Hillary Clinton Says U.S. Should Review Helms Amendment To Allow Assistance For Abortion As Result Of Rape In Conflict Zones November 24, 2015 News Summary CNN: Clinton on rape, abortion in war zones “Hillary Clinton said Sunday she believes that because rape is increasingly being used as a weapon of war, the United States should help the victims by finding a way to get around a law that bars U.S. foreign assistance funds for abortion.…
U.S. Agencies, UNAIDS Recognize World AIDS Day 2015 November 24, 2015 News Summary AIDS.gov: Live White House Webcast for World AIDS Day — December 1st In recognition of World AIDS Day on December 1, the White House will webcast its World AIDS Day event live. “The event will focus on this year’s federal theme, The Time to Act is Now…” (11/23). AIDS.gov: Ambassador…
Liberian Boy Dies Of Ebola; Father, Brother Continue Treatment For Disease November 24, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Boy dies of Ebola in Liberia, first such fatality in months “A 15-year-old boy has died of Ebola in Liberia, the first such fatality for months in a country declared free of the disease in September, Chief Medical Officer Francis Kateh said on Tuesday. Nathan Gbotoe tested positive last…
Aidspan Publishes New Issue Of ‘Global Fund Observer’ November 24, 2015 News Summary Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, published Issue 276 of the “Global Fund Observer.” The newsletter features articles on various topics, including an analysis on the participation of key populations in the Global Fund’s application process and a…
UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report Shows Progress, Calls For Doubling Of People On Treatment Over Next 5 Years November 24, 2015 News Summary News outlets discuss findings from a new UNAIDS report, titled Fast-Track to end AIDS by 2030 and released ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1. Agence France-Presse: Doubling numbers on HIV drugs could ‘break’ epidemic: U.N. “The U.N. on Tuesday urged countries to ‘break the AIDS epidemic’ by doubling…
Mozambique Establishes Plan To Align With New PEPFAR Strategy, Devex Reports November 24, 2015 News Summary Devex: PEPFAR strategy shift aims to get ahead of Mozambique’s epidemic “…Based on an extensive analysis of public health data, the PEPFAR team in Mozambique prioritized 77 of the country’s 148 districts they expect to generate the most new HIV patients. The goal, officials said, is to dramatically curb transmissions…
Sustained Research, Development Of Ebola Vaccine Critical To Ending Epidemic, Future Disease Outbreaks November 24, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Ebola will always return unless we develop the tools to end it Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and professor of global health, and Paul Stoffels, chief scientific officer and worldwide chair of Johnson & Johnson “…The biggest lesson we have learned…
U.K. Fund To Address Malaria, Other Infectious Diseases Part Of British Aid Budget Restructuring November 24, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: U.K. sets up £1bn fund to combat malaria and other infectious diseases “Britain will create a £1bn fund ($1.5bn) to combat malaria and other infectious diseases in a move the U.K. chancellor described as a ‘fundamental restructuring of Britain’s aid budget’ to focus on prosperity and security. ……
Forbes Profiles Melinda Gates’s Work To Improve Women’s, Girls’ Health, Rights Worldwide November 24, 2015 News Summary Forbes: The First Woman Of Women: How Melinda Gates Became The World’s Most Powerful Advocate For Women And Girls “…Prime ministers have parliaments; CEOs have boards; Melinda Gates has a $41.3 billion endowment, and she can deploy it in pretty much any manner that she and husband Bill, the world’s…
Global Health Community Cautiously Optimistic On Polio Eradication By 2019 After Elimination Of Type 3 Wild Virus November 24, 2015 News Summary Devex: Time for cautious optimism on a polio-free future “A quarter of a century ago, Rotary International, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization set out on a quest to stamp out polio throughout the world. … The global health community is optimistic…