‘Shocking’ HIV Rates Among Transgender Women Worldwide, WHO Report Co-Author Says July 28, 2015 News Summary NPR: Transgender Women Face Inadequate Health Care, ‘Shocking’ HIV Rates “Transgender people are not getting adequate health care, and widespread discrimination is largely to blame, according to a recent World Health Organization report. And the story is told most starkly in the high rates of HIV among transgender women worldwide.…
U.S., Partners Help African Countries Drive Own Development July 28, 2015 News Summary USAID’s “Impact”: Equipping Africa to Support Its Own Development Alex Thier, assistant to the administrator at USAID’s Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning, discusses how “the U.S. and [its] partners [are] working to put African countries in the driver’s seat on their respective development paths” so that African nations can…
Sanofi’s Experimental Dengue Vaccine Lowers Hospitalization Risk In Older Children, Data Show July 28, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Data analyses back Sanofi dengue vaccine “A dengue vaccine candidate by French drugmaker Sanofi protects more than three quarters of participants, an analysis found Monday. The experimental drug allowed 80.8 percent of children aged nine and older to avoid hospitalization, according to three trials analyzed by the New…
President Obama Discusses Human Rights Concerns During Visits To Kenya, Ethiopia July 28, 2015 News Summary Humanosphere: Obama presses Ethiopia and Kenya on human rights during visits Humanosphere reporter Tom Murphy discusses U.S. President Obama’s visits to Ethiopia and Kenya, where he publicly discussed the East African nations’ human rights concerns, including women’s rights, corruption, and gay rights (7/27).
MERS No Longer Concern For South Korean Public, Officials Say, Stopping Short Of Declaring Outbreak Over July 28, 2015 News Summary Associated Press: South Korea sees end of MERS threat after outbreak killed 36 “South Korea said Tuesday it is now virtually free of the deadly MERS virus that killed 36 people and sickened nearly 200 since an outbreak was declared in May…” (Kim, 7/28). Bloomberg Business: South Korea Says MERS…
Malawi’s Action Plan Aims To Accelerate Progress Toward Ending Preventable Maternal, Newborn, Child Deaths July 28, 2015 News Summary Devex: Every Newborn Action Plan: Malawi’s road map for change Jean Kalilani, Malawi’s minister of health “…This week I will help officially launch Malawi’s Every Newborn Action Plan. … My aim is that this newborn action plan will guide the efforts of the Ministry of Health, our district officers, and…
Investment In NTDs Would Generate Large Returns, Report Says July 28, 2015 News Summary New York Times: Fight Against Tropical Diseases Is Framed as Efficient “In the battle for the billions of dollars spent fighting global diseases, doctors who tackle neglected tropical diseases have labeled their struggle a ‘best buy.’ In a report issued in June, a consortium called United to Combat NTDs argued…
Emergency Aid Slowing 4 Months After Cyclone Hits Vanuatu; Food Security Future Remains Uncertain July 28, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Vanuatu reconstruction moves ahead in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam “More than four months after Cyclone Pam, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the South Pacific, emergency aid is winding down in the Vanuatu archipelago, leaving inhabitants of rural islands facing an uncertain future…” (Bolis, 7/28).
Nepalese Children Continue To Need Humanitarian Support 3 Months After Earthquake, UNICEF Says July 28, 2015 News Summary U.N. News Centre: Nepal: children still at risk three months after devastating quake, UNICEF warns “Three months after Nepal’s devastating 25 April earthquake and its aftershocks, children continue to face multiple risks as their families have been pushed deeper into poverty and they remain in need of aid, warned the…
Kenya To Benefit From DREAMS Project Aimed At Preventing HIV Among Young Women July 28, 2015 News Summary VOA News: Kenya Joins HIV DREAMS Project “Kenya will be getting new support to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among adolescent girls. President Obama announced Sunday that Kenya would be included in the DREAMS project. It’s funded by the U.S., the Nike Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…” (DeCapua,…