CSIS Publication Examines MERS Outbreak In South Korea June 9, 2015 News Summary Center for Strategic & International Studies: MERS in Korea: Why This Outbreak Can Be Stopped Soon As part of CSIS’s “Korea Chair Platform” publication, Daniel R. Lucey, adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Medical Center and senior scholar at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law with the…
Analysis Examines Efforts To Re-Impose Mexico City Policy, Defund UNFPA June 9, 2015 News Summary Guttmacher Institute: Political Interference Impedes Effectiveness of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance The news release discusses an analysis published in the Guttmacher Policy Review that examines political efforts to re-impose the Mexico City Policy, also known as the “global gag rule,” and defund the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (6/8).
South Korea Reports Jump In MERS Cases; Total Reaches 87, Including 6 Deaths June 8, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: S. Korea reports sixth MERS death, surge in infections “South Korea recorded its sixth death and biggest single-day jump in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infections Monday, with 23 new cases in the largest outbreak of the potentially deadly virus outside Saudi Arabia. From just four cases two…
Guinea Extends Ebola Health Emergency Declaration As Violence, Mistrust Allow Disease To Persist June 8, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Guinea extends Ebola emergency measures “Ebola-hit Guinea has extended a health emergency declared in March until the end of June, citing the persistence of the deadly virus in the country, the presidency said on Saturday…” (6/6). Agence France-Presse: Ebola spreads suspicion and rumors in Guinea “The only possible…
G7 Leaders Discuss Disease Outbreak Response, Climate Change, African Development At Elmau Summit June 8, 2015 News Summary BBC News: David Cameron to unveil ‘disease detectives’ plan “Prime Minister David Cameron is to unveil plans for a rapid reaction force of U.K. medical experts to respond to future pandemics like Ebola. He will urge fellow world leaders to ‘wake up’ to the threat posed by such diseases at…
U.N.’s Ban Calls For Support Of Sustainable Development Goals June 8, 2015 News Summary U.N. News Centre: In Germany ahead of G7 summit, Ban rallies support for ‘once-in-a-generation’ U.N. sustainability agenda “The world has before it a unique opportunity to build a better future for all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared [Sunday] in Bonn, Germany, where he urged broad support for a trio of course-correcting…
African Governments Need To Invest More In Health Care Systems, WHO Africa Director Says June 8, 2015 News Summary Xinhua News: WHO calls on Africa to increase investment in health systems “The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called on African governments to invest more into improving health systems in order to improve the quality of health care services. WHO Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti, who was on a…
UNAIDS Head Challenges Asia-Pacific Region To End AIDS, As Region Adopts Framework For Way Forward June 8, 2015 News Summary Inter Press Service: U.N. Challenges Asia-Pacific to Be World’s First Region to End AIDS Epidemic “The United Nations has expressed confidence that the Asia-Pacific region, with almost five million people living with HIV, is politically committed towards the elimination of the deadly disease AIDS…” (Deen, 6/5). Radio New Zealand International:…
Worldwide Diabetes Prevalence Up 45% Since 1990 As Obesity Spreads In Developing Countries, Study Says June 8, 2015 News Summary New York Times: Global Diabetes Rates Are Rising as Obesity Spreads “The global diabetes rate has risen by nearly half over the past two decades, according to a new study, as obesity and the health problems it spawns have taken hold across the developing world. … The study, published Monday…