‘Menstrual Leave’ Policies Ignite Debate Over Women’s Rights, Gender Equality July 25, 2017 News Summary New York Times: In Some Countries, Women Get Days Off for Period Pain “…[The digital media company Culture Machine] is one of a handful of private Indian companies to have started such [‘menstrual leave’] policies in recent months. Menstrual leaves are recognized in few other countries, among them Japan, Taiwan,…
Hepatitis C ‘Buyers’ Club’ Highlights Issues Surrounding Access To Drugs July 25, 2017 News Summary New York Times: The Tasmanian Hep C Buyers’ Club Sophie Cousins, health journalist “…[After traveling to India to obtain the less-expensive generic version of the hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir, Australian Greg Jefferys] helped other former hepatitis C sufferers set up informal buyers’ clubs in their own countries. … Narcyz Ghinea,…
Global Community Should Adopt Policies That Could Moderate Population Growth July 25, 2017 News Summary New York Times: Letter to the editor: Population Growth Philip Warburg, nonresident senior fellow at Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy “…Population growth will have a big effect on our global environment, yet we seldom face that issue head-on. The United Nations has just updated its ‘World Population Prospects,’ and…
Sanofi Remains Committed To Ensuring Vaccines Available To All People July 25, 2017 News Summary New York Times: Letter to the editor: The Drug Maker Sanofi’s New Dengue Vaccine Kathleen Tregoning, executive vice president for external affairs at Sanofi “…Sanofi spent close to $1.5 billion and 20 years developing a new dengue vaccine for the world’s most at-risk populations. We develop lifesaving vaccines for many…
Community-Led Development Key To Building Resilience July 25, 2017 News Summary Christian Science Monitor: The bounty that heads off famine Editorial Board “…The idea of community-led development has now blossomed worldwide. The change can be seen in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. Not only has the U.N. set a goal to end persistent hunger…
Trump Administration Can ‘Reimagine And Restructure U.S. Foreign Assistance’ While Maintaining U.S. Interests July 25, 2017 News Summary Foreign Policy: Trump Should Fix Foreign Aid, But Not at the Expense of U.S. Interests Daniel Runde, William A. Schreyer chair at CSIS “…The Trump administration has a unique opportunity to reimagine and restructure U.S. foreign assistance to meet the demands of the 21st century. … To help generate concrete…
Global Fund Partnership In Rwanda Aims To Address Connection Between Gender-Based Violence, HIV/AIDS July 25, 2017 News Summary Friends of the Global Fight Blog: Gender-based Violence and HIV/AIDS: A Rwandan Project Confronts the Connection In this blog post, the first in a series of blog posts by Friends of the Global Fight addressing gender equality, Mark P. Lagon, chief policy officer at Friends of the Global Fight, discusses…
‘Science Speaks’ Reports On Findings Presented, Remarks Made At IAS 2017 Conference July 25, 2017 News Summary Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: IAS 2017: With midpoint numbers showing 90-90-90 goals near for some, eluding others, innovation and equalizers take precedence Antigone Barton, senior editor and writer of “Science Speaks,” discusses a presentation by UCSF’s Diane Havlir on the East Africa SEARCH trial and remarks made…
Human Rights Watch Publishes Q&A On Human Rights, Abortion July 25, 2017 News Summary Human Rights Watch: Q&A: Human Rights Law and Access to Abortion HRW discusses human rights law-related issues surrounding access to abortion, health consequences of unsafe abortions, and abortion policies (7/24).
Secretary Tillerson’s ‘Listening Report’ Shows State, USAID Should Remain Separate; MFAN Aid Redesign Plan Offers Recommendations, Expert Notes July 25, 2017 News Summary Brookings Institution’s “Future Development”: Tillerson’s “Listening Report” reinforces that State and USAID should be separate George Ingram, a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution, co-chair of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, and chair emeritus of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, says Secretary of…