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2020 Global Health News Stories

• Measles Deaths Soared Worldwide Last Year, as Vaccine Rates Stalledexternal icon
  The New York Times
  November 12, 2020
• The former Rose at the front line of US Covid-19 fightexternal icon
  The Irish Times
  October 27, 2020
• Podcast: The Global Health Impact of COVID-19 (Sept. 8, 2020)external icon
  Infectious Disease Society of America
  September 8, 2020
• ‘How Coronavirus Overpowered the World Health Organizationexternal icon
  Wall Street Journal
  August 28, 2020
• State plan that could kill Kemri external icon
  The Standard
  August 18, 2020
• Scientists worried the pandemic would cause malaria deaths to soar. So far, it hasn’t happenedexternal icon
  Science
  August 17, 2020
• ‘A Deadly Coronavirus Was Inevitable. Why Was No One Ready?external icon
  Wall Street Journal
  August 13, 2020
• ‘The Biggest Monster’ Is Spreading. And It’s Not the Coronavirus.external icon
  New York Times
  August 5, 2020
• Pandemic Advice Ignored by Trump Helps Vietnam Fight Virusexternal icon
  Bloomberg
  July 30, 2020
• Corona shuts Windhoek businessesexternal icon
  Namibian Sun
  July 29, 2020
• On the spot – Rising cases, testing backlog mar virus fightexternal icon
  New Era
  July 24, 2020
• COVID-19 policies: Remember measlesexternal icon
  Science
  July 17, 2020
• Off the Hookexternal icon
  Eagle FM
  July 8, 2020
• Lessons from HIV, Ebola can help mitigate COVID-19 stigmaexternal icon
  Healio
  June 22, 2020
• Slowing the Coronavirus Is Speeding the Spread of Other Diseasesexternal icon
  New York Times
  June 14, 2020
• Vietnam could be a rare winner from the coronavirus pandemicexternal icon
  Axios
  June 11, 2020
• How polio eradication expertise had helped Africa’s COVID-19 responseexternal icon
  Today News Africa
  June 4, 2020
• Pakistan polio fears as Covid-19 causes millions of children to miss vaccinations external icon
  The Guardian
  June 2, 2020
• Polio and Measles Could Surge After Disruption of Vaccine Programsexternal icon
  New York Times
  May 22, 2020
• Coronavirus | First tranche of 50 ventilators from U.S. to arrive soonexternal icon
  The Hindu
  May 19, 2020
• First 50 Of 200 Ventilators “Donated” By US To Arrive In India Soon: Reportexternal icon
  NDTV
  May 19, 2020
• US govt set to donate 200 ventilators to India, first tranche of 50 to arrive soonexternal icon
  India Today
  May 19, 2020
• US govt set to donate 200 ventilators to India, first tranche of 50 to arrive soonendable’external icon
  The Tribune
  May 19, 2020
• When it comes to coronavirus response, superpowers may need to study smaller nationsexternal icon
  Washington Post
  May 16, 2020
• Delivering trustworthy health data on COVID-19 external icon
  Share America
  May 7, 2020
• KICK STARTER: Understanding the challenge presented by community transmissions
  NTV News
  May 7, 2020
• After aggressive mass testing, Vietnam says it contains coronavirus outbreakexternal icon
  Reuters
  April 29, 2020
• CDC: Caribbean region faces resource challenges with COVID-19 managementexternal icon
  Eyewitness News
  April 29, 2020
• Lockdown measures ‘commendable’external icon
  Namibian Sun
  April 23, 2020
• How America Beat Polioexternal icon
  Share America
  April 22, 2020
• COVID-19 highlights the importance of epidemiologists
  SABC News
  April 18, 2020
• In Vietnam, There Have Been Fewer Than 300 COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths. Here’s Whyexternal icon
  NPR
  April 16, 2020
• Việt Nam has strong response to COVID-19: international expertsexternal icon
  Viet Nam News
  April 16, 2020
• In Poor Nations, a New Disease Stalls Efforts to Fight Old Onesexternal icon
  Undark
  April 14, 2020
• Pandemic brings mass vaccinations to a haltexternal icon
  Science Magazine
  April 10, 2020
• Polio, measles, other diseases set to surge as COVID-19 forces suspension of vaccination campaignsexternal icon
  Science Magazine
  April 9, 2020
• Coronavirus Invades Saudi Inner Sanctumexternal icon
  New York Times
  April 8, 2020
• ‘It is an existential threat’: As coronavirus spreads to Africa, health experts warn of catastropheexternal icon
  Yahoo News
  April 7, 2020
• Why measles deaths are surging — and coronavirus could make it worseexternal icon
  Nature
  April 7, 2020
• COVID-19 Situation Still T0 Peakexternal icon
  Times of Swaziland
  April 4, 2020
• Africa faces an ‘existential threat’ as virus cases spreadexternal icon
  Associated Press
  April 2, 2020
• Next Few Weeks Critical in Africa’s COVID-19 Fight, Experts Sayexternal icon
  Voice of America
  April 2, 2020
• ‘We have no choice.’ Pandemic forces polio eradication group to halt campaignsexternal icon
  Science
  April 1, 2020
• Report Details Small Declines in TB, Calls for More Intensive Effortsexternal icon
  Contagion Live
  March 31, 2020
• Hard times shape speedy Saudi and Kuwaiti coronavirus responseexternal icon
  Reuters
  March 30, 2020
• Lessons from Europe, Asia and the United States to Argentina before the advance of the coronavirusexternal icon
  Infobae
  March 28, 2020
• Travel restrictions ‘not enough’ to contain COVID-19, says US CDCexternal icon
  CNN Philippines
  March 27, 2020
• EE. UU .: restrict flights is not enough to prevent it from spreading coronavirusexternal icon
  Prensa Libra
  March 27, 2020
• US urges governments to “prepare” for the next pandemic outbreak of coronavirus Policyexternal icon
  Telegram
  March 27, 2020
• Lessons from Europe, Asia and the United States to Argentina before the advance of the coronavirusexternal icon
  Mas FM
  March 27, 2020
• Lessons from Europe, Asia and the United States to Argentina before the advance of the coronavirusexternal icon
  La Voz del Quequén
  March 27, 2020
• Centers for Disease Control and Disease Prevention has personnel stationed in more than 60 countries and coordinates with WHO against COVID-19external icon
  Portal Notitemas
  March 27, 2020
• INTERVIEW / CORONAVIRUS: Everything you need to know about the epidemicexternal icon
  Radio Synergie
  March 12, 2020
• United States and Kenya Partner on The Establishment of a National Public Health Instituteexternal icon
  CNBC Africa
  February 25, 2020
• How to Stop a Disease From Crossing Bordersexternal iconexternal icon
  New York Times
  February 17, 2020
• Health Security Miniseries: CDC Director Rebecca Martin on the Global Health Security Agendaexternal iconexternal icon
  Take as Directed
  February 11, 2020
• Ebola Outbreak Continues in DRCexternal iconexternal icon
  Infectious Disease Special Edition
  February 4, 2020
• Officials Confirm 9th Case Of Rat Lungworm Disease In 2019 external iconexternal icon
  Honolulu Civil Beat
  January 30, 2020
• Drones hang in the balance in lab delivery calculations external iconexternal icon
  SciDevNet
  January 30, 2020
• The Ebola Outbreak Response So Far external iconexternal icon
  Contagion Live
  January 2, 2020