FT Health Examines WHO Director General Election, Features Interview With Dutch Minister Who Launched She Decides Initiative March 13, 2017 News Summary Financial Times: FT Health: Who for the WHO? The latest issue of the Financial Times’ weekly global health newsletter features an article discussing the WHO director general election and an interview with Lilianne Ploumen, Dutch minister for foreign trade and development co-operation who launched the She Decides initiative (Jack, 3/10).
U.N. World Food Programme, Partners Developing Supply Chain Information Platform To Better Respond To Health Emergencies March 10, 2017 News Summary U.N. News Centre: New U.N. supply chain system to slash delays, save lives in large-scale health crises “In collaboration with partners and as a part of a global supply chain network, the United Nations emergency food relief agency has set about developing the first-ever information platform to better manage supply…
World Bank Issues First Bond Aimed At Raising Funds For Sustainable Development Goals March 10, 2017 News Summary Financial Times: World Bank issues bond aimed at highlighting sustainable development “The World Bank is hoping to draw attention to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals with a sale of unusual bonds. Payouts on the securities, which are relatively small, will be linked to the stock market performance of 50…
Lancet Examines Implications Of President Trump’s Proposal To Cut Foreign Assistance For U.S. Role In Global Health March 10, 2017 News Summary The Lancet: Trump’s foreign aid proposal rattles global health advocates “The announcement by the Trump administration that it wants to massively reduce foreign assistance has sent a shock wave through the global health community, which is concerned that such steep cuts could have devastating consequences, affecting millions of people around…
U.S. State Department Releases State Of Global Partnerships 2017 Report March 10, 2017 News Summary U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote”: Partnering for a Better Future: How Partnerships are Advancing Sustainable Development Thomas Debass, acting special representative for global partnerships at the State Department, discusses the release of the U.S. Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships’ annual report, which “highlights 17 partnerships, one for each [Sustainable Development…
Cutting, Reforming U.S. Foreign Aid Could Make Assistance More Effective, Efficient March 10, 2017 News Summary Foreign Policy: Savaging State and USAID Budgets Could Do Wonders for Results Gordon Adams, professor at American University’s School of International Service and distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center, and Richard Sokolsky, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace “…Budget and political realities under the Trump administration are…
Empowering Women, Girls Critical To HIV Response March 10, 2017 News Summary The Hill: Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — let’s empower women globally Kelsey Louie, chief executive officer at Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) “…On National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, it is imperative that we recognize the threat of HIV facing women of all ages, encourage steps towards…
Mexico City Policy Damaging To Women’s Health, Should Be Repealed March 10, 2017 News Summary Toronto Sun: The trouble with Trump and the gag rule Farzana Hassan, columnist at the Toronto Sun “…I object to [the Mexico City policy] despite being a long-time advocate of the sanctity of human life even at its earliest and most fragile. The problems of [women in developing countries] are…
Lessons From Pediatric HIV Response In Africa Can Inform Action On Childhood Cancers, Blood Disorders March 10, 2017 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: Can we fight childhood cancer in Africa the same way we fought HIV? Joseph Lubega, assistant professor of pediatrics at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers and Baylor College of Medicine and director of the East Africa Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training Program, and Phangisile Mtshali, director of…