‘Science Speaks’ Discusses Findings Of PROMISE Study On PMTCT November 19, 2014 News Summary Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission: Study underscores WHO B+ guidelines Antigone Barton, writer and editor of “Science Speaks” and senior communications officer at the Center for Global Health Policy, discusses findings released Monday from the PROMISE (Promoting Maternal-Infant Survival Everywhere) study examining the prevention of…
Global Community Can End AIDS By 2030 With Fast-Track Strategy, UNAIDS Report Says November 19, 2014 News Summary Media sources report on the launch of a new UNAIDS report advocating a fast-track strategy to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Agence France-Presse: U.N. warns over threat of AIDS rebound “…The U.N. [on Tuesday] warned the HIV virus risks spiraling back out of control unless world leaders bolster action…
Billions Lack Clean Drinking Water, Sanitation; Funding Gaps Hamper WASH Progress, U.N. Says November 19, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the findings of a U.N. report, released on World Toilet Day, showing nearly two billion people use water contaminated by feces and funding gaps are hampering the progress toward access to clean water and sanitation. Bloomberg News: 10 Million Child Deaths Attributed to a Lack of…
Nigeria Should Commit To Policies That Promote Family Planning, UNFPA Head Says November 19, 2014 News Summary Associated Press: U.N. Agency Encourages Family Planning in Nigeria “The executive director of the United Nations Population Fund is encouraging family planning in Nigeria to manage the country’s population growth. Babatunde Osotimehin told the Associated Press that allowing women to decide when to have children would benefit Nigeria’s economy…” (Oduah,…
Experts, Activists Call For Stricter Regulation Of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry After Sterilization Deaths November 19, 2014 News Summary Financial Times: Sterilization tragedy highlights India’s bad-drug crisis “…While final forensic results are still awaited, Indian drug industry executives and health activists say the questions over the medicine distributed at the sterilization camp [where 13 women died last week] highlights the urgent need for tougher regulation of India’s domestic pharmaceutical…
Egypt Sees Slow Reduction In FGM, But Practice Still Widespread November 19, 2014 News Summary Associated Press: Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation “Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even through a 13-year-old girl died after he performed the procedure. … Fadl’s continued popularity demonstrates the challenges to curbing the…
Opinion Pieces Examine U.S., Global Ebola Efforts, Ability To Respond To Future Epidemics November 19, 2014 News Summary Project Syndicate: Ebola and Beyond Lawrence Gostin, professor of global health law at Georgetown University “…The West African Ebola epidemic should inspire a course correction on international health policy, reinforcing the need for rapid-response tools and strong health care infrastructure. Establishing frameworks to provide scalable, sustainable funding to achieve these…
Opinion Pieces Discuss Access To Water, Sanitation On World Toilet Day November 19, 2014 News Summary The Conversation: Imagine life without a proper toilet: that’s the reality for 1 in 3 people Juliet Willetts, associate professor and research director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology, Sydney “…World Toilet Day remains a critical means to raise awareness globally about one of the…
Congress Must Pledge Support To Gavi To Save Children’s Lives November 19, 2014 News Summary New York Times: Death Without Regrets Bob Dickerson, volunteer with RESULTS “…[Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance] has a plan to save more than five million kids’ lives in the years ahead — many from things as basic as pneumonia and diarrhea. But Gavi needs the funding to do it. We must…
Global Nutrition Report Provides Insights Into Underweight, Overweight Malnutrition November 19, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: The Global Nutrition Report: New Data to Tackle Double Burden of Malnutrition Marion Roche, technical adviser for the Micronutrient Initiative “…[W]ith the recent launch of the Global Nutrition Report, we have, for the first time in the last 20 years, an up-to-date and succinct overview of global malnutrition.…