Spread Of Conspiracy Theories Could Impact COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery, Report Warns; News Outlets Report On Vaccine Development, Research Efforts September 15, 2020 News Summary Devex: Interactive: What COVID-19 conspiracy theories mean for vaccine delivery “…A new report from the Global Health Security Network, ‘The COVID-19 pandemic vs. Post-Truth,’ highlights the dangers vaccine delivery may face as a growing number of conspiracy theorists — including those who believe that the vaccine will deliver microchip tracking…
More U.K. Aid Should Be Spent On Basic Health Services In World’s Poorest Nations, Report Says September 15, 2020 News Summary The Telegraph: Call for more U.K. aid to go on basic health services in world’s poorest countries “The U.K. government is being urged to spend more aid money on basic health services in the world’s poorest countries as charities fear that vital goals such as reducing child and maternal mortality…
WHO Europe Members, Partners Pledge To Work Together On COVID-19 Response, Vaccine Development Efforts September 15, 2020 News Summary Xinhua: Members, partners of WHO Europe pledge solidarity in response to COVID-19 crisis “Health ministers, high-level representatives of all 53 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region and partner organizations as well as representatives from civil society gathered online on Monday to discuss major health issues, pledging…
Experts Urge G20 Health, Finance Ministers To Fully Fund Pandemic Preparedness Efforts Ahead Of Meeting September 15, 2020 News Summary The Telegraph: Experts urge G20 ministers to back rhetoric with resources and fully fund pandemic preparedness “Promises to invest in pandemic preparedness to prevent a repeat of the current crisis are yet to be backed up with adequate resources, experts have warned, ahead of a meeting of G20 health and…
GPMB Report Calls For U.N. Summit On, New International Framework For Global Health Preparedness, Response September 15, 2020 News Summary Devex: High-level body calls for new global health emergency framework, ‘pandemic proof’ future “The high-level body that warned the world of the threat of a pandemic in 2019 — and how the world was unprepared for it — has come out with new recommendations that call for a new international…
Trump Health Appointee Touts Conspiracies, Makes False Accusations During Facebook Live Event; U.S. House Democrats Launch Investigation Into Reports Of Political Interference In CDC Publications September 15, 2020 News Summary New York Times: Trump Health Aide Pushes Bizarre Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt “The top communications official at the powerful cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus made outlandish and false accusations on Sunday that career government scientists were engaging in ‘sedition’ in their handling of the pandemic…
COVID-19 Pandemic Contributes To Loss Of Progress In Global Health, Development Goals, Gates Foundation Report Says September 15, 2020 News Summary Devex: How big is the SDG backslide? Gates Foundation presents new data “The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a 7% increase in extreme poverty, with an additional 37 million people living below $1.90 a day, according to a new report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The fourth annual…
Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Pass 1.35M; India’s Hospitals Face Oxygen Shortage; France Tightens Restrictions On Public Activities; Turkey’s Daily Death Toll Tops May Levels; Pandemic Disrupts HIV Efforts In U.S. September 15, 2020 News Summary AFRICA Xinhua: Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 1.35M: Africa CDC (9/15). ASIA BBC: Coronavirus: India faces oxygen scarcity as cases surge (Biswas, 9/14). NPR: At Least 25 Indian Lawmakers Test Positive For Coronavirus As Parliament Reopens (Frayer, 9/14). Thomson Reuters Foundation: Women grieve stillborn babies as COVID-19 hits maternity care…
More News In Global Health September 15, 2020 News Summary CIDRAP News: Pandemic total passes 29 million as cases hit daily high (Schnirring, 9/14). Devex: Why nonstate armed groups allow access for health workers (Worley, 9/15). Nature: Stillbirth rate rises dramatically during pandemic (Watson, 9/15). New York Times: As U.N. Turns 75, the Celebration Is Muted by Calamity and Conflict…
Opinion Pieces Address Various Topics Related To COVID-19 Pandemic, Response, Including Vaccines, Surgical Care, Role Of IMF, Pandemic’s Death Toll September 15, 2020 News Summary Financial Times: Bill & Melinda Gates: Vaccine fairness will make us all safer Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (9/14). Global Health NOW: To Prepare for Pandemics, Invest in Surgical Care Kee Park, Paul Farmer global surgery scholar in the Program in Global Surgery…