Science-Based Approach Can Improve Efficiency, Effectiveness Of Public, Private Development Financing May 23, 2017 News Summary Project Syndicate: Science and International Development Policy Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America and professor emerita of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, and Kate Himes, foreign policy interrupted fellow and adjunct faculty at the Evergreen State College “…A team of scientists and engineers, rather than diplomats…
WHO Releases Statement On Travel Costs May 23, 2017 News Summary WHO: WHO travel to support program work “Travel is an essential aspect of WHO’s global health work — convening experts for collective decision-making on health interventions or traveling experts anywhere in the world that requires technical assistance for global health. … WHO has clear travel policies, recently strengthened by Director-General…
Fact Sheet Outlines How Global Fund Incentives Work To Increase Domestic Health Financing, Private Sector Investments May 23, 2017 News Summary Friends of the Global Fight Blog: How the Global Fund Encourages Increased Domestic Financing In this fact sheet, Friends of the Global Fight describes the importance of domestic health financing, noting, “The Global Fund supports greater domestic financing by incorporating requirements for this funding into its own funding model.” The…
Human Rights Watch Report Documents Women’s, Girls’ Lack Of Access To Reproductive Health Care In Sudan’s Rebel-Held Kordofan May 23, 2017 News Summary Human Rights Watch: Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Endangers Women’s Lives “Most women and girls in the rebel-held Nuba Mountains of Sudan lack access to reproductive health care, including emergency obstetric care, Human Rights Watch said in a report released [Monday]. Their plight is one of the little known yet far-reaching…
Associated Press Examines WHO’s Travel Expenses May 22, 2017 News Summary Associated Press: AP Exclusive: Health agency spends more on travel than AIDS “…According to internal documents obtained by the Associated Press, the United Nations health agency routinely has spent about $200 million a year on travel expenses, more than what it doles out to fight some of the biggest problems…
Leaked Trump Administration Budget Document Shows Cuts To U.S. Global Health, Humanitarian Efforts May 22, 2017 News Summary Devex: Leaked U.S. budget document suggests deep humanitarian, global health cuts “Yet another document that appears to outline the Trump administration’s budget intentions leaked on Friday. While the numbers are preliminary — the document is dated May 8, and the official White House budget is expected May 23 — the…
HHS Secretary Price In Liberia To Promote Global Health Security May 22, 2017 News Summary Newsweek: Ebola: Three Reasons Why Trump’s Health Secretary Is In Liberia “…Dr. Tom Price, the secretary of Health and Human Services appointed by Trump in February, [visited Liberia last week]. While Liberia, a country of 4.5 million people with a GDP of just $2 billion, may not carry much international…
WHO Member States To Cast Ballots For New Director General In Tuesday Election May 22, 2017 News Summary Associated Press: 3 vie for top WHO post in U.N. health agency election “A British physician, an Ethiopian former health minister, and a Pakistani expert in non-communicable diseases are the three finalists vying for the top job at the World Health Organization in an election on Tuesday, aspiring to land…
Taiwan Locked Out Of World Health Assembly; Taiwanese Health Minister In Geneva To Attend Bilateral Meetings May 22, 2017 News Summary Associated Press: China warns Taiwan of continued lockout from WHO assembly “China’s health minister has all but slammed the door on any more participation for Taiwan at the World Health Organization’s annual assembly until the island’s government accepts the ‘One China’ principle…” (Keaton, 5/22). Reuters: Interview: Shut out of U.N.…