CDC Director Rejects Travel Ban For Passengers From Ebola-Hit Nations October 14, 2014 News Summary Reuters: U.S. health officials reject ban on travel from Ebola-stricken countries “The United States has no plans to eliminate travel from countries in West Africa suffering the worst Ebola outbreak on record, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a briefing on…
Europe Taking Steps To Increase Ebola Efforts In West Africa, Spain October 14, 2014 News Summary Reuters published several articles discussing how Europe is addressing the Ebola epidemic. Reuters: Diplomats discuss E.U. military coordination against Ebola “European Union diplomats will discuss a plan to give the E.U. a coordinating role for European military missions countering the spread of Ebola in West Africa. E.U. officials and diplomats…
Ebola Sparks Debate On How Donors Fund Global Health, Reuters Reports October 14, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Ebola may change how aid is spent on health care in Africa “The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has exposed major gaps in development aid, prompting a rethink of the balance between building health systems and tackling specific diseases like AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis…” (Wroughton, 10/13).
New York Times Examines Role, Approach Of MSF During Ebola Outbreak October 14, 2014 News Summary New York Times: Doctors Without Borders Evolves as It Forms the Vanguard in Ebola Fight “…The first to respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, Doctors Without Borders remains the primary international medical aid group battling the disease there. As local health systems have all but collapsed and most…
New York Times Examines Role Of World Bank President Kim In Ebola Response October 14, 2014 News Summary New York Times: Head of World Bank Makes Ebola His Mission “…[World Bank President Jim] Kim — a 54-year-old Korean-American whose brash style has alienated many at the bank he leads — [has become] a key figure in a crisis that has exposed yawning gaps in the world’s capacity to…
Canadian Ebola Vaccine Begins Human Trials October 14, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the start of clinical trials testing a Canadian Ebola vaccine. Agence France-Presse: Experimental Canadian Ebola vaccine starts human tests (10/13). Globe and Mail: As vaccine trials begin, Canada set to review Ebola strategy (Wingrove, 10/14). Reuters: Human testing begins on NewLink Genetics’ Ebola vaccine (Grover, 10/13).…
Climate Change Poses National Security Threat, Will Impact Role Of U.S. Military, DoD Report Says October 14, 2014 News Summary News outlets provide coverage on a new report issued by the U.S. Department of Defense discussing climate change as a national security threat and the role of the U.S. military in responding to climate change-related disasters. Associated Press: Hagel: Climate change will challenge U.S. military “Rising sea levels and other…
2B Suffer From ‘Hidden Hunger,’ New Global Hunger Index Report Says October 14, 2014 News Summary News outlets provide coverage on the new Global Health Index report from the International Food Policy Research Institute. Agence France-Presse: ‘Hidden hunger,’ often overshadowed but devastating: report “A major international research group rang alarm bells Monday over the scourge of hidden hunger, also known as vitamin and mineral deficiencies, which affects…
U.N. Committee Meets To Discuss Global Food Security October 14, 2014 News Summary U.N. News Centre: U.N. calls for increased food security measures to offset threat of ‘shocks’ “With some 805 million people still chronically undernourished in the world, a United Nations committee focusing on food security opened its current session in Rome [yesterday] with the stated goal of adopting a set of…
U.N. Spotlights Needs, Vulnerabilities Of Older Persons During Disasters October 14, 2014 News Summary U.N. News Centre: On World Disaster Reduction Day, U.N. spotlights unique needs, vulnerabilities of older persons “Marking International Day for Disaster Reduction, the United Nations is spotlighting the need to address the vulnerabilities facing older persons, who suffer disproportionately high levels of death and injuries in different types of emergencies…