Pandemic Disproportionately Impacting Poor, Most Vulnerable Populations, U.N. SG Warns Ahead Of International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty October 16, 2020 News Summary IPS: Global Poverty Soars — As Incomes of World’s Billionaires Hit New Highs “Addressing poverty eradication last week, just ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, U.N. chief António Guterres warned that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are falling ‘disproportionately on the most…
Interim Results From WHO’s Solidarity Trial Show Remdesivir, Interferon, Other Treatments Show Little Or No Impact On Survival Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients October 16, 2020 News Summary Science: Remdesivir and interferon fall flat in WHO’s megastudy of COVID-19 treatments “One of the world’s biggest trials of COVID-19 therapies released its long-awaited interim results yesterday — and they’re a letdown. None of the four treatments in the Solidarity trial, which enrolled more than 11,000 patients in 400 hospitals…
News Outlets Examine Various Aspects Of R&D, Distribution Of Potential Coronavirus Vaccines October 16, 2020 News Summary AP: China rapidly expands use of experimental COVID-19 vaccines (Wu, 10/16). Bloomberg: Getting a Vaccine Where It Needs to Go (LaVito, 10/15). Devex: Africa needs to go beyond COVAX to secure vaccine doses, experts say (Chakamba, 10/16). NPR: Pfizer Seems To Lead Coronavirus Vaccine Development Race. How Did It Get…
COVID-19 Worsening Malnutrition In Some African Regions; Cases Increase In Europe, Causing Concern; India Set To See Surge As Holiday Season Approaches; Pandemic Stalls Regional Reforms In Latin America; October 16, 2020 News Summary AFRICA AP: South Africa extends relief grants to help poor amid virus (Magome, 10/15). VOA News: Coronavirus Pandemic Worsens Hunger, Malnutrition in Parts of Africa (Amanor, 10/15). ASIA & PACIFIC AP: Asia Today: Sydney lifts quarantine for N. Zealand travelers (10/16). New York Times: What Happens When Covid-19 Meets Toxic…
KFF Provides Resources On Global, Domestic Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic October 16, 2020 News Summary KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of October 16, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (10/16). 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 here.
PEPFAR Announces Expansion Of DREAMS Program In South Africa October 16, 2020 News Summary U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa: U.S. PEPFAR Expands DREAMS Program, Investing R1.4 billion in South Africa’s Young Women “Beginning this month, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is significantly expanding its DREAMS program in South Africa, to ensure that the next generation of young women…
Acting USAID Administrator John Barsa Releases Statement Recognizing World Food Day October 16, 2020 News Summary USAID: Acting USAID Administrator John Barsa On World Food Day As part of his statement recognizing World Food Day on October 16, Acting USAID Administrator John Barsa said, “In communities where food systems were already fragile, the pandemic of COVID-19 is having an outsized impact and threatening to reverse years…
The Lancet Publishes 2019 Global Burden Of Disease Study Highlights, Analysis October 16, 2020 News Summary The Lancet: Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 GBD 2019 Viewpoint Collaborators (10/17). The Lancet: Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators (10/17).…
Blog Posts, Issue Briefs, Statements Address Various Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Including Impacts On Adolescent Girls, Young Women; Africa’s Economy; Humanitarian, Resilience Investing October 16, 2020 News Summary Center for Global Development: Coping with COVID-19: The Pakistan Experience Ijaz Nabi, non-resident fellow with CGD (10/15). Friends of the Global Fight: The Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescent Girls and Young Women and Needed Responses (10/15). Johns Hopkins University’s “Hub”: Study identifies dire economic impact of COVID-19 in Africa Laura…
WHO Establishes Independent Commission To Investigate Sexual Abuse Claims In DRC October 16, 2020 News Summary Reuters: WHO names independent body to investigate DRC sex abuse claims “The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was setting up a seven-person independent commission to investigate claims of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers during the recent Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. In an…