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Opinion: Ensuring services for people with advanced HIV disease — more important than ever

The global health community is increasingly concerned about COVID-19's impact on the 37.9 million people living with HIV globally. Devex hears why it's vital that testing and treatment services are available during health crises.

No proven treatment: The dilemmas doctors face on the COVID-19 frontline

Doctors closely follow the research on vaccines and therapeutics against COVID-19. But what do they do in the absence of solid evidence of drug efficacy and safety?

5 tips from the experts on virtual training

The coronavirus pandemic has made many in-person training sessions impossible, but building staff capacity remains critical. Devex asks the experts for tips on adapting and delivering training remotely.

UK aid budget cuts, the Supreme Court's ruling, and a global cease-fire: This week in development

U.K. aid organizations report budget cuts are already underway, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that local affiliates are not protected by the right to free speech, and the United Nations adopts a global cease-fire.

UN enlists 10,000 digital volunteers to fight COVID-19 misinformation

The U.N. has recruited volunteers in nine languages to correct false information about COVID-19, which the institution's communications lead says is spreading faster than the disease itself.

Inequality and corruption: Why Peru is losing its COVID-19 battle

Peru mobilized quickly to fight the coronavirus, but the country still finds itself with one of the highest death rates in the region. Public health experts discuss where and how the pandemic response has fallen short.

Targeting false information on COVID-19: What the funding data shows

Targeting misinformation and disinformation surrounding COVID-19 is a challenge. While technology is spreading false information in urban areas, remote communities face their own challenges.

Opinion: How to tackle corruption in health procurement

COVID-19 has created conditions in which corruption in health procurement can flourish. Open contracting would bring this notoriously opaque process into the light, according to this op-ed.

Look to WHO, experts say, as US Senate searches for pandemic response solutions

Rather than standing up parallel structures, the U.S. should look to reform and strengthen the World Health Organization's capabilities in global pandemic response, experts told senators at a hearing Tuesday.

How COVID-19 has advanced the case for procurement reform

The global health crisis has accelerated the "case for reform of the risk-averse, slow-moving world of procurement three years in three months,” says Gavin Hayman, executive director at the Open Contracting Partnership.

Opinion: The long wait — how COVID-19 impacts surgical services in Peru

One of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic is trying to mitigate delays for other medical procedures. This op-ed from two health practitioners explores some of the lessons learned from Peru's fight against COVID-19.

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