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SciDev.Net: World unprepared for a new HIV epidemic Edsel Maurice Salvana, director of molecular biology and biotechnology at the Philippine National Institutes of Health “…Progress in the treatment of HIV and AIDS has indeed been positive. … But concomitant to this success is an alarming jump in drug-resistant HIVs. ……

New York Times: Hostages of Hunger in Venezuela Tamara Taraciuk Broner, senior Americas researcher at Human Rights Watch, and Rafael Uzcátegui, director of Provea (This article has been translated from Spanish to English by HRW.) “…In Venezuela’s upcoming presidential elections, many voters will go to the polls hungry and sick…

Project Syndicate: The Economic Imperative of Protecting Women’s Health Anderson E. Stanciole, health economics adviser, and Federica Maurizio, health economics and SRHR analyst, both at the UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office “…As countries in the Asia-Pacific region develop economically, there will be new opportunities to create more sustainable financing schemes for…

Global Health Technologies Coalition: GHTC welcomes launch of first-ever WHO list of essential diagnostic tests “The Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) welcomes the publication [Tuesday] by the World Health Organization (WHO) of its first Essential Diagnostics List (EDL), a critical new tool to help guide governments on the vital diagnostic…

U.N. Dispatch’s “Global Dispatches Podcast”: How Colonialism Explains Female HIV Rates in Africa Mark Leon Goldberg, editor of U.N. Dispatch and host of the Global Dispatches Podcast, speaks with Siwan Anderson, author of a study that shows how colonial-era common law systems “contribut[e] to very high female HIV rates in former…

UNFPA: Haiti vasectomy campaign draws over 300 percent anticipated turnout This article discusses a vasectomy campaign in Haiti, noting, “The surgery was offered as part of an outreach event for men, supported by UNFPA and conducted by a health clinic run by the Association for the Promotion of the Haitian…

Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. & The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria This updated fact sheet examines the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), including donor pledges and contributions to the fund, its funding model and organizational structure, achieved results, and the U.S.…

Kaiser Family Foundation: The Mexico City Policy: An Explainer This updated explainer from the Kaiser Family Foundation includes information on the Trump administration’s application of the Mexico City policy, as well as an overview of the policy, its history, and changes over time (5/15).

Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. Government and the World Health Organization This updated fact sheet provides information about the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. government’s engagement with the organization (5/14).