Scientists, Donors Say Improved Systems For Disease Research, Vaccine Development, Outbreak Response Needed June 22, 2015 News Summary Washington Post: MERS crisis: Do we need a NATO-type war strategy for potential epidemics? “…[The MERS] crisis has prompted calls for a better early warning and response process to stop the spread of infectious diseases that threaten the planet. At the top of many researchers’ lists are a more structured…
South Korea Reports 172 MERS Cases, 27 Deaths; Thailand Reports No New Cases; Malaysia Steps Up Traveler Screening June 22, 2015 News Summary Reuters: South Korea reports two more MERS deaths, Thailand says no new cases “South Korea’s health ministry reported on Monday two more deaths in the country’s Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, which the World Health Organization said was ‘large and complex,’ bringing the number of fatalities to 27. Thailand,…
Study Suggests Quality HIV Treatment, Treatment For Prevention Can Be Achieved In Resource-Poor, Remote Settings June 22, 2015 News Summary Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: Henan province study shows HIV treatment offering greater protection against transmission as drugs, programs improved Antigone Barton, senior editor and writer of “Science Speaks,” discusses findings from a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases that followed HIV serodiscordant couples in China’s Henan province.…
International Community Must Invest In Infrastructure, Improved Food Production To Target Global Hunger June 19, 2015 News Summary Project Syndicate: Wasting Food in a Hungry World Bjørn Lomborg, adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School and founder and director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, discusses global food security and writes, “We can achieve three times the economic benefits, and even larger reductions in the number of people at…
Obama Should Link U.S. Africa Policy To Health Of Women, Girls June 19, 2015 News Summary Center for Strategic & International Studies’ “Smart Global Health”: Obama’s Kenya Trip Should Elevate Focus on Women and Girls Janet Fleischman, senior associate at the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, discusses President Obama’s upcoming trip to Africa and writes, “the President could cement a lasting legacy by explicitly linking U.S.…
USAID To Continue Ebola Efforts In West Africa June 19, 2015 News Summary USAID’s “Impact”: Ebola doesn’t disappear at zero and neither will we Denise Rollins, senior coordinator of the Africa Ebola Unit at USAID, discusses the status of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and USAID’s continued efforts in the region (6/18).
CGD Post Discusses USAID Administrator Nominee Gayle Smith’s Hearing Before Senate Committee June 19, 2015 News Summary Center for Global Development’s “Rethinking U.S. Development Policy”: Nominated USAID Administrator Prioritizes Ongoing Initiatives, Promises No New Ones Casey Dunning, senior policy analyst at the Center for Global Development, discusses the recent hearing held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss the nomination of Gayle Smith to lead USAID.…
NPR Interviews Lead Author Of IHME Global Health Financing Report June 19, 2015 News Summary NPR: And The Total Spent On Health In Impoverished Countries Last Year… “It’s a lot of money. A big chunk of it comes from the U.S. And it’s not enough. Those are three things you’ll learn from the sixth annual report on how much money has been spent to improve…
China Rejects Patent Application For Gilead’s Hepatitis C Drug June 19, 2015 News Summary Reuters: China rejects patent linked to Gilead hepatitis C drug “China has rejected a Gilead Sciences Inc. patent application related to its costly hepatitis C drug, a U.S. advocacy group said, adding the move may lead to other countries to consider rejecting patents for the controversial treatment…”