Liberia Plans To Increase Hospital Beds For Ebola Patients While General Health Care System Suffers September 22, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on Liberia’s plans to increase the number of hospital beds for Ebola patients, while the general health care system continues to weaken. Agence France-Presse: Liberia to provide 1,000 Ebola beds in overwhelmed capital “Liberia announced plans Sunday for a four-fold increase in beds for Ebola patients in…
Despite New Clinics In W. Africa, Shortage Of Health Workers Threatens Ebola Efforts September 22, 2014 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: New Ebola clinics useless without more trained staff “A shortage of volunteers to staff the new Ebola clinics and hospitals the international community is building in West Africa threatens efforts to bring the deadly virus rapidly under control, aid agencies have warned…” (Dawson, 9/20).
Ebola Educators’ Murders Show Mistrust Of Authority In Rural West Africa, WHO Says September 22, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Killings in Guinea show mistrust in Africa Ebola fight: WHO “The killing in Guinea of eight people trying to educate locals about Ebola showed how much rural populations in West Africa mistrust authorities after years of instability and conflict, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday…” (Nebehay/Miles, 9/19).
U.S., World Leaders To Attend U.N. Climate Summit This Week September 22, 2014 News Summary News outlets discuss issues surrounding the U.N. Climate Summit, which takes place Tuesday in New York, including a climate-related march and reports released ahead of the meeting. NPR: All Eyes On Obama, World Leaders At Climate Change Summit “The forecast calls for picture-perfect weather Tuesday in New York City as…
U.N. Urged To Renew Women’s Rights Focus In Post-2015 Agenda September 22, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on a special session of the U.N. General Assembly being convened to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994. The Guardian: Activists urge renewed women’s rights focus as U.N. meets in New York “A landmark conference…
Innovative Financing Puts Oil Revenues Toward Child Nutrition In Congo September 22, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Interview: U.N. entrepreneur taps African oil for child health “Republic of Congo has become the first country to agree to divert part of its oil revenues towards childhood nutrition, a victory for ‘innovative financing’ to help the world’s poorest, [UNITAID] creator Philippe Douste-Blazy said in an interview…” (Miles, 9/19).
Broader Efforts Could Reduce Premature Deaths By 40% Over Next 20 Years, Study Says September 22, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on a study published in The Lancet showing a 40 percent reduction in premature deaths is possible over the next 20 years. TIME: Early Deaths Could Fall By 40% in the Next 20 Years “According to researchers writing in The Lancet, we’re doing a good job of…
500K Chikungunya Cases Detected In Dominican Republic September 22, 2014 News Summary Associated Press/ABC News: Virus Tally Nears 500,000 in Dominican Republic “The mosquito-borne virus known as chikungunya has sickened nearly 500,000 people in the Dominican Republic, including 109 newborn babies, an official with the Caribbean country’s health ministry said Friday…” (9/19).
Somalia Facing New Threat Of Famine Amid Violence September 22, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Three years after Somali famine, new hunger crisis looms “…The United Nations said this month more than a million people in this war-ravaged country were struggling to meet daily nutritional needs. The roughly 130,000 people displaced from their homes this year alone are bearing the brunt of the crisis…”…
Opinion Pieces, Editorial Discuss Issues Surrounding Ebola Outbreak September 22, 2014 News Summary The following opinion pieces and editorial discuss issues surrounding the West African Ebola outbreak. Los Angeles Times: To fight Ebola, create a Health Workforce Reserve force Michele Barry, senior associate dean for global health and director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health at Stanford University, and Lawrence Gostin, a…