‘Uruguay Model’ Offers Opportunity For Women To Undergo Safer Abortions Despite Legal Conditions June 28, 2016 News Summary New York Times: From Uruguay, a Model for Making Abortion Safer Patrick Adams, freelance journalist “…It started 10 years before [Uruguay legalized abortion in 2012], with a medical protocol called the ‘Uruguay Model.’ Described by its architects as an ‘intermediate step’ toward allowing abortion, the protocol was designed to make…
Rapid Urbanization Threatens World’s Ability To Prevent, Control Infectious Diseases June 28, 2016 News Summary The Guardian: More people in less space: rapid urbanization threatens global health Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance “…The combination of more people living in less space and placing more strain on already limited sanitation represents a fertile breeding ground for infectious disease and the insect vectors spreading…
Investing In Gender Equity Critical To Global Economic Prosperity, Security June 28, 2016 News Summary Aspen Institute/Medium: Building a Better Future for Girls and Women Worldwide Donna Shalala, president of the Clinton Foundation “…[G]ender equality won’t just change the lives of girls and women – it will change the world. Want to defeat poverty? Invest in women. Want to combat climate change? Invest in women.…
U.S. Senate To Take Procedural Vote On Republican-Backed Zika Funding Agreement June 27, 2016 News Summary CQ HealthBeat: Monday: Troubled Zika Response Funding and Spending Bill Woes “…[The House conference report (HR 2577) approved last week a] $1.1 billion funding level for Zika response efforts but Democrats object to funding offsets that transfer existing unspent funds and are keenly upset over limits on distribution of funding…
Vox Examines Zika’s Implications For Women’s Health, Access To Reproductive Services In Latin America, Potential U.S. Role June 27, 2016 News Summary Vox: The Zika virus is fueling demand for self-induced abortions in Latin America “…Reproductive rights advocates are putting pressure on Latin American countries to liberalize their abortion laws in light of the huge public health threat Zika poses. They warn that deaths and injuries from unsafe abortions are likely to…
World Bank To Provide Additional $150M To Bangladesh To Improve Health Sector June 27, 2016 News Summary Reuters: Bangladesh gets $150 million from World Bank for health “The World Bank said on Sunday it has approved $150 million in additional financing to help improve Bangladesh’s health systems and services, bringing its total support for health projects in the country to $508.9 million. The support will help the…
As Vaccine Supplies Dwindle, Some Experts Concerned Over Potential For More Widespread Yellow Fever Outbreak June 27, 2016 News Summary Washington Post: A yellow fever epidemic in Angola could turn into a global crisis “…More than 3,000 suspected cases are in Angola and 1,000 are in neighboring Congo, making this the biggest urban epidemic in decades. More than 400 people have died. There are growing concerns that Chinese workers –…
Advocates Work To Improve Access To Relief, Protection, Support For People With Disabilities In Conflict Zones June 27, 2016 News Summary The Guardian: Disability in conflict zones: ‘I told my wife to take the children and run’ “…Last year, Human Rights Watch documented 96 disabled people who had been left alone in deserted villages in the wake of attacks in CAR — for days, weeks, and sometimes months — with little…
Collaborative Project To Provide Preventive Malaria Therapy To Children In Africa To Be Expanded June 27, 2016 News Summary The Guardian: Malaria scheme cuts child deaths during Sahel’s rainy season “…The innovative Access-SMC project, funded by Unitaid and run by the Malaria Consortium in partnership with Catholic Relief Services, involves scaling up the use of seasonal malaria drugs to children under five in seven countries along the arid belt…