WHO Releases Full Report On Evolution Of Global Public Health Since 2007 June 9, 2017 News Summary WHO: Ten years in public health 2007-2017 “‘Ten years in public health 2007-2017’ chronicles the evolution of global public health during the tenure of Dr. [Margaret] Chan, WHO director general. This series of chapters evaluates successes, setbacks, and enduring challenges during her administration. They show what needs to be done…
Marie Stopes International Says Mexico City Policy Will Impact Efforts To Reduce Maternal Mortality Rate In Nigeria June 9, 2017 News Summary Devex: Global gag rule expected to hit safe abortion, contraceptive use in Nigeria “Marie Stopes International in Nigeria is bracing for a dramatic drop in funding, following United States President Donald Trump’s decision to reinstate the Mexico City policy, or ‘global gag rule.’ MSI declined to sign onto the policy,…
Children In War-Torn Yemen Face ‘Extremely Dire’ Situation Amid Cholera Outbreak, Widespread Malnutrition, U.N. Agencies Say June 9, 2017 News Summary The Atlantic: Yemen’s ‘Unprecedented’ Cholera Epidemic “The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has surpassed 100,000 people, the World Health Organization said Thursday, marking an outbreak that the United Nations has dubbed ‘unprecedented’ in scale…” (Serhan, 6/8). U.N. News Centre: Yemen’s children ‘have suffered enough’; UNICEF official warns of…
‘No More Excuses’ On Achieving UHC, WHO DG-Elect Tedros Says June 9, 2017 News Summary Devex: New WHO chief Tedros says ‘no more excuses’ on delivering universal health coverage “Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the new director general of the World Health Organization, has called on governments to stop dragging their heels and making excuses, and to ‘walk the walk’ when it comes to achieving global universal…
Rise In Temperature Over 50 Years Significantly Increased Probability Of Mass Heat-Related Deaths In India, Study Shows June 9, 2017 News Summary New York Times: In India, Slight Rise in Temperatures Is Tied to Heat Wave Deaths “A temperature increase of less than one degree Fahrenheit over half a century raised the probability of mass heat-related deaths in India by two and a half times, a new study has found, in the…
The Lancet Examines U.N. Role In, Lack Of Funding For Cholera Epidemic In Haiti June 9, 2017 News Summary The Lancet: Cholera outbreak in Haiti — from 2010 to today “Numerous calls from the U.N. chief, António Guterres, and his predecessor Ban Ki-moon — stating that the world has a ‘moral responsibility’ to assist Haiti to get rid of cholera — have failed to spur a generous spike in…
Vaccine-Derived Polio Outbreak Confirmed In Syria, WHO Reports June 9, 2017 News Summary Reuters: Syrian polio outbreak hits global effort to eradicate virus “A polio outbreak has been confirmed in an area of Syria partly held by Islamic State, the first re-emergence of the virus in Syria since 2014, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and the World Health Organization said on Thursday…” (Miles,…
Giving Birth In Medical Facilities With Trained Health Care Workers Could Reduce Neonatal Mortality In Africa, Study Says June 9, 2017 News Summary VOA News: Study Examines Factors Associated With High African Newborn Mortality Rate “…A U.N. study of neonatal mortality around the world found that Africa has the highest rate, at 28 deaths for every 1,000 live births. In a study pertaining to 14 sub-Saharan African countries, [Michigan State University medical geographer…
Government-Supported Incentives Could Prompt More Research Into New Antibacterial Drugs, Report Says June 9, 2017 News Summary CIDRAP News: Market-entry rewards seen as good option for getting new antibiotics “A system in which drug companies would win sizable government payments for bringing new antibacterial drugs to market may be the best of various possible ways to encourage the development of such products by boosting their profitability, according…