Child Malnutrition Strains Malawi’s Development Efforts, Study Says May 14, 2015 News Summary News outlets report on a study commissioned by the African Union and supported by the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa and the World Food Programme describing the effects of malnutrition on Malawi’s development. Agence France-Presse: Malawi pays high price for child hunger “Child malnutrition costs Malawi about $600 million a…
As Ebola Epidemic Retreats From Guinea, Residents Left With Mixed Feelings Of Heartbreak, Hope May 14, 2015 News Summary IRIN: The pain of the new normal: Guinea after Ebola “…West Africa’s Ebola outbreak is believed to have started here, in the Gueckedou forest region, in December 2013. More than 3,500 Guineans have since contracted the virus and 2,391 of them have died. New cases continue to be reported in…
Italian Nurse Tests Positive For Ebola Virus After Returning From Sierra Leone May 14, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Nurse becomes Italy’s second Ebola case “An Italian nurse who had recently been working in Sierra Leone with [the Italian] medical charity Emergency tested positive for Ebola on Tuesday in the country’s second case of the virus…” (5/12). New York Times: Italian Nurse Who Worked in Sierra Leone…
Media, Western Nations Must Learn Lessons From Ebola Epidemic, Prepare For Next Outbreak May 14, 2015 News Summary Vox: Reporters got a lot wrong covering Ebola. We should do better next time. Julia Belluz, Vox reporter “We journalists often rush from one story to the next with whiplash-inducing speed — and sometimes without time to reflect. On Monday, however, a few of us paused. Just as Liberia was…
Women, Girls ‘Central To Achieving’ Sustainable Development Goals, Including Ending Extreme Poverty May 14, 2015 News Summary EurActiv: Why women and girls must be at the heart of the E.U. development agenda Linda McAvan, British Labour Party Member of the European Parliament “…[A] mounting body of evidence has also shown that if we invest in girls and women, it helps their families, communities, and whole economies too.…
WHO Report Examines Global Response To Antimicrobial Resistance May 14, 2015 News Summary Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: WHO report reveals awareness of antimicrobial resistance low, risks are high worldwide Antigone Barton, senior editor and writer of “Science Speaks,” reports on the WHO’s 2015 “Worldwide country situation analysis: response to antimicrobial resistance.” “The report follows WHO’s first look at the worldwide…
‘Active Community Participation’ Key To Developing Disease Outbreak Interventions May 14, 2015 News Summary Center for Strategic & International Studies’ “Smart Global Health”: Discussing Community-Level Challenges in the Ebola Response Cathryn Streifel, a program manager and research associate for the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, discusses the recent the Ebola Innovation Summit in San Francisco, at which she participated in a social mobilization challenge…
Digital Health Platforms Play Important Role In Supporting Ebola Response Efforts May 14, 2015 News Summary IntraHealth International’s “Vital”: The mHero Story Amanda Puckett, technical adviser at IntraHealth International, discusses how digital health platforms have been used to respond to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa (5/13).
Tracking, Delivering Aid For Nepal Earthquake Relief Proves Challenging May 14, 2015 News Summary Humanosphere: The struggle to get aid to quake survivors in Nepal Melody Schreiber, program manager at the International Reporting Project, discusses the challenges of providing disaster assistance and ensuring funds reach the appropriate sources in Nepal (5/13).