White House Speeding Up Zika Response; Democrats Continue Calls For Senate To Reconvene To Approve Emergency Funding August 3, 2016 News Summary The Hill: White House: Zika money is half depleted “…The White House is speeding up the national response to the mosquito-borne virus amid mounting public concerns that Zika is spreading in the U.S., though Republican lawmakers still say the money is being spent too slowly…” (Ferris, 8/2). The Hill: Florida…
Democratic Presidential Nominee Clinton Launches Plan To Reach Goal Of AIDS-Free Generation August 3, 2016 News Summary OUT Magazine: Hillary Pledges ‘An AIDS-Free Generation’ With Plans to Back HIV-Preventative Drugs “The Hillary Clinton campaign launched a comprehensive plan to tackle HIV/AIDS on its website [Tuesday], laying the groundwork for extensive backing of Truvada in all its forms, as well as other strategies to help create the first…
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Highlights Global Food Security Act, Georgians Who Pushed For Bill’s Passage August 3, 2016 News Summary Atlanta Journal-Constitution: New international food initiative got a political push from Georgia “…The measure, known as the Global Food Security Act, seeks to leverage public and private money to help poor nations learn from U.S. expertise on how to grow and maintain their own, more resilient food supply. The effort…
Guardian Seminar Explores WHO’s ‘Test And Treat’ HIV Policy With Expert Panel August 3, 2016 News Summary The Guardian: Can WHO’s new ‘test and treat’ HIV policy reach those who need it most? “…The WHO’s new ‘test and treat’ policy aims to cut HIV transmission by suppressing the virus in those carrying it, which decreases their likelihood of passing it on to others. Yet, reaching the remaining…
Saving Lives At Birth Event Showcases African Innovations To Improve Maternal, Newborn Health August 3, 2016 News Summary VOA News: African Innovators Aim to Improve Health Care for Mothers and Newborns “Innovators from across the African continent were among 50 finalists in Washington showcasing solutions to maternal and newborn care challenges in the developing world recently. The African doctors, scientists, and inventors took part in Saving Lives at…
New $22M Hospital Never Opened In Madagascar After Political Upheaval August 3, 2016 News Summary The Guardian: Health in Madagascar takes turn for the worse as $22m hospital abandoned “…The hospital was almost complete, with just the morgue unfinished, when work suddenly stopped in 2012. A large metal fence was erected around the perimeter and a security guard installed to keep the public out. This…
Ghana’s Economy Losing More Than $2B Annually Due To Child Malnutrition, Study Says August 3, 2016 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: Child malnutrition costs Ghana more than $2 billion annually: experts “Ghana economy’s is losing more than two billion dollars a year due to the impact of child malnutrition, which has driven up health care costs, strained the education system, and hindered the productivity of the workforce, a…
UNICEF Official Urges Somalia To Pass Law Banning FGM August 3, 2016 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: Somalia urged to pass law banning ‘horrendous’ FGM “Somalia’s next government should ensure a law is passed banning all forms of female genital mutilation (FGM), a U.N. official said on Tuesday, describing the deeply entrenched practice as a ‘horrendous rights violation.’ … A bill on FGM is…
Fewer Women Gave Birth In Health Facilities During Ebola Epidemic In Liberia, Study Shows August 3, 2016 News Summary TIME: Ebola Took a Toll on Maternal Health: Study “…In a new report published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers looked at the results of a survey conducted by the nonprofit Last Mile Health in Rivercess County, Liberia, a rural area where Ebola transmission was limited and where the…
In Brazil, Increased Breastfeeding Among Mothers, Access To Breast Milk Banks Help Significantly Lower Child Mortality Rate August 3, 2016 News Summary Huffington Post: Brazil Slashes Child Mortality Rates With Breastfeeding, Milk Banks “…Brazil is being heralded as a pioneer for the innovative way it has substantially increased breastfeeding rates and reduced its child mortality rates by 73 percent from 1990 to last year. … Part of what distinguishes Brazil from other…