Gates Foundation To Expand Investments In Reducing Global Burden Of Typhoid February 22, 2016 News Summary Devex: Tackling the silent killers of children Anita Zaidi, director of the Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases (EDD) program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “…Based on our understanding of the global burden of typhoid and the public health threat, the [Gates Foundation] has made a recent decision to expand…
Landmark Case Could Help Advance Women’s Health Care Rights In Uganda February 22, 2016 News Summary The Conversation: How the death of two Ugandan mothers is helping entrench the right to health care Moses Mulumba, executive director at the Center for Health, Human Rights & Development and lecturer at Ugandan Christian University “…In what has turned into a landmark case [to hold the Ugandan government accountable…
Blog Post Examines USAID-Supported Efforts To Implement Electronic Medical Records Systems In LMICs February 22, 2016 News Summary Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: How attention to privacy supports continuity of care in Swaziland: Confidential, complete HIV care through better health information systems In a guest post, Sam Wambugu, a senior health informatics specialist at MEASURE Evaluation, discusses his organization’s efforts to implement digital health systems in…
Obama Administration Officials Concerned Over Zika In Puerto Rico, Given Territory’s Limited Health Care Infrastructure, Medicaid Funding February 19, 2016 News Summary Wall Street Journal: Obama Administration Pushes Steps to Aid Puerto Rico With Zika Virus “Obama administration officials are increasingly worried about Puerto Rico’s ability to handle a projected influx of Zika virus cases, given the territory’s struggling health care infrastructure and limits on federal Medicaid funding. … In addition to…
Zika Will Have Moderate Economic Impact In LAC, World Bank Says, Makes $150M Available Immediately February 19, 2016 News Summary News outlets report on the World Bank’s initial projections for Zika’s impact in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as an announcement the bank would make $150 million available immediately. Associated Press: World Bank sees modest economic drag from Zika “The spread of Zika will have a modest drag…
U.S. House Rejects President Obama’s Request For $1.8B In Zika Emergency Funding, Citing Unused Ebola Money February 19, 2016 News Summary CQ News: House Appropriators Push Administration to Use Ebola Funds for Zika “House Republican appropriators told the Obama administration Thursday that they prefer to tap unused Ebola funding to fight the emerging Zika virus — an idea Obama administration officials had resisted, but are now signaling a willingness to partially…
Pope Francis Suggests Contraception Acceptable In Zika-Hit Nations, Says Abortion ‘Absolute Evil’ February 19, 2016 News Summary Associated Press: Pope suggests contraception can be condoned in Zika crisis “Pope Francis has suggested women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception, saying ‘avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil’ in light of the global epidemic…” (Winfield, 2/19). The Guardian: Pope suggests contraception can be condoned in…
WHO Calls For Use Of, Access To Contraception For Women In Zika-Affected Nations February 19, 2016 News Summary New York Times: WHO Recommends Contraception in Countries With Zika Virus “The World Health Organization issued a strong call on Thursday for the use of contraception in countries with the Zika virus, and said that women who had unprotected sex and feared infection should have access to emergency contraception, a…
Researchers Continue To Search For Answers On Zika’s Short-, Long-Term Effects February 19, 2016 News Summary Austin American-Statesman: Health officials scramble to fill research gaps on Zika virus “Health authorities say they are learning every day about Zika but still have wide knowledge gaps, including whether other types of mosquitoes or animals can be infected and spread the virus and whether pregnant women who catch it…