Wellcome Trust’s Our Planet, Our Health Initiative To Explore Links Between Environment, Human Health September 25, 2015 News Summary The Lancet: Wellcome Trust launches Our Planet, Our Health initiative “The Wellcome Trust is investing £75 million [$114 million] over the next five years into research investigating the complex links between the environment and long-term human health. The Trust has called for proposals from around the world to establish new…
International Economists’ Declaration Calls For Expansion, Improvement Of Health Care September 25, 2015 News Summary Washington Post: Larry Summers: We must act on global health because millions of lives are at stake Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot university professor at Harvard and former treasury secretary and director of the National Economic Council in the White House “…The breadth of ambition embodied in the 17…
Congress Should Pass 2015 Global Food Security Act, Help End Cycle Of Hunger September 25, 2015 News Summary Devex: A mother’s daunting task Cat Cora, co-founder of Chefs for Humanity “…The United States’ Global Food Security Act of 2015 (S.1252 and H.R.1567) requires a comprehensive and coordinated strategy for global food security that focuses on women and smallholder producers and leverages best natural resource management practices. This bill…
Global Network Event For Political, Religious Leaders Aimed To Strengthen Commitment To End NTDs September 24, 2015 News Summary Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases’ “End the Neglect”: A Call to Compassion and Unity Ahead of Pope Francis’ address to the U.S. Congress on Thursday, Michelle Brooks, policy director for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, discusses a recent event hosted by the Global Network and co-sponsors “celebrating…
Drug Pricing Regulation ‘Would Best Serve Global Health’ September 24, 2015 News Summary Center for Global Development’s “Global Health Policy Blog”: The 5000% Price Increase and the Economic Case for Pharma Price Regulation In light of a recent move by Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli to increase the price of the toxoplasmosis drug Daraprim by more than 5,000% overnight, CGD Senior Fellow Mead…
WHO, Partners Set To Continue West African Ebola Response Into 2016 September 24, 2015 News Summary Associated Press: U.N. Ebola response now planned to continue into 2016 “…The World Health Organization and its humanitarian partners indicated Wednesday that Phase Three of their Ebola response would continue into 2016. Those activities include stopping transmission of Ebola, indicating more cases are anticipated…” (Larson, 9/23).
World Leaders Set To Approve Development Goals More Ambitious Than MDGs September 24, 2015 News Summary Los Angeles Times: Leaders aim for sustainable development after Millennium goals success “After a decade of dramatic global health and economic advances, world leaders are set to adopt a sweeping agenda to eradicate extreme poverty and child mortality and spur efforts to slow climate change and preserve the environment. The…
Blog Post Highlights Collaboration Between China, Seattle Development, Global Health Communities September 24, 2015 News Summary Humanosphere: Seattle’s global health community has strong presence in China Humanosphere founder Tom Paulson discusses Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to Seattle to speak with Bill Gates on how best to collaborate on technology and business, as well as both Seattle’s and China’s role in global health innovation (9/23).
Iraq Works To Stem Cholera Outbreak As Case Number Rises To 121 September 24, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Cases in Iraq cholera outbreak rise to 121, but no new deaths: ministry “Iraq’s first major cholera outbreak since 2012 has risen to at least 121 cases and spread to southern provinces along the Euphrates River, though no new deaths have been reported in days, the health ministry said…