Lancet Study Examines Impact Of Ebola Virus On Long-Term Health Of Survivors April 23, 2015 News Summary Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: One more need in Ebola-stricken countries: Strategies to deal with survivors’ long-term health needs Antigone Barton, writer and editor at “Science Speaks” and senior communications officer at the Center for Global Health Policy, discusses findings from a new study published by The Lancet…
Community Care Models Effective, Necessary For HIV Treatment, MSF/UNAIDS Report Says April 23, 2015 News Summary Médecins Sans Frontières: HIV: MSF-UNAIDS report endorses community models of care “Strengthening and expanding community-based approaches to delivering HIV treatment is vital to the long-term success of the AIDS response, according to a new report by Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) and UNAIDS. The report highlights MSF’s innovative approaches to the…
Data Gaps Hinder Governments From Measuring Poverty Accurately, Report Suggests April 22, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Number of people in extreme poverty could be greatly underestimated — report “Hundreds of millions more people could be living in extreme poverty than official estimates suggest, according to a study about how global development is being hindered by a lack of data about the world’s poorest people.…
Dialogue Between Private Sector, Global Health Groups Will Help Boost Defense Against Future Disease Outbreaks April 22, 2015 News Summary Devex: How ‘financial savvy’ can prevent future pandemics “…The Ebola outbreak in West Africa highlighted not only the weakness of health systems, but also the lack of dialogue between global health professionals, risk analysts, and private sector actors, according to World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. ‘There was not…
Yemen’s Health Care System Faces Supply Shortages, At Risk Of Collapse, WHO Warns April 22, 2015 News Summary Deutsche Welle: Yemen’s health care system at risk of collapse “Yemen’s health services were on the brink of collapse with life-saving medicines and key medical supplies running out, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. ‘Power cuts and fuel shortages also threaten to disrupt the vaccine cold chain, leaving…
Scientists To Make Real-Time Genetic Data On Ebola, MERS Freely Available April 22, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Scientists to share real-time genetic data on deadly MERS, Ebola “Genetic sequence data on two of the deadliest yet most poorly understood viruses are to be made available to researchers worldwide in real time as scientists seek to speed up understanding of Ebola and MERS infections…” (Kelland, 4/21).
Catholic Church Faces Challenges In Continuing HIV/AIDS Treatment Programs In Africa April 22, 2015 News Summary Christian Science Monitor: In Africa’s battle against AIDS, a key player hits a crossroads “The Catholic Church administers 25 percent of all AIDS treatment worldwide, especially in hard-to-reach rural areas. But it’s facing new obstacles as funding declines and African governments are under pressure to provide services themselves…” (Brown, 4/21).
Niger Shutters Schools In Capital Region To Vaccinate Children Against Meningitis To Stem Outbreak April 22, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Niger shuts schools and vaccinates children to fight meningitis outbreak “Niger has shut all schools in the region around the capital Niamey and launched a campaign to vaccinate children aged 2 to 15 in an effort to halt a meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 85 since January…”…
Mysterious Outbreak In Nigeria Linked To Methanol-Contaminated Homemade Alcohol April 22, 2015 News Summary International Business Times: Nigeria’s Mysterious Epidemic Linked To Contaminated Alcohol And Methanol Poisoning, Not Ebola “A mysterious outbreak in western Nigeria, which residents say is more deadly than Ebola, has been linked to contaminated alcohol and methanol poisoning, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nigerian Health Ministry said in…