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Editors' Note As the COVID-19 crisis continues to grow in the United States, our contributors this week offer data-driven analyses of mask effectiveness of masks, pandemic preparedness across the world, and the need for a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Southeast Asia. Two other contributors explore systemic racism in mammography guidelines and gender-based violence in Afghanistan. Please share this newsletter with others.—Thomas J. Bollyky and Jason Socrates Bardi, Editors
This Week's Highlights
Masks: The Easiest Way to Save Lives and Spare Jobs by Ali H. Mokdadand and Katherine Leach-Kemon All U.S. states have a long way to go on achieving widespread public mask use—which could save 33,000 lives by October 1
Systemic Racism in Mammogram Guidelines by Zahra Khan Breaking down U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations in the COVID-19 pandemic
All Bets Are Off for Measuring Pandemic Preparedness by Sawyer Crosby, Joseph L. Dieleman, Samantha Kiernan, and Thomas J. Bollyky Three standard measures don't predict how countries fare in COVID-19—so how do we better prepare for the next pandemic?
Stats of the Week
328 Cases, 0 Deaths Vietnam has had only 328 cases of COVID-19 as of late June and no deaths from the novel coronavirus
Recommended Feature
Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC by Swee Kheng Khor, Jeremy Lim, Li Yang Hsu, and Jemilah Mahmood COVID-19 is a baptism by fire and highlights the need for an effective, durable disease control authority in the region
More of the Latest
Caring for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Afghanistan by Manizha Ashna Health workers can treat, speak up for, seek justice for, and empower survivors of gender-based violence
What We're Reading Four Decades of HIV/AIDS—Much Accomplished, Much to Do (New England Journal of Medicine) BOOK REVIEW: Drugs, Money, and Misleading Evidence (Nature) The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries. These Charts Show Why. (New York Times) 15 Things About the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative on the 15th Anniversary of Its Launch (Medium) Dr. Tom Frieden: Six Months of Coronavirus—Good News, Bad News, and Where We Go Next (Fox News)
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Masks, Mammograms, Pandemic Preparedness, and a call for a Southeast Asian CDC in Think Global Health This Week
July 3, 2020
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