Global Health

Qatar charity workers prepare food parcels for migrant laborers living under quarantine on April 16 amid the coronavirus pandemic in Doha. A restaurant better known for fine dining has lent its facilities to Qatar Charity to feed migrant workers, of whom

Migrants Are Among The Worst Hit By COVID-19 In Saudi Arabia And Gulf Countries

1:42pm May 05, 2020

by Ruth Sherlock

Even with stringent lockdowns, the coronavirus has spread through migrant communities in some Middle Eastern countries where foreign workers live in cramped quarters.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen led an international coronavirus global response meeting, announcing some $8 billion in pledges from donors worldwide. The Trump administration did not participate in the event.

World Leaders Pledge $8 Billion To Fight COVID-19; U.S. Skips Meeting

12:04pm May 05, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"Today the world showed extraordinary unity for the common good," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. The U.S. was conspicuously absent from the event.

Footage issued by Britain's Oxford University shows a person injected as part of human trials in the U.K. to test a potential coronavirus vaccine last month. Pfizer on Monday began U.S. trials of another vaccine candidate.

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Pfizer Begins Coronavirus Vaccine Trial In U.S.

11:44am May 05, 2020

by Joe Palca

The vaccine, developed in a partnership between the pharmaceutical giant and a German biotech company, began trials on Monday with 360 volunteer subjects.

Workers from the garment sector block a road during a protest to demand payment of due wages, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in April. Thousands of garment workers who produce items for top Western fashion brands protested against unpaid wages, saying they were mo

U.N. Warns Number Of People Starving To Death Could Double Amid Pandemic

10:10am May 05, 2020

by H.J. Mai

Some 700 million of the world's most vulnerable people will require food assistance, according to the U.N. humanitarian office, which is asking wealthy nations to commit $90 billion in aid.

Malaria Consortium providing antimalarial pills in Burkina Faso.

Optimizing Your Pandemic Charity

6:58am May 05, 2020

by Darian Woods

Running the numbers on giving in the time of coronavirus

A structure is built on Bhasan Char island off the Bangladeshi coast, as it is being prepared for relocation of Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar. Dhaka has spent some $280 million transforming the cyclone-prone inlet into a camp for some of

Bangladesh Sends 28 Rohingya Refugees To Cyclone-Prone Island Over COVID-19 Fears

4:17pm May 04, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

The group, mostly women and children, had been stranded at sea for weeks. Human rights groups have long decried the government's plan to send refugees to flood- and cyclone-prone Bhasan Char island.

Countries Worldwide Try To Figure Out When To Lift COVD-19 Restrictions

12:23pm May 04, 2020

A look at how Kenya, India and the United Kingdom are dealing with the issue of when and how to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown.

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Singapore is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases among its hundreds of thousands of migrant workers. Above, a volunteer from a nonprofit group talks to migrant workers now confined to a factory that was converted to a dormitory as part of the effort to co

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Singapore Was A Shining Star In COVID-19 Control — Until It Wasn't

5:55pm May 03, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

The Southeast Asian city-state was lauded as a success story when it came to controlling the coronavirus. Now, it's facing an enormous outbreak in the cramped quarters where migrant laborers live.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke during his first day in Downing Street, London, after battling coronavirus for nearly two weeks.

U.K.'s Boris Johnson Says His Battle With Coronavirus 'Could Have Gone Either Way'

2:35pm May 03, 2020

by Hannah Hagemann

In an interview with a British newspaper, the prime minister told of his dramatic ICU stay during treatment for COVID-19. He said doctors were making plans for "what to do if things went badly wrong."

A member of the AltaMed Health Services staff prepares to take a sample at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in Los Angeles.

California's Coronavirus Testing Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots

6:00am May 03, 2020

Access to testing is still uneven in the nation's largest state. Even as some urban counties offer tests to anyone who wants one, a rural county is testing raw sewage to track the virus.