Nigeria Sets Tone For Successful Public Health Response To Ebola October 13, 2014 News Summary The Atlantic: How Nigeria Beat Ebola “At least one African country has been able to fight back against Ebola: Nigeria, West Africa’s largest and most developed nation, has set the tone for a successful public health response to the frightening and often-misunderstood disease. Faisal Shuaib is a Nigerian physician and…
U.N., NGOs Recognize International Day Of The Girl Child October 13, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the International Day of the Girl Child, recognized annually on October 11. The Guardian: Day of girl child marked by clarion call to ‘walk the walk’ on gender equality “Despite new legislation and proactive policies such as quotas, the world is failing to deliver on equality…
Bill Gates Discusses Ebola Crisis, Global Health Issues In Interview October 13, 2014 News Summary OZY: Bill Gates’ ‘Big Idea’ on Ebola “OZY sat down with billionaire tech wizard and philanthropist Bill Gates this week for an exclusive interview. Co-founder and CEO Carlos Watson asked Gates to tell us about whether, after investing so much time and money in global health issues, there is still…
Activists Say Africa Can End FGM In 20 Years October 13, 2014 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: Africa can end ‘child abuse’ of FGM by 2035: activists “Africa can end female genital mutilation (FGM) in 20 years, activists said on Friday as they launched a continent-wide campaign, calling the ancient ritual a form of child abuse aimed at controlling women’s sexuality…” (Migiro, 10/10).
Ban Calls For Improved Care For Schizophrenia On World Mental Health Day October 13, 2014 News Summary U.N. News Centre: On World Mental Health Day, Ban calls for improved care for schizophrenia “Suffering from schizophrenia should not have to mean enduring ‘a life sentence of isolation and poor physical health,’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said [Friday] as he urged the creation of better support networks and services for…
Swaziland King To Use World Bank HIV Funds To Pay Girls To Remain Virgins October 13, 2014 News Summary International Business Times: Swaziland King Pays Girls $18 a Month to Remain Virgins; Uses World Bank HIV Funds “Swaziland’s King Mswati III has reportedly announced to pay all teenage girls in the South Africa kingdom a monthly stipend of 200 rands ($18) for abstaining from sex and remaining a virgin.…
Editorials, Opinion Pieces Discuss Aspects Of Ebola Epidemic October 13, 2014 News Summary The following editorials and opinion pieces discuss various aspects of the Ebola epidemic. Bloomberg View: Africa’s Ebola and Asia’s Obligation Editorial Board “…With more than 8,000 documented [Ebola] cases and 4,000 reported deaths in West Africa, the epidemic is outstripping international efforts to contain it — and Asian countries in…
Tackling TB In India Requires Both Public, Private Sector Engagement October 13, 2014 News Summary The Hindu: Fighting India’s silent epidemic Soumya Swaminathan, director of the National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis in Chennai, and Chapal Mehra, New Delhi-based writer “Over 60 percent of all Indians seek health care in the private sector, according to India’s last National Family Health Survey. … Even though parallel…
Bangladesh Serves As Model For Reducing Maternal Mortality October 13, 2014 News Summary The Lancet: Challenges of achieving and tracking MDG 5 Saifuddin Ahmed of Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health “…No woman should die from pregnancy complications. That women still die from preventable and treatable maternal causes is our egregious failure. Bangladesh has set an example of a country that…
Press Releases, Blog Post Discuss U.S. Reponse, World Bank Report On Ebola October 13, 2014 News Summary The following press releases and blog post discuss U.S. efforts to contain Ebola and a new World Bank report on the disease’s potential economic impacts. USAID: USAID Administrator Shah Travels to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Senegal “U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will travel to Liberia,…