Devex Examines Rajiv Shah’s Tenure As USAID Administrator February 13, 2015 News Summary Devex: 5 parting thoughts from Rajiv Shah “Outgoing U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah delivered what were billed as his last public remarks Thursday, a ‘farewell conversation’ with leaders from around Washington’s development community. In an exclusive Devex feature, Shah’s peers, critics, and partners weighed in on what…
Obama Defends Ebola Coordinator Klain, Uses Ebola As Model For National Security, Humanitarian Aid Agendas February 13, 2015 News Summary The Hill: Obama praises Ebola czar despite ‘background noise’ “President Obama on Thursday took a stab at the administration’s critics as he praised his embattled Ebola czar Ron Klain for taking on ‘a challenge that many called insurmountable’…” (Ferris, 2/12). Washington Post: Obama uses war on Ebola to illustrate fight…
Focus Should Turn To Rebuilding, Strengthening Health Systems In West Africa During Ebola Recovery February 13, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Ebola spending: will lack of a positive legacy turn dollars to dolor? “While it is still too early to call time on the Ebola outbreak, a sense that the worst may have passed is tentatively taking root in West Africa, alongside an acute realization of the need to…
World Bank To Send $15M In Emergency Funding To Avert Food Crisis In Ebola-Hit West Africa February 13, 2015 News Summary International Business Times: As Ebola Virus Outbreak Slows, World Bank To Send $15M In Aid To Prevent Food Crises “…Just as the U.S. recalled its troops from West Africa, the World Bank pledged millions of dollars in emergency aid to avoid a food crisis that could leave millions starving. ……
Violence Against Ebola Volunteers Conducting Safe Burials Hampers Efforts To Contain Disease, Red Cross Says February 13, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Red Cross denounces attacks on Ebola teams in Guinea “The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement on Wednesday denounced a series of violent attacks on its volunteers battling the deadly Ebola epidemic in Guinea. The world’s largest humanitarian network said the latest case involved two burial workers…
The Lancet Examines Lessons Learned In Response To West African Ebola Outbreak February 13, 2015 News Summary The Lancet: Ebola in West Africa: learning the lessons “…The primary lesson so far has not been about the need for new response methods, but about human resources and coordination. Building new treatment centers, when it eventually happened, was an easy task next to training and supervising people to staff…
Africa Reaches Milestone Of 6 Months With No New Polio Cases February 13, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Africa close to wiping out wild polio after six months free of disease “Africa has gone six months without any new cases of wild polio for the first time, experts say, raising hopes that the disease could be wiped out on the continent sooner than expected…” (Smith, 2/13).
R&D Spending For Reproductive Health In Developing Countries Not Fulfilling Need, Study Says February 13, 2015 News Summary SciDev.Net: Reproductive health R&D funding ‘failing to match need’ “…Research and development (R&D) spending on reproductive health issues in [developing] countries received just US$88 million in 2013, according to the report by Policy Cures, an Australian non-profit organization that provides analysis and decision-making tools around neglected diseases. In contrast, neglected…
U.N. Appeals For $2B In Humanitarian Aid For Africa’s Sahel As Climate, Conflict Worsen Hunger Crisis February 13, 2015 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: U.N. seeks $2 billion aid for Sahel as conflict worsens “The United Nations appealed on Thursday for $2 billion (1.3 billion pounds) to help more than 20 million people across Africa’s Sahel belt, where increasingly erratic weather and escalating violence have worsened widespread hunger and malnutrition…” (Guilbert,…