Malaria Treatment, Prevention Innovations Provide Hope Of Disease Elimination, African Leaders Malaria Alliance Head Says July 29, 2016 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: Interview — Innovations give African leaders hope malaria can be beaten by 2030 “African governments are confident malaria can be wiped out within 15 years as research innovations, including a vaccine against the disease, are developed and tested, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) said. … ALMA’s…
UNICEF Suspends Aid Delivery To Northern Nigeria After Convoy Attacked, 2 Aid Workers Injured July 29, 2016 News Summary Bloomberg News: UNICEF Suspends Aid in Northern Nigeria After Convoy Attack “The United Nations Children’s Fund has temporarily suspended humanitarian operations in northern Nigeria, where as many as half a million people need assistance, after gunmen attacked a convoy and wounded two aid workers…” (Muhammad/Olukayode, 7/28). Reuters: U.N. suspends aid…
Inter Press Service Examines Food Security Challenges In India July 29, 2016 News Summary Inter Press Service: Chronic Hunger Lingers in the Midst of Plenty “In a fraught global economic environment, exacerbated by climate change and shrinking resources, ensuring food and nutrition security is a daunting challenge for many nations. India, Asia’s third largest economy and the world’s second most populous nation after China…
Regional Inter-Agency Standing Committee Appeals For $1.2B In Aid For 7 Drought-Hit Southern African Nations July 29, 2016 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Aid agencies seek $1.2 billion to fight Southern Africa drought “Humanitarian agencies said Thursday that they need $1.2 billion in critical aid for seven drought-stricken countries in Southern Africa, as the El Niño weather phenomenon continues to devastate crops across the region. An estimated 12.3 people million are…
More Than Half Of Infants Not Breastfed Within First Hour Of Life, Increasing Risks Of Disease, Death, UNICEF Report Says July 29, 2016 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: More than half of newborns not breastfed in first hour raising health risks — UNICEF “More than half of newborn babies are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at heightened risk of disease and death, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Friday,…
Deaths From Viral Hepatitis Increasing, Data Show July 29, 2016 News Summary Humanosphere: Hepatitis is on the rise as a global killer Kayla Albrecht, media relations officer at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, discusses results from a new analysis of viral hepatitis deaths published by The Lancet. Albrecht writes, “More people are dying from viral liver disease than ever before,…
Engaging Religious Leaders In NTD Control, Elimination Efforts Could Help Reduce Poverty July 29, 2016 News Summary PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: The World’s Great Religions and Their Neglected Tropical Diseases Peter J. Hotez, co-editor in chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases “New information based on data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that practically everyone infected with a major neglected tropical disease (NTD) lives in…
WHO R&D Blueprint Could Help Create Coherent Global Response To Disease Threats July 29, 2016 News Summary The Lancet: The need for global R&D coordination for infectious diseases with epidemic potential Marie Paule Kieny, assitant director general of Health Systems and Innovation at the WHO; John-Arne Rottingen, director of the Division of Infectious Disease Control at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health; and Jeremy Farrar, director of…
Improved Detection, Access To Medicines, Research Critical To Eliminating Viral Hepatitis As Public Health Threat July 29, 2016 News Summary The Hill: Elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat possible Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) “…As we commemorate World Hepatitis Day on July 28, 2016, we can commit to taking these three steps: First, make sure that people get tested for viral hepatitis so…
Investments In WASH Would Help Improve Child Nutrition, Lower Incidence Of Stunting July 29, 2016 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: Why a lack of toilets are stunting children’s heights and hopes Dan Jones, advocacy coordinator at WaterAid “…A new report released by WaterAid this week reveals that India has the greatest number of children in the world suffering from stunted growth … It’s no coincidence that India…