Billions Of People Worldwide Lack Access To Safe Water, Adequate Sanitation, Hygiene Facilities, U.N. Report Shows July 13, 2017 News Summary Newsweek: Access to Water: Clean H20 Out of Reach to More Than a Quarter of the World’s Population “There are more than seven billion people living on planet Earth, and well over a quarter of them lack access to safe drinking water, according to a report released Wednesday by the…
More Investment In WASH Services Needed In Brazil To Prevent Further Zika Outbreaks, HRW Report Says July 13, 2017 News Summary Deutsche Welle: Zika could resurface in Brazil if causes not addressed, HRW says “Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday that Brazil could face a new outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus if it fails to improve sanitation services and insecure water access for the poor. In a report, the…
Danish Family Planning Aid Will Help ‘Limit Migration’ Of Africans To Europe, Development Minister Says July 13, 2017 News Summary BBC News: Denmark’s contraception aid to Africa ‘to limit migration’ “Denmark has pledged more funds for family planning in developing nations, saying this could also help ‘limit the migration pressure on Europe.’ The Minister for Development Co-operation, Ulla Tørnæs, said Copenhagen would contribute 91m kroner (£11m; $14m) for the program.…
Trump Administration Budget Proposals Threaten Efforts To Curb Antibiotic Resistance July 13, 2017 News Summary Mother Jones: Super Gonorrhea Is About to Get the Trump Bump “The overuse of certain antibiotics has dulled their ability to fight infections, leading to such maladies as untreatable ‘super gonorrhea.’ When world leaders gathered in Germany for the first-ever G20 Health Ministers meeting in May, they called for a…
Gambia Needs Additional Donor Support To Fulfill Malaria Elimination Goal, Experts Say July 13, 2017 News Summary Reuters: Gambia on funding drive to become first sub-Saharan nation free of malaria “Gambia could become the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate malaria on its track record of combating the mosquito-borne disease but more donor funds are needed for the ‘last mile’ of the drive, health experts said…
African Nations Should Raise Taxes On Tobacco Products To Deter Use, WHO Says July 13, 2017 News Summary The Guardian: Nations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO “African nations whose attempts to regulate cigarettes are increasingly bogged down in the courts by wealthy tobacco companies should impose high taxes to deter people from developing a smoking habit, the World Health Organization says…” (Boseley/Syal, 7/12).
PAI Examines History Of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance July 13, 2017 News Summary PAI: Cents and Sensibility: U.S. International Family Planning Assistance from 1965 to the Present This report discusses the history of U.S. international family planning assistance and includes an interactive graph containing funding data from 1965 to the present (July 2017).
U.S. Participation In G20 Served As Opportunity To Affirm American Values, Interests Abroad July 13, 2017 News Summary New York Times: The Trump Vision for America Abroad Gary D. Cohn, director of the National Economic Council, and H. R. McMaster, national security adviser “President Trump just concluded a second overseas trip to further advance America’s interests and values, and to strengthen our alliances around the world. Both this…
U.S. Investment In Global Fund ‘Efficiently Advances’ U.S. Global Leadership July 13, 2017 News Summary Foreign Policy: Trump Is Wrong to Retreat From the Global Fight Against AIDS Mark P. Lagon, chief policy officer at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria “…In addition to proposing cuts to our own bilateral health programs, the White House has proposed a striking cut to…
U.S. Should Maintain, Increase Investments In Emergency Preparedness July 13, 2017 News Summary Washington Post: Letters to the Editor: The new CDC director has an important duty: Resisting budget reductions Richard Seifman, board member of the National Physicians Alliance and technical review panel active member of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria “…It is well-recognized that the best protection for…