Think Tanks
 
 
Brookings
http://www.brookings.edu/
Accessed 19 Feb 2022
How We Rise
The pandemic showed why social and structural determinants of health matter. Now it’s time for policymakers to act.
Anthony Barr and Ariel Gelrud Shiro
Friday, February 18, 2022

Future Development
Harnessing technology for pandemic preparedness demands system reform
Yolanda Botti-Lodovico
Friday, February 18, 2022

Africa in Focus
What’s next for R&D in health for Africa?
Dr. Christian Happi
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Future Development
Getting out of the coronavirus economic contraction
Indermit Gill, M. Ayhan Kose, and Dana Vorisek
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Africa in Focus
The future of vaccine manufacturing in Africa
Chidi Victor Nweneka and Tolu Disu
Monday, February 14, 2022
 
 
Center for Global Development [to 19 Feb 2022]
https://www.cgdev.org/
Accessed 19 Feb 2022
Operationalizing the African Medicines Agency: The Strategic Design of a Regional Platform for Medicines Regulation
Event 2/24/22
As of November 5, 2021, the African Union signed into force its second specialized health agency: the African Medicines Agency (AMA). More than two years after its introduction, the AMA treaty has now been ratified by 17 African Union member countries – two more than was required – and has been signed by many more, making it the latest regional partnership to strengthen capacity for medicines regulation and facilitate regulatory harmonization across the African continent in order to improve access to safe, effective, and quality-assured medicines. With high-level support secured, attention now must shift to strategic questions of how to operationalize the AMA and set it up for success.

African Vaccine Manufacturing with EU support: Addressing Demand Uncertainties is Crucial for Success
February 15, 2022
Last week, the European Union and its member states placed a “European global health strategy” at the top of their shared agenda. And as part of the EU-Africa summit this week in Brussels, the EU is highlighting its support for regional manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine via the African Union’s Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) as a major piece of the overall agenda.
Amanda Glassman and Prashant Yadav

Decolonising EU-Africa Relations Is A Pre-Condition For A True Partnership Of Equals
February 15, 2022
The upcoming EU-Africa summit is a welcome step towards upgrading ties. But a true partnership of equals between the two continents requires a decolonization of relations between the EU and Africa.
Shada Islam
 
 
Chatham House [to 19 Feb 2022]
https://www.chathamhouse.org/
Accessed 19 Feb 2022
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CSIS
https://www.csis.org/
Accessed 19 Feb 2022
Upcoming Event
Overcoming Gender-Related Barriers to Immunization Services
March 8, 2022

Kaiser Family Foundation
https://www.kff.org/search/?post_type=press-release
Accessed 19 Feb 2022
February 17, 2022 News Release
Analysis Finds The Share of Nursing Home Staff Who Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Varies Substantially by State
The share of nursing home staffers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 varies considerably by state, from 70 percent in Ohio to 99 percent in Maine, Rhode Island, New York and Massachusetts, a new KFF analysis finds. The national average is 84 percent. The analysis of federal nursing home…
 
 
Rand [to 19 Feb 2022] ############
https://www.rand.org/pubs.html
Reports, Selected Journal Articles
Report
Incorporating Complementary and Integrative Health Providers in the Public Health Pandemic Response: Lessons from COVID-19 and Recommendations for the Future from a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel
Complementary and integrative health providers have been an underutilized public health asset in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report seeks to inform how they can be better integrated into future responses to public health emergencies.
Feb 17, 2022
Ian D. Coulter, Margaret D. Whitley, Raheleh Khorsan, Patricia M. Herman

Report
COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium: Final Report
RAND Europe evaluated how the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium contributed to the pandemic response in the United Kingdom and examined the role of pathogen genomics research and sequencing networks in pandemic response.
Feb 15, 2022
Sonja Marjanovic, Robert J. Romanelli, Gemma-Claire Ali, Brandi Leach, Margaretha Bonsu, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Tom Ling