US may pay price of Trump’s ignorance on global health (Opinion)
4 years, 10 months ago

US may pay price of Trump’s ignorance on global health (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Chelsea Clinton is the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation and teaches at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia. They are the co-authors of “Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?” The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the authors; view more opinion articles on CNN. Late last month, the World Health Organization declared the virus, named COVID-19, a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” and urged an immediate international response. We write this with long experience in global health and having looked closely at outbreak prevention and response in our book, “Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?” Two aspects in particular worry us about the White House’s response, or lack thereof. Stop flights” and “The U.S. must immediately stop all flights from EBOLA infected countries or the plague will start and spread inside our ‘borders.’ Act fast!” He said this even though halting flights would bring potentially harmful consequences, like “hindering info-sharing, medical supply chains and harming economies,” according to the World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief
1 year, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief

The Hindu  

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on August 18 said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a ‘global health threat’ and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner. “Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, it remains a global health threat. On the occasion, he urged all …

Biden’s comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden’s comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Even as the US prepares for a potential winter surge of Covid-19, President Biden roamed the cavernous halls of the Detroit Auto Show for an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” and, gesturing to the mostly maskless attendees, told the nation, “the pandemic is over.” “We still have a problem with Covid. “I think it’s sort of a term …

Wealthy nations ‘far from targets’ on COVID vaccine donations
3 years, 5 months ago

Wealthy nations ‘far from targets’ on COVID vaccine donations

Al Jazeera  

An expert independent panel monitoring the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic says wealthy nations have not done enough to transfer COVID-19 vaccines to developing nations where they are desperately needed as the Delta variant drives a new wave of disease around the world, In May, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, called for the reallocation of one …

Opinion: Without a global vaccine plan, coronavirus variants could lead to untold number of deaths
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Without a global vaccine plan, coronavirus variants could lead to untold number of deaths

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Edward Bergmark is the founder and retired Chief Executive Officer of Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. As this picture comes into better focus, it becomes increasingly clear that wealthier developed nations’ “me-first” mentality – one that prioritizes the vaccination of its citizens while paying scant attention to the fate of poorer countries around the globe – …

Biden plunges into the global debate over access to COVID-19 vaccines
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden plunges into the global debate over access to COVID-19 vaccines

LA Times  

President Biden will announce on Friday his plan for the United States to contribute $4 billion to the global fight against COVID-19, stepping into an international leadership role that his predecessor had abandoned during the pandemic. Politics How vaccination efforts across the world may affect Americans President Biden is racing to get more Americans inoculated faster, but the lagging vaccination …

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access
3 years, 10 months ago

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to get all people in every nation vaccinated as soon as possible. He said the task force should have the capacity “to mobilize the pharmaceutical …

How vaccination efforts across the world may affect Americans
3 years, 10 months ago

How vaccination efforts across the world may affect Americans

LA Times  

Over and over, President Biden has emphasized the need to inoculate as many Americans as quickly as possible, all but staking his presidency on successfully shielding the country from COVID-19. Asked Friday about the U.S. “essentially hogging the global supply,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the president’s “focus now is on ensuring that the American people are vaccinated.” …

UN chief welcomes US re-engagement with WHO
3 years, 11 months ago

UN chief welcomes US re-engagement with WHO

India TV News  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the United States’ stated re-engagement with the World Health Organization, saying supporting the health agency is “absolutely critical” to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. "Supporting the WHO is absolutely critical to the world’s efforts for a better coordinated response against COVID-19,” a statement issued by the UN Chief's spokesperson on Wednesday said. “With vaccines being a …

On global health, Biden needs to achieve more than just a reset
4 years, 1 month ago

On global health, Biden needs to achieve more than just a reset

Al Jazeera  

Earlier this year, Joe Biden won praise in mainstream policy circles in the United States for making the case for “why America must lead again”. Donald Trump’s four-year rule occasioned a destructive disengagement from the global health system, most evident in his withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organization amid an unprecedented pandemic. While reversing President Trump’s global …

World Health Organization: Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from WHO
4 years, 6 months ago

World Health Organization: Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from WHO

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization, multiple officials tell CNN, a move that comes amid a rising number of coronavirus cases throughout the Americas over the past week. A State Department official also confirmed that “the United States’ notice of withdrawal, effective …

Trump announces end of US relationship with World Health Organization
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump announces end of US relationship with World Health Organization

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization, a move he has threatened throughout the coronavirus pandemic and one that earned quick criticism from both sides of the aisle. “Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our …

Is China the new leader on the world health stage? (Opinion)
4 years, 7 months ago

Is China the new leader on the world health stage? (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael Bociurkiw is a global affairs analyst, a former spokesman for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and host of the podcast Global Impact. CNN — The World Health Assembly – the biggest event on the global health agenda – held on Monday and Tuesday this week, can be easily summed up: The Trump administration threatened …

WHO chief vows independent review of global pandemic response
4 years, 7 months ago

WHO chief vows independent review of global pandemic response

Al Jazeera  

Speaking at the World Health Assembly, held virtually, China also backs a ‘comprehensive review’ of the pandemic. Addressing the two-day forum on Monday, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar called WHO’s response a “failure” of information gathering and transparency that “cost many lives”. Internal review Despite the criticism, the WHO’s seven-member internal oversight body also issued its …

The trends shaping the post-COVID-19 world
4 years, 7 months ago

The trends shaping the post-COVID-19 world

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic began as a global health crisis. The 2008 financial crisis showed the resilience of the Asian economies, and even today, economic forecasts indicate that out of the G-20 countries, only China and India are likely to register economic growth during 2020. From the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations after World War I or the …

The US should be a leader in the global fight against Covid 19 (opinion)
4 years, 8 months ago

The US should be a leader in the global fight against Covid 19 (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Tom Daschle served in the Senate from 1987 to 2005 and as Senate majority leader from 2001 to 2003. Tom Daschle Sen. Tom Daschle Bill Frist mandy johnson As two former US Senate majority leaders, we didn’t always see eye to eye during our time together in Congress, but today, we certainly agree on at least two things: …

Trump implies WHO deliberately mishandled coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump implies WHO deliberately mishandled coronavirus pandemic

Al Jazeera  

US president’s remarks come after he halted about $500m in funding for the World Health Organization despite crisis. US President Donald Trump has escalated his attack on the World Health Organization, saying its early guidance on the coronavirus outbreak was a “horrible” mistake – and perhaps even a deliberate one. So what we focus on is to save lives.” China’s …

World reacts to Trump withdrawing WHO funding
4 years, 8 months ago

World reacts to Trump withdrawing WHO funding

Al Jazeera  

Critics call US president’s move ‘a dangerous step in the wrong direction’ after he cuts 15 percent of UN agency budget. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell Borrell said the 27-nation bloc “deeply” regrets the suspension of funds and added that the U.N. health agency is now “needed more than ever” to combat the pandemic. This move will undoubtedly make …

What US funding cut means for WHO’s fight against coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

What US funding cut means for WHO’s fight against coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

President Trump’s decision could mean as much as $720m in health programmes could go unfunded this year and next. While announcing his decision, Trump accused the WHO of promoting China’s “disinformation” about the virus that likely led to a wider outbreak, including in the US. Dr Wang Linfa, an infectious disease expert at Duke-National University of Singapore, told Al Jazeera …

Finding a scapegoat in WHO
4 years, 9 months ago

Finding a scapegoat in WHO

The Hindu  

After blaming the Democrats for investing a ‘hoax’ in the form of coronavirus, and pointing fingers at China by calling the SARS-CoV-2 virus a ‘China virus,’ U.S. President Donald Trump has found a new scapegoat — the World Health Organization. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control.” On January 25, Mr. Trump even commended …

WHO chief defends handling of coronavirus pandemic against Trump criticism
4 years, 9 months ago

WHO chief defends handling of coronavirus pandemic against Trump criticism

The Hindu  

The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agency's handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency. Data | United States bears the global brunt of new coronavirus cases Mr. Trump told the daily White House briefing …

COVID-19 pandemic is testing world leaders. Who’s stepping up?
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic is testing world leaders. Who’s stepping up?

Al Jazeera  

Whether millions live or die depends on the decisions the world’s leaders take in the coming days and weeks. “It’s been disappointing in many countries – too many,” said John M Barry, a historian who studied the Spanish flu pandemic that killed as many as 100 million people in 1918. “In some countries, it’s been outright reprehensible – some leaders’ …

The deglobalization virus: How far back will COVID-19 set the world?
4 years, 9 months ago

The deglobalization virus: How far back will COVID-19 set the world?

Salon  

The coronavirus and the efforts underway to control its effects are literally bringing much of the world to a standstill. The third great shock of this still relatively new century But COVID-19, the contagion which is so widespread largely because of human hyper-interconnectivity on a regional and global scale, is dramatically accelerating this process. The COVID-19 crisis has become the …

In speech, Biden shows how a normal president responds in crisis (opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

In speech, Biden shows how a normal president responds in crisis (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David Gergen has been a White House adviser to four presidents and is a senior political analyst at CNN. Substantively, Biden made strong, persuasive arguments on two issues: the need for virus testing here at home and American leadership on public health across the globe. It is estimated that the US is testing around 1,000 people per day; …

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