Editorials, Opinion Piece Discuss Issues Surrounding Ebola Response September 25, 2014 News Summary The following editorials and opinion piece discuss various issues related to the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Nature: First response, revisited Editorial Board “The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has starkly exposed major gaps in plans to tackle emerging infectious diseases. Lessons must be learned. … If…
More Robust Policy Discussion Of Wartime Sexual Violence Needed September 25, 2014 News Summary Washington Post: Wartime sexual violence is not just a ‘weapon of war’ Kerry Crawford, assistant professor of political science at James Madison University; Amelia Hoover Green, assistant professor of political science at Drexel University and field consultant to the Human Rights Data Analysis Group; and Sarah Parkinson, assistant professor of…
Data, Resources Needed To Monitor Development Goals September 25, 2014 News Summary The Guardian: Cost of gathering data on new development goals could be crippling Bjørn Lomborg, adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School and director of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre “For the past decade and a half, the world has made a few smart promises with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs):…
U.S. Officials Discuss Obama’s U.N. Speech, New Global Alliance For Climate Smart Agriculture September 25, 2014 News Summary The U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote” blog features two pieces on U.S. involvement in U.N. meetings taking place this week in New York. DipNote: President Obama at the United Nations General Assembly U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discusses President Obama’s speech presented Wednesday to the U.N. General Assembly (9/24).…
Blog Post Examines Strategies To Help End Gender-Based Violence September 25, 2014 News Summary Center for Global Development’s “Views from the Center”: How Can We Fight the Pandemic of Global Violence against Women? CGD Research Associate Sarah Dykstra and Senior Fellow Charles Kenny discuss “the role that conditional cash transfers and other ‘nudges’ can play in reducing gender violence and in achieving other goals…
Blog Posts Discuss Issues Surrounding Ebola Outbreak September 25, 2014 News Summary Several blogs published pieces discussing various issues related to the Ebola outbreak. Center for Global Development’s “Global Health Policy Blog”: Aversion Behavior Exacerbates the Economic Impact of Ebola Mead Over, senior fellow at CGD, discusses a World Bank report that examines the economic impact of Ebola on affected West African…
Blog Posts Discuss R&D, Malaria In Post-2015 Development Goals September 25, 2014 News Summary Two blog posts discuss different aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals. Global Health Technologies Coalition’s “Breakthroughs”: Making the case for research and innovation for health in the post-2015 development agenda “In this guest post, Claire Wingfield — product development policy officer at PATH — writes about a new paper exploring…
U.N. To Hold High-Level Meeting On Ebola As Aid Mission Gets Underway September 24, 2014 News Summary News outlets report U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced plans to hold a meeting on Ebola among world leaders, as the U.N.’s relief mission gets underway in West Africa. U.N. News Centre: Ban to convene meeting of world leaders on tackling Ebola outbreak “United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced…
Media Sources Continue To Report On CDC, WHO Estimates Of Ebola’s Spread September 24, 2014 News Summary News outlets continue to report on CDC and WHO predictions of the growth of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. The Atlantic: Chasing Ebola (Elliot, 9/23). CQ HealthBeat: CDC Says Swift Global Response May Stem Ebola Outbreak (Reichard, 9/23). The Hill: CDC: Ebola cases could hit 1.4M by January (Viebeck, 9/23).…