Prioritizing Women’s Rights Should ‘Be At The Center’ Of Zika Response September 12, 2016 News Summary The Hill: Zika and the inter-connected fate of women’s rights Caitlin Horrigan, associate director of global advocacy for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Michelle Dixon, co-director of the Global Progressive Hub “…Adequately resourcing the Zika fight is not just an American women’s rights issue, it’s a global one.…
Continued Investments In Global Fund Critical To Ending Malaria, TB Epidemics September 12, 2016 News Summary Friends of the Global Fight Blog: #WhyNow: Invest to Fight Malaria and Tuberculosis True Claycombe, policy manager at Friends of the Global Fight, discusses the importance of investing in the Global Fund’s continued support of malaria control programs and TB diagnosis and treatment efforts, writing, “Now is the time to…
U.S. House Minority Leader Pelosi Proposes ‘FEMA-Like’ Emergency Fund For Disease Outbreaks September 9, 2016 News Summary The Hill: Pelosi calls for new emergency fund to tackle Zika-like crises “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is calling for the creation of a new federal fund designed specifically to address unforeseen crises like the Zika virus outbreak. Pelosi said the partisan standoff over funding to combat Zika that…
U.S. House Speaker Ryan Takes Firm Stance Against Including Planned Parenthood Funding In Zika, Continuing Resolution Bills September 9, 2016 News Summary CQ News: Fight Over Planned Parenthood Tangles Both Zika Funding and CR “Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Thursday took a hard stance against including money for Planned Parenthood in legislation to combat the Zika virus, a partisan standoff that is shaping up to be the key sticking point as Congress…
U.S. Vice President Biden Urges Congress To Act On Zika Funding, Other Issues September 9, 2016 News Summary The Hill: Biden storms Capitol to lambaste GOP for inaction “Vice President Biden stormed Capitol Hill on Thursday to amplify the Democrats’ long-held charge that Republican ‘dysfunction’ has paralyzed Congress at the expense of the country. Appearing on the steps of the Capitol on a sweltering day in Washington, the…
Vox Examines Reasons For U.S. Congressional Inaction On Zika, Proposals For Improved Disease Outbreak Preparedness September 9, 2016 News Summary Vox: We’re screwed on outbreaks like Zika as long as we have to rely on Congress for money “…On the surface, the reason lawmakers have failed to fund the Zika bill had to do with partisan politics. … But there are more systemic reasons why much-needed public health money can…
GSK Proposes Creating Unit Dedicated To Vaccine Development For Disease Outbreaks September 9, 2016 News Summary Bloomberg News: Glaxo Proposes Biopreparedness Unit for Outbreaks Like Zika “As the Zika virus spreads and concern grows about the world’s preparedness for outbreaks, GlaxoSmithKline is proposing the creation of a unit dedicated to developing vaccines for diseases in markets offering little potential profit. The London-based company is ready to…
Brazil’s Attorney General Asks High Court To Allow Abortion Among Women With Zika; Disease Doubled Neurological Birth Defects In Nation Since 2008, Researchers Say September 9, 2016 News Summary CNN: Zika doubled devastating birth defects in Brazil “…The rate of birth defects involving the nervous system nearly doubled across Brazil after Zika arrived. This stark statistical reality was discovered by a team of researchers from Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, which analyzed hospital records across Brazil from 2008, well before…
Health Experts Warn Of Under-Reporting Of Zika Cases In Haiti September 9, 2016 News Summary Reuters: Doctors say Haiti ripe for large Zika outbreak, virus under-reported “Posters warning of the dangers of Zika only reached Haiti’s health ministry in August, six months after the country reported an outbreak, in one example of delayed prevention efforts that have health experts worried a ‘large epidemic’ is looming…”…