Congressional Hearings On Foreign Aid Set To Shed Light On Republican Members’ Views On Trump Administration’s Proposed Cuts June 13, 2017 News Summary Devex: Mapping Republican views on aid as budget discussions kick off in Congress “Several hearings on foreign aid this week could offer the development community a hint of where members of Congress stand vis-a-vis the United States President Donald Trump administration’s proposed cuts to aid spending. Aid watchers are particularly…
WHO Regional Director For Africa Matshidiso Moeti Speaks To Devex About Reforms, Outbreak Preparedness June 13, 2017 News Summary Devex: WHO AFRO reforms: A conversation with Dr. Matshidiso Moeti “At the height of the Ebola outbreak that was sweeping across West Africa, in February 2015, a new director for the World Health Organization’s regional office for Africa stepped in: Dr. Matshidiso Moeti from Botswana. … Devex spoke with Moeti…
Nearly 1 In 3 People Worldwide Overweight, Increasing Risk Of Illness, Death, Study Shows June 13, 2017 News Summary Associated Press: Obesity rising in nations rich and poor, especially in kids “The global obesity problem now affects one in 10 people in the world, it is rising in countries rich and poor, and in many countries it is increasing faster in children than adults, according to a new study.…
Number Of Cholera-Related Deaths Nears 1K In Yemen; Oxfam Estimates 300K Cases By Year’s End June 13, 2017 News Summary Al Jazeera: Yemen cholera crisis: Disease kills ‘one person per hour’ “A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is a threat to millions living in desperate conditions. More than 100,000 people have fallen ill in the past month. Two years of war are already putting a huge strain on hospitals, and…
Bhutan, Maldives Become First Countries In SE Asia To Eliminate Measles, WHO Says June 13, 2017 News Summary Associated Press: WHO: Maldives, Bhutan have eliminated measles “The World Health Organization said Tuesday that Bhutan and the Maldives have eliminated measles, becoming the first countries in their region to stop the highly contagious disease. The Maldives has not reported any case of indigenous measles since 2009, and Bhutan since…
German Development Minister Calls For 10B Euro Global Emergency Relief Fund, Cites Rising Food Insecurity In East Africa June 13, 2017 News Summary Humanosphere: As U.S. gets stingy on foreign aid, Germany calls on others to step up “Germany wants to start a new global emergency relief fund just as the U.S. announces its intention to leave the United Nation’s Green Climate Fund, the latest move by the Trump administration to diminish America’s…
WHO Moves Snakebite Envenoming To List Of 20 Priority Neglected Diseases June 13, 2017 News Summary STAT: Snakebite finally makes a WHO list of top global health priorities “In a decision public health activists are calling both landmark and long overdue, the World Health Organization has placed snakebite envenoming on its list of top 20 priority neglected tropical diseases — giving it the highest possible ranking…
WHO Director General’s Political Skills Could Be ‘Invaluable’ To Advancing Universal Health Coverage June 13, 2017 News Summary The Lancet Global Health: Gravitating towards universal health coverage in the new WHO era Editorial Board “…The new WHO [director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,] has laid out his priorities and first on the list is a familiar challenge: advancing universal health coverage (UHC). … [Tedros] has qualified the lack of…
International Community Far From Meeting Funding Goals Needed To Prevent Famine In Africa June 13, 2017 News Summary The Guardian: Nigeria’s food crisis: by the time famine is declared, it’s too late Amy Harrison, technical specialist in gender and conflict at Social Development Direct “…North-east Nigeria has long suffered from geographical marginalization and chronic underdevelopment, but it was the rise of Boko Haram that brought the region to…
African Governments Must Channel Funds To Health Priorities, Depend Less On External Aid June 13, 2017 News Summary The Conversation: With an African running the WHO, it’s time for the continent to get hands on Oyewale Tomori, president of the Nigerian Academy of Science “New World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus has already drawn up a list of things to do. The former Ethiopian health minister…