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KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of December 9, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (12/9). 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 here.

Reuters: U.S. says no sanctions penalty on humanitarian aid for Iran “Banks that process payments for humanitarian aid to Iran will not be penalized under U.S. sanctions, the U.S. Treasury has said, following a European appeal for leniency. In a statement explaining the workings of its sanctions, U.S. authorities said…

The Guardian: Covid used as pretext to curtail civil rights around the world, finds report “The state of civil liberties around the world is bleak, according to a new study which found that 87% of the global population were living in nations deemed ‘closed,’ ‘repressed,’ or ‘obstructed.’ The figure is…

Devex: Opinion: Africa-led solutions to expedite access to COVID-19 vaccines Nagesh Borse, technical director of the Global Health Technical Program at USP, and Mwemezi Ngemera, pharmacist, public health specialist, and Africa regional lead at USP (12/9). Foreign Affairs: Latin America’s Lost Decades Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the Inter-American Development…

The Guardian: Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has 70% efficacy, full trial data shows “The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has efficacy of 90% in a small group who got a half-dose first, but only 62% in the majority, full trial data newly published in The Lancet has confirmed. The results may create a…

Bloomberg: The U.S. Shouldn’t Make Dire Situation in Yemen Worse Editorial Board “…The [potential designation of Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement as a foreign terrorist organization] threatens to do far more harm than good. If it goes forward, aid groups working in Houthi-controlled areas — which encompass 70% of the population…

Global Citizen: Countries Around the World Need to Prioritize Policy Change to Tackle HIV: Report Khanyi Mlaba, writer and editor at Global Citizen, discusses findings from a recently released HIV Policy Lab report “that details how different countries’ HIV policies compare to the international standard.” Mlaba writes, “The HIV Policy…

African Arguments: The dangers of playing politics with COVID-19 cures Sarah L. Bosha, assistant teaching professor in global health and human rights, and ethics in global health at the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame and legal and research adviser for HIV and human rights…

Global Citizen: This Midwife in Zambia Says International Solidarity Is Needed to Combat COVID-19 Jacky Habib, freelance journalist (12/7). Global Citizen: How This Woman Is Using Her Cellphone to Tackle River Blindness in Cameroon Jacky Habib, freelance journalist (12/7). IntraHealth International’s “VITAL”: Meet Three Ugandan Women Who Say Community-Based Family…

Treatment Action Group: Tuberculosis Research Funding Trends 2005-2019 “Global funding for tuberculosis (TB) research totaled over US$900 million in 2019, the second highest level on record, according to a report released [Monday] by Treatment Action Group (TAG) and the United Nations-hosted Stop TB Partnership. The report — Tuberculosis Research Funding…