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WHO: Bulletin of the World Health Organization The December 2020 WHO Bulletin features articles on various global health topics, including an editorial on the social, cultural, and economic aspects of antimicrobial resistance; a news article on ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines; and a research article on lessons from a…

USAID: Botswana’s Communities Stand Strong Against COVID-19 With USAID’s Assistance “In response to the urgent threat posed to the population of Botswana and its health care system by the spread of COVID-19, the United States Government (USG) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) committed $1.5 million dollars…

KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of December 7, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (12/7). A KFF-curated recap of pandemic-related news from last week is available here. Additional KFF COVID-19 resources on the global situation, as well as those focused…

AP: In southern Madagascar, ‘nothing to feed our children’ (Bezain, 12/4). BMJ: African malaria deaths set to dwarf covid-19 fatalities as pandemic hits control efforts, WHO warns (Dyer, 12/2). CNBC: Bill Gates says we need a new federal organization and five-fold spending increase to fight climate change (Novet, 12/3). Devex:…

CDC’s “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report”: Sex Differences in HIV Testing — 20 PEPFAR-Supported Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2019 Bakary Drammeh of the Division of Global HIV & TB at the Center for Global Health at CDC and colleagues discuss sex differences in HIV testing across 20 PEPFAR-supported sub-Saharan African countries…

The Guardian: World Bank ‘missed vital opportunities’ to support Covid response, says Oxfam “Millions of people in low-income countries have been forced to go without healthcare or have had to pay for it during the coronavirus pandemic, despite billions of pounds in emergency World Bank funding, research has found. The…

The Guardian: Public trust vital for Covid-19 vaccine programs, says WHO “The WHO has urged European countries to prepare for vaccinations against Covid-19, stressing that community acceptance will be crucial to the success of the health programs. More than 200 Covid vaccines are under development, some of which have already…

AP: U.K. defends vaccine decision amid criticism it moved too fast “U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they rigorously analyzed data on safety and effectiveness in the shortest time possible without compromising the thoroughness of…

CDC’s “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report”: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020 Kathleen Dooling of the CDC COVID-19 Response Team and colleagues discuss interim guidance for the initial phase of the national COVID-19 vaccination program, recommending that…