DfID Encourages Public-Private Partnerships On Post-2015 Development Goals November 18, 2014 News Summary Devex: DfID to NGOs: Engage business on SDGs “Nonprofits need to engage more with the private sector in developing countries to raise awareness over the future sustainable development goals, according to the British aid agency’s focal point on the post-2015 agenda. The U.K. Department for International Development wants both NGOs…
South Africa To Spend $2.2B Over 2 Years On HIV Antiretrovirals November 18, 2014 News Summary Reuters: South Africa to spend $2.2 billion on HIV drugs in next two years “South Africa plans to spend $2.2 billion over two years to buy HIV/AIDS drugs for public hospitals, a government minister said on Monday, as a study shows the prevalence of the virus is rising…” (Motsoenen, 11/17).
Drowning Is ‘Serious And Neglected’ Global Health Threat, WHO Report Says November 18, 2014 News Summary Media sources report on findings from a recently released WHO report on drowning. U.N. News Centre: Drowning claims over 40 people every hour in ‘needless loss of life’ — U.N. report “The first United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) report on drowning released [Monday] reveals that more than 370,000 people drown…
Sudan Again Denies U.N. Access To Darfur To Investigate Mass Rape Allegations November 18, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Sudan denies U.N. access to Darfur village to check rape accusations “Sudan has refused to let U.N. and African Union peacekeepers visit a village in the western Darfur region to investigate allegations of mass rape for the second time this month, saying it was skeptical about the motives for…
Humanitarian Aid Workers Fear Corruption, Terrorist Prosecution In Somalia, Expert Says November 18, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Terrorism fears cripple rotten aid system in hungry Somalia — expert “Aid workers in Somalia, which faces worsening hunger three years after famine struck the country, believe the humanitarian system is ‘rotten’ and are hamstrung by fears of being prosecuted for aiding terrorists, an expert said…” (Migiro, 11/17).
New FAO Data Book Provides Information On Nutrition Trends From 1990-Present November 18, 2014 News Summary U.N. News Centre: U.N. launches ‘pocketbook’ on nutrition ahead of major conference in Rome “The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has today published a comprehensive pocketbook of nutrition-related data covering all regions of the world ahead of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) taking place in Rome…
NPR Blog Interviews Reproductive Health Expert About Popularity Of Sterilization Among Women November 18, 2014 News Summary NPR: Why Sterilization Is The Most Popular Form Of Family Planning “…[F]emale sterilization is the world’s most popular form of family planning. In 2009, 223 million women used sterilization as birth control and that number is on the rise. … For insights, Goats and Soda talked with John Townsend, director…
Congress Should Pass International Agriculture, Food Security Legislation To Bolster U.S. Programs November 18, 2014 News Summary Indianapolis Star: U.S. needs to lead in feeding the world Richard Lugar, former Republican senator from Indiana “The United States needs to institutionalize a global agriculture and food security strategy across a broad swath of public and private interests. Doing so would build on the progress made in the last…
Curbing Preterm Birth Mortality Will Require Commitment To Prevention November 18, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: Preterm Birth: Forging the Path to Prevention Eve Lackritz, deputy director of the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth “New global estimates of child mortality show important gains have been made for nearly all causes of child death, except one in which progress has remained nearly stagnant:…
Devex Features Several Opinion Pieces As Part Of #HealthyMeans Series November 18, 2014 News Summary Devex: The power of ‘we’: Partnering for a healthier world Yvonne Chaka Chaka, global goodwill ambassador for the Roll Back Malaria Devex: Toward a global partnership for an AIDS-free generation Catherine Connor, director for public policy and advocacy at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Devex: The best of both…