G7 Leaders Must Follow Global Health Commitments With Actions June 19, 2015 News Summary The Lancet: The G7 and global health: inaction or incisive leadership? Editorial Board “…This latest G7 Summit seems to have attracted more criticism than usual. We believe this condemnation is unfair. What was shown in Germany is that G7 leaders can agree on the importance of crucial universal issues –…
News Outlets Report On Dengue Outbreak, Food Security In Yemen; U.N. Launches New Aid Appeal June 19, 2015 News Summary Associated Press/U.S. News & World Report: War-torn Yemen sees outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, thousands infected “Thousands of people have been diagnosed with dengue fever in southern Yemen, where fighting has raged for months between Shiite rebels and their opponents, international organizations and health officials said Thursday. The top health…
Devex Opinion Piece Outlines Strategies To Attain ‘Right To Health For All’ June 19, 2015 News Summary Devex: 5 ways to achieve the right to health for all by 2030 Dearbhla Crosse, communications officer at Action for Global Health “…Action for Global Health, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Stop AIDS Alliance and partners held a high-level panel at this year’s European Development Days in…
Pregnant Women In Nepal At Risk Of Hepatitis E; Experts Recommend Prevention Strategies June 19, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Doctors call for hepatitis E vaccine in Nepal to save hundreds of women “A group of eminent doctors have called for urgent measures to introduce a vaccine against hepatitis E infection into Nepal, where they say the lives of hundreds of women are at risk…” (Boseley, 6/17). The…
Thailand Confirms Country’s First MERS Case June 19, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Thailand confirms first MERS case as virus spreads in Asia “Thailand on Thursday said a 75-year-old man from Oman was confirmed to have MERS in Southeast Asia’s first case of the virus since an outbreak in South Korea that has killed 23 people…” (Apilaporn, 6/18). Agence France-Presse: Omani…
South Korean MERS Outbreak Subsiding, But Control Efforts Must Be Sustained, Health Officials Say June 19, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: MERS outbreak shows old habits die hard in South Korea “…Since the first case was diagnosed on May 20, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has spread at an alarmingly rapid pace in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, infecting 166 people and killing 24 of them in less than a month. Experts…
World Bank Takes Steps To Curb Unhealthy Air Pollution In Nigeria June 18, 2015 News Summary World Bank: A Plea for Action against Pollution in Nigeria In this feature story and video, the World Bank outlines how indoor and outdoor air pollution negatively affect the health of people living in Nigeria and steps the organization is taking to curb pollution in the country (6/16).
Blog Post Discusses U.S. Funding For Health-Related Activities, NIAID Director’s Comments On HIV Prevention June 18, 2015 News Summary Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: House committee discusses diminished medical research budget, while Fauci talks to HIV prevention scientists Antigone Barton, senior editor and writer of “Science Speaks,” discusses remarks made by NIAID Director Anthony Fauci on the challenges of HIV prevention and the importance of continued research…
Aidspan Publishes New Issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ June 18, 2015 News Summary Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, published Issue 267 of the “Global Fund Observer.” The newsletter features news articles on the development of a global strategic plan to stop TB and the launch of “the Aidspan Portal Workbench,…