Dear Colleagues,

Given all that’s happening in the world and in the global health community these days, you will have noticed that it’s next to impossible to provide a brief overview of ‘what’s up this week’ in the intro. And that’s not even going into everything that is being published. So let me just flag a few things that caught my attention this week.

First of all, the news on  Zimbabwe having walked away from a proposed $350 million health funding agreement with the United States ( only reported now), as well as the  double argumentation for doing so, will most likely also “inspire” other African countries involved in similar negotiations. Even if a strategic leak might have played a role in all the frenzy. Already a few days later, the Zambia government seemed to follow suit. Lately, Jean Kaseya is also sounding a bit more concerned on the US bilateral health agreements, although – Jon Bon Jovi style   – he did reassure African countries, “if you want Africa CDC to be...