African Union Plans Emergency Meeting On Ebola September 4, 2014 News Summary Agence France-Presse: African Union to hold emergency meeting on Ebola “The African Union announced Wednesday it will hold an emergency meeting next week aimed at hammering out a continent-wide strategy to deal with the Ebola epidemic. The A.U.’s Executive Council said next Monday’s meeting, to be held at the body’s…
CDC Director Focuses On Appeals To International Community For Ebola Assistance September 4, 2014 News Summary CQ HealthBeat: CDC Chief Sidesteps Direct Appeal to Congress for Ebola Money “While he appeals for money, supplies, and an influx of health care workers from around the world to counter the worsening Ebola outbreak in West Africa, America’s top public health official is carefully avoiding direct appeals to Congress…
WHO Expresses Concern Over Ebola In Nigeria As Number Of Cases Rises To 18 September 4, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on a growing cluster of Ebola cases in Nigeria’s major oil-trading port. New York Times: WHO Concerned About Another Ebola Cluster in Nigeria “The World Health Organization expressed worry on Wednesday about a second cluster of Ebola virus patients in Nigeria — in the center of its…
Fear, Transport Shutdowns In West African Ebola Outbreak Contribute To Difficulties Recruiting HCWs, Delivering Supplies September 4, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on challenges in recruiting and transporting health care personnel to work in West Africa during the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Associated Press: Ebola survivors: Hospital staff exposed in Africa “The hospital in Liberia where three American aid workers got sick with Ebola has been overwhelmed by…
NIH Experimental Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins; Other Vaccines, Treatments Under Development September 4, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on various aspects of Ebola vaccine and treatment development and delivery. ABC News: Two Women Receive Experimental Ebola Vaccine in Fast-Tracked Trial “The first two doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine have been injected into human subjects in the National Institutes of Health’s fast-tracked clinical trial…” (Lupkin,…
Gates Foundation Awards $25M For HIV Vaccine Research September 4, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Gates Foundation awards $25 million to HIV vaccine research “Oregon researchers developing a vaccine that has shown promise in preventing HIV infection in primates said on Wednesday they have been awarded a $25 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…” (Sherwood, 9/3).
U.N. Supports Cholera Vaccination Campaign In Haiti September 4, 2014 News Summary Prensa Latina: U.N. Supports Anti-Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Haiti “The United Nations is supporting with funds a vaccination against cholera campaign, implemented by the government in Haiti, the organization reported [Wednesday]…” (9/3).
India Faces HIV/AIDS Drug Shortages As Drug Makers Halt Supplies September 4, 2014 News Summary Reuters: India battles HIV/AIDS drug shortage as some firms halt supply “India is facing a shortage of HIV/AIDS drugs provided under the government’s free medicine program after some drug makers halted supplies due to delayed payments, leaving thousands of patients without treatment, activists said…” (Siddiqui, 9/4).
Ugandan MPs Preparing To Reintroduce Anti-Gay Legislation September 4, 2014 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Ugandan MPs working to reintroduce tough anti-gay law: report “Ugandan MPs have begun work on reintroducing tough anti-gay legislation, a month after the East African nation’s constitutional court declared a previous law ‘null and void,’ a report said Wednesday…” (9/3).
Bangladesh Sees Success In Sanitation Efforts; India Still Struggles September 4, 2014 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: How to stop open defecation? Even if you build a toilet, they may not come “Bangladesh and India have long tried to stop people from defecating in outdoor public places — a practice that spreads fatal diseases — but Bangladesh has had much more success than the…