World Marks 25th Anniversary Of U.N. Child Rights Convention; Report Says Some Gains But Challenges Remain November 20, 2014 News Summary News outlets discuss the 25th anniversary of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as a report examining progress. The Guardian: Children’s rights being ‘violated with impunity’ “…As the world marks the 25th anniversary of the convention (CRC), gains made in education, reducing child mortality, and…
Women’s Access To Safe Toilets ‘Moral’ Imperative, Investment In WASH Critical, U.N. Says November 20, 2014 News Summary The U.N. News Centre reports on findings from a U.N. report on water and sanitation released in connection with events marking World Toilet Day, which takes place annually on November 19. U.N. News Centre: Ensuring women’s access to safe toilets is ‘moral’ imperative, says Ban marking World Day “With one…
In Zimbabwe, HIV Treatment Reportedly Being Disrupted By Theft, Corruption November 20, 2014 News Summary Al Jazeera: Zimbabwe: Stealing Lives “…Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans are kept alive by antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) given freely by aid agencies on condition that they are not re-sold and that they are used for treating those in need. The drugs have played a vital role in stabilizing a situation…
Gilead Purchases FDA Priority Review Voucher For $125M November 20, 2014 News Summary NPR: Gilead Buys Shortcut For FDA Drug Review For $125 Million “…In an auction, Gilead Sciences, a maker of HIV and hepatitis medicines, just bought a coupon good for the accelerated review of a drug of the company’s choice from Knight Therapeutics, a Canadian company. The priority review voucher entitles…
U.S. Must Lead World In Protecting Health Workers In Syria November 20, 2014 News Summary New York Times: In Syria, Doctors Become the Victims Leonard Rubenstein of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and M. Zaher Sahloul, president of the Syrian American Medical Society “…International law is supposed to protect health workers treating anyone who is sick or wounded. Not in Syria:…
Opinion Pieces Discuss Issues Surrounding Access To Toilets, Sanitation November 20, 2014 News Summary Foreign Policy: It’s Time to Start Giving a Shit About Toilets Lauren Bohn, multimedia journalist and co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted The Guardian: Snakebites, diarrhea, and violence: why India’s rural women need toilets Seren Boyd, writer for Toilet Twinning Huffington Post: It’s Time to Break the Silence on Sanitation and…
U.S. Should Improve Hospital Preparedness For Ebola, Create PPPs To Spur Treatment, Vaccine Development November 20, 2014 News Summary Roll Call: Fighting Ebola Requires Better Planning Sens. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) “…[W]hile it is clear the U.S. health care system ultimately rose to the challenge of caring for multiple Ebola patients, the grave mistakes made in Texas should serve as a wake-up call. We must ensure…
U.S. ‘Must Increase Its Longstanding Investment In’ Gavi November 20, 2014 News Summary The Hill: Four reasons why the U.S. should invest more in vaccines around the world Richard Lugar, former Republican Senator from Indiana “…Among our most effective tools for stabilizing fragile states and improving perceptions of the United States are our global health programs. … Especially important are our efforts to…
World Must Take Actions To End Violence Against Women November 20, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: It’s Time to Fulfill the Promise to End Violence Against Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of U.N. Women “Every year, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women [November 25], we are reminded how every day women and girls experience violence in their lives. ……
Public, Private Resources, Political Will Needed To End Extreme Hunger November 20, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: A Tradition Worth Feeding Samuel Worthington, president of InterAction “…We are at an exciting time in history: We have the means and opportunity to eliminate extreme hunger. However, this possibility requires not only public and private resources but also political will. … That’s why this May, InterAction and…