Boko Haram Insurgency Contributing To Food Insecurity, Malnutrition For 5.5M In Western, Central Africa, U.N. Says September 14, 2015 News Summary IRIN: Millions going hungry because of Boko Haram “Families driven out of villages, farmers unable to tend crops, food stocks of entire communities raided: Boko Haram’s impact on the people of Western and Central Africa lingers long after the rape and slaughter. More than 5.5 million people living in conflict…
More Effort Needed To Protect Residents Near Dams From Malaria, Study Says September 14, 2015 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: One million Africans a year catch malaria from dam mosquitoes — study “One million Africans will catch malaria this year because they live near a large dam and, at a time of booming dam construction on the continent, greater efforts must be made to protect people from…
Technology, Innovation Playing Role In Ebola Recovery, Research Into Treatments September 14, 2015 News Summary Fast Company: Meet Two Sisters Taking On The Ebola Aftermath In West Africa “…In this post-Ebola recovery time, [There Is No Limit Foundation’s (TINLF)] goal is to rebuild health systems in Guinea and other parts of West Africa through strategic partnerships with hospital administrations, supplying health care facilities with medical…
Achieving SDGs Requires Ending Conflicts, Addressing Needs Of Children In Humanitarian Crises September 14, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Development must target the millions of children affected by humanitarian crises Anthony Lake, executive director of UNICEF “…[W]e will not reach [the post-2015] development goals — nor can development be sustainable — without reaching the millions of children living in the midst of humanitarian crises. … The international…
Food Fortification, Effectively Measuring SDG 2 Progress Crucial To Ending Hunger By 2030 September 14, 2015 News Summary Rappler: Ending hunger, ensuring nutrition by 2030 Anna Lartey, director of the Nutrition Division in the Economic and Social Development Department at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization “…How can we ensure that the nutrition component of the Global Goals is upheld and not overshadowed? Two suggestions, both based on…
Global Community Must Use Innovative Communication To Spread Awareness Of SDGs September 14, 2015 News Summary Devex: Move the human heart Sally Susman, executive vice president for corporate affairs at Pfizer and vice chair of the Pfizer Foundation “…The aspiration of the SDGs — what are also being referred to as the global goals — and the intent of governments are significant milestones, but it is…
SDGs Must Include More Specific Mental Health Targets September 14, 2015 News Summary WhyDev: Where is mental health in the SDGs? Minto Felix, the mental health programs coordinator at Monash University and a mental health campaigner at Australians for Mental Health, writes, “The entire way in which the global community engages with mental health requires reform.” He proposes several mental health targets he…
Social Enterprise Program In India Aims To Improve Access To Toilets September 14, 2015 News Summary Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Impatient Optimists”: An Unexpected Question: Mandy Moore Advocates for Sanitation in India Singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore, a global ambassador for Population Services International (PSI), writes about her recent trip to India, where she “joined the PSI India team to learn how they and their…
Kaiser Family Foundation Web Briefing Examines SDGs’ Implications For Global Health Policy September 11, 2015 News Summary Kaiser Family Foundation: Web Briefing for Media: What Do The Sustainable Development Goals Mean for Global Health? This archived webcast features a September 9 briefing for journalists held by the Kaiser Family Foundation to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) implications for global health policy. Tony Pipa, U.S. special coordinator…