U.S. progress with COVID-19 control is inseparable from global progress, states Project HOPE's Chief Health Officer Dr. Tom Kenyon

Navajo Nation reports no new COVID-19 infections in 24-hour period as vaccinations soar

"With half of Lebanon’s population already trapped in poverty, the other half is not far behind. As the Central Bank is running out of cash to pay for subsidies for basic goods, including food and medicines, widespread poverty is looming in Lebanon."

One year ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic emergency. Dr. Tom Kenyon, Chief Health Officer at Project HOPE and 21-year CDC veteran, issued the following statement on vaccine equity and public health precautions.

While African countries have begun receiving their first doses of vaccines, efforts to train local clinicians and frontline responders to inoculate populations are underway across the continent. Project HOPE has launched an online training targeting over 20 African countries to ensure local vaccinators are prepared and ready to meet the demands of their roles as COVID-19 vaccines become available.

Global health leaders call for vaccine equity for health workers, communities

As Lebanon began its vaccination campaign on Sunday, February 14, the number of daily COVID-19 cases has been dwindling since the imposition of a strict lockdown on January 14, 2021.

As two African countries – Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - have reported the resurgence of Ebola cases and the death of at least five individuals, Project HOPE is highly concerned that the disease will spread further across the region.

The number of COVID-19 deaths has increased by 50 times since the Beirut port explosion—compared to the total number of deaths recorded in the first six months of the pandemic. These numbers should be a wake-up call for the country’s leaders to invest in public health if they want to avert future health crises, says Project HOPE.

In reaction to the inauguration of and first actions taken by the 46th U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Project HOPE, a global health and humanitarian organization, issued the following open letter.

More than a week after the start of a strict lockdown in Lebanon, the number of reported COVID-19 daily cases remain very high with a 7-day average of more than 4,600 daily new cases (as of January 20, 2021). As a result, the government announced on Thursday, January 21 that the 24-hour lockdown will be extended for two weeks, until Monday, February 8.

After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the West Sulawesi Province in Indonesia on January 15, Project HOPE is assessing public safety and health needs with the goal to deliver emergency aid.