South Korea’s President Postpones U.S. Trip As MERS Case Total Reaches 108, 9 Deaths June 10, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Park postpones U.S. trip as South Korea MERS toll hits nine “South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has postponed a planned trip to the United States, her spokesman said Wednesday, amid growing public alarm at the MERS outbreak which has now claimed nine lives…” (Ha-Won, 6/10). New York Times:…
News Outlets Examine South Korea’s Response To MERS Outbreak, Treatment, Vaccine Development June 10, 2015 News Summary International Business Times: MERS Outbreak 2015: Scientists Say A Treatment Is Possible, So Why Don’t We Have One? “…Scientists say the disease, known as MERS, is easily treatable — but no treatment currently exists. Progress on lifesaving treatments has been impeded by the lack of profit potential for pharmaceutical companies,…
WHO, Partners To Adopt Strategic Plan For Improved Health Information Systems, Global Health Monitoring June 10, 2015 News Summary U.N. News Centre: In Washington, U.N. health agency and partners convene summit on improving health data “With more two-thirds of the world’s population living in countries that do not produce reliable statistics on mortality by age, sex, and cause of death, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are…
U.N. Closing Ebola Emergency Response Center In Ghana; Study Shows West African Strain Not More Virulent June 10, 2015 News Summary International Business Times: Ebola Update: United Nations Closes Emergency Ebola Response Headquarters In Ghana “The United Nations is closing its Ebola response headquarters in West Africa as the worst outbreak ever recorded continues to wind down…” (Caulderwood, 6/9). Los Angeles Times: Cases of Ebola recede in West Africa, but fears…
U.N.’s Ban Supports Proposal Highlighting Water’s Role In Sustainable Development June 10, 2015 News Summary Inter Press Service: U.N. Chief Backs New Int’l Decade for Water for Sustainable Development “As the United Nations continues its negotiations to both define and refine a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before a summit meeting of world leaders in September, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed support for…
Human Rights Watch Report Urges Bangladesh To Follow Up On Promises To Curb Child Marriage June 10, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Bangladesh urged to combat ‘epidemic of child marriage’ “Child marriage in Bangladesh is an epidemic and requires the government to act on its promises to tackle the problem, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Bangladesh has the fourth highest rate of child marriage in the world, behind Niger,…
Improving Sahel Women’s Opportunities, Health Could Boost Region’s Development, U.N. Special Envoy Says June 10, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Improving women’s lives would boost Sahel’s development: U.N. envoy “Improving access to education, health care, and jobs for women in the arid Sahel region of Africa could play an important part in rolling back poverty in one of the world’s most underdeveloped areas, [Hiroute Guebre Sallassie, the U.N. secretary…
Single HPV Vaccine Dose Might Protect Against Cervical Cancer, Study Shows; Could Improve Access In Developing Countries June 10, 2015 News Summary News outlets report on a study on HPV vaccine dosing published Wednesday in The Lancet Oncology. Agence France-Presse: Single dose of vaccine may prevent cervical cancer “A single vaccine shot, rather than the recommended triple dose, may be enough to protect women against cervical cancer, a study said on Wednesday. If…
First South African HIV Stigma Index Released At National AIDS Conference June 10, 2015 News Summary News outlets highlight findings from a new report on HIV/AIDS stigma that was released at the 7th South African AIDS Conference. Business Day: Index uncovers stigma levels experienced by people living with HIV “A third of South Africans living with HIV say they have experienced stigma and a tenth have…