Up To 12 Ebola Cases Identified In New DRC Outbreak; U.N. OCHA Releases $40M For Response June 9, 2020 News Summary Reuters: Up to 12 infected in Congo’s new Ebola outbreak: WHO “Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. … There have now been nine confirmed…
Blog Posts, Videos, Releases Address Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic June 9, 2020 News Summary Center for Global Development: Early Health Technology Assessment for a COVID-19 Vaccine Christopher Matthew Neil Painter, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) fellow with the HITAP International Unit, and colleagues (6/8). Center for Global Development: In the Race to Develop A Vaccine For COVID-19, Is A Pull For R&D Essential Or Optional?…
GAO Report Examines Infectious Disease Modeling, Provides Recommendations For Improvement June 9, 2020 News Summary Homeland Preparedness News: GAO makes recommendations on infectious disease modeling “A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines how federal agencies use infectious disease modeling to fight outbreaks and what can be done to improve them. The report, titled ‘Infectious Disease Modeling: Opportunities to Improve Coordination and Ensure…
Media Outlets Examine Trump’s Withdrawal From WHO, Efforts To Reverse Announcement June 9, 2020 News Summary The BMJ: Global health under fire: Trump and covid are just two of the threats “On 29 May 2020 President Donald Trump announced a halt to U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, claiming that the body had mismanaged its efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. The…
Satellite Data Suggest Novel Coronavirus Might Have Emerged Earlier In Wuhan; Chinese Companies Step Up As Global Humanitarian Donors; China Demands Proof Of Vaccine Interference From Sen. Rick Scott June 9, 2020 News Summary ABC News: Satellite data suggests coronavirus may have hit China earlier: Researchers “…Using techniques similar to those employed by intelligence agencies, the research team behind the study analyzed commercial satellite imagery and ‘observed a dramatic increase in hospital traffic outside five major Wuhan hospitals beginning late summer and early fall…
MFAN Co-Chairs Urge Trump Administration To Reconsider WHO Withdrawal June 9, 2020 News Summary Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network: MFAN Urges Trump Administration to Reverse Course on World Health Organization Withdrawal Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) co-chairs Lester Munson, Larry Nowels, and Tessie San Martin delivered a statement on behalf of MFAN addressing the Trump administration’s decision to withdrawal from the World Health Organization. According…
WHO Warns Nations To Maintain Vigilance As World Sees Record High COVID-19 Cases Recorded On Sunday, Countries Begin To Loosen Lockdowns June 9, 2020 News Summary U.N. News: No time to take ‘foot off the pedal’ as coronavirus pandemic worsens: WHO “The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening globally, with more than 136,000 cases recorded on Sunday: the highest number in a single day, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ‘More than six months into this pandemic,…
KFF Provides Resources On Global, Domestic Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic June 9, 2020 News Summary KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of June 9, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 have been added to the tracker (6/9). 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…
Pandemic To Shrink Global Economy By 5.2% This Year, World Bank Says, Confirming Deepest Recession Since WWII June 9, 2020 News Summary U.N. News: Coronavirus: World Bank confirms deepest recession since World War Two “The COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2 percent this year, representing the deepest recession since World War Two, and triggering a dramatic rise in extreme poverty, the World Bank said Monday in its latest Global…
USAID Provides Details On U.S. Support For COVID-19 Response Efforts In Uzbekistan, India June 9, 2020 News Summary USAID: The United States Supports Uzbekistan’s Efforts To Combat COVID-19 “On June 5, the U.S. Embassy handed over essential reagents for COVID-19 testing to Uzbekistan’s Agency of Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing (ASEW) as part of the United States’ assistance to Uzbekistan to combat COVID-19. … This is the first set…
