15). Devex: The rise of the robo-health worker (Root, 6/16). Devex: IDC recommends no new money for Newton Fund until it reforms (Worley, 6/15). Financial Times: Coronavirus could…
FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine, Chloroquine To Treat COVID-19, Warns Of Combining With Remdesivir; Trump Critical Of Decision June 16, 2020 News Summary POLITICO: FDA ends emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus “The Food and Drug Administration on Monday withdrew emergency use authorizations for two coronavirus treatments that President Donald Trump promoted despite concerns about their safety and effectiveness. The agency revoked the authorizations for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine after a request from Gary…