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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.
Why is it named the delta variant? The World Health Organization recently unveiled its new naming system, saying that it would use letters from the Greek alphabet as “non-stigmatising labels” for new variants. https://t.co/fCBeuWwkUo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 8, 2021
Inequitable vaccine distribution around the world has allowed coronavirus deaths to rise in low-income countries with less access, despite wider global declines, the director general of the World Health Organization said on Monday. https://t.co/54gCU6cJ00 pic.twitter.com/NFaX6yYKZs
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 7, 2021
As @DrTedros stressed in March, a #pandemic treaty would strengthen the global health architecture. But a treaty based on the right to health, such as the @fcghalliance, would transform it, write Precious Matsoso, Paulo Buss (@fiocruz_en), & @leighkamore. https://t.co/yzCJauYTlr
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) June 9, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is hardly in its last throes. @larrybrilliant, Lisa Danzig, Karen Oppenheimer, @AgastyaMondal, @RickABright, and W. Ian Lipkin outline a plan to manage an unending global health crisis:https://t.co/AkWeT8rZLA
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) June 8, 2021
Commentary: Countries should use the COVID-19 crisis to advance more women into senior leadership roles in global health. https://t.co/GusYLcfCQt
— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) June 6, 2021
Taiwan’s government on Monday criticized the World Health Organization for capitulating to China after it failed to secure an invite to an annual health meeting convened by the international agency. https://t.co/wJjewrqVdA
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 24, 2021
Opinion: Global health policy shouldn’t be shaped by a country that bombs hospitals https://t.co/6rf13AjYJf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 10, 2021
40 Years On – Four Action Points to End AIDS As a Health Threat https://t.co/TCohJN76jX #Africa pic.twitter.com/DpJ0eI5zcd
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) June 10, 2021
.@D_P_Fidler assesses a new report that provides a window into high-level policy thinking about cyberspace, digital technologies, and the future of global health. https://t.co/K0fLSUKjKG
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) May 28, 2021
.@DrMarcSiegel: “Is a new bird flu the next pandemic?” (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/6S1FU8ZoOY pic.twitter.com/f2Vjj9xamH
— The Hill (@thehill) June 9, 2021
Global Health Leaders Call for More Investment in Nursing @dailynation: https://t.co/ZdM3pdcUo4 #Africa pic.twitter.com/QZAzWFVbwf
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) May 26, 2021
Obesity a driving factor in COVID-19 deaths, global report finds https://t.co/au3BVRGAur pic.twitter.com/42XrsZyx1e
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 4, 2021
“The sooner India exits COVID-19, the faster the world will escape, too.” Read Ramanan Laxminarayan on how the Indian government and the international community created the country’s latest crisis—and what both must do to end it.https://t.co/TbnBvtoJSb
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) June 10, 2021
Leaders of the European Union joined the calls for a full investigation into the origins of Covid-19. https://t.co/ENdHMMCDzD
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) June 10, 2021
In negotiations over a U.N. declaration aiming to end AIDS, some countries objected to protections for sex workers and transgender people. Delegates from the U.S. and E.U. protested something else: easing patent protections for H.I.V. medications. https://t.co/q9YrKJmrPQ
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) June 10, 2021