International Medical Community Must Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights March 9, 2017 News Summary BMJ Blogs: Sonia Adesara: Women’s reproductive rights must be protected Sonia Adesara, co-chair of the Young Medical Women International Association and chair of the Young Fabian Health Network, discusses how the political environments in parts of the world, including in the U.S. and parts of Europe, may pose a threat…
Experts Discuss Yellow Fever Outbreak In Brazil, Call For Vigilance To Prevent Potential Spread To U.S. March 9, 2017 News Summary CNN: U.S. officials keep watchful eye on yellow fever outbreak in Brazil “An outbreak of yellow fever in rural Brazil is raising concerns that the disease could spread across borders to the U.S., like Zika, say two health experts writing in an essay published in the New England Journal of…
USGLC Post Discusses U.S. Role In Empowering Women Globally March 9, 2017 News Summary U.S. Global Leadership Coalition: How– and Why– the U.S. Can Do More to Empower Women Around the World In recognition of International Women’s Day, which takes place annually on March 8, Elizabeth Holtan, digital communications manager at the USGLC, discusses the importance of U.S. investments in efforts to improve women’s…
Council On Foreign Relations Publishes Interactive Feature On NCDs March 9, 2017 News Summary Council on Foreign Relations: The Emerging Crisis: Noncommunicable Diseases As part of its Task Force on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), CFR published a series of interactives on NCDs, highlighting epidemiological, cost, and other data to illustrate the challenges of and global response to NCDs. The Council on Foreign Relations also published studies from…
U.N. Secretary-General Guterres Calls For Donor Aid To Avert Famine, Address Cholera In Somalia March 9, 2017 News Summary SABC News: Thousands in Somalia in need of humanitarian aid “More than 300,000 children in Somalia may starve to death if humanitarian aid does not reach them soon. The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that Somalia is teetering on the brink of a famine and called on…
PolitiFact Examines Types Of Entities Receiving U.S. Foreign Aid March 9, 2017 News Summary PolitiFact: Most U.S. foreign aid flows through U.S. organizations “President Donald Trump’s budget director Mike Mulvaney confirmed recently that foreign aid is on the chopping block. … Critics of programs that aim to boost economies, increase education, and otherwise give poorer nations a leg up often say such aid is…
‘Entertainment-Education’ Can Play Role In Ending Child Marriage March 9, 2017 News Summary Devex: Opinion: Could the entertainment industry help end child marriage? Maryam Mohsin, communications officer, and Kate Whittington, program officer, both at Girls Not Brides “…[H]ow would ‘entertainment-education’ work in practice if it were to be used as a tool to end child marriage? … This approach has all of the…
Mexico City Policy Is An ‘Assault’ On Global Health, Women March 9, 2017 News Summary News Deeply: Contraception in the Crosshairs: The Real Impact of the Global Gag Rule Ulla Müller, president and chief executive officer of EngenderHealth “…The gendered nature of [the Mexico City policy, or global gag rule’s] assault on global health cannot be glossed over: This is an attack on women. ……
Investing In Girls, Women Vital To Advancing Gender Equality, Improving Opportunities For All People March 9, 2017 News Summary Huffington Post: Investing In Girls And Women Is The Smartest Thing We Can Do Tedros Adhanom, special adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia “…Despite all the progress we have made, millions of women and girls continue to face challenges ranging from access to education and employment opportunities, to early…
Structural, Attitudinal Barriers Must Be Addressed To Achieve Gender Parity In Africa March 9, 2017 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: International Women’s Day: a chance to reflect on achievements and barriers to gender equality in Africa Toyin Saraki, founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa “…Although the general continental trend [in Africa] in recent years has been towards gender parity, there remain vast structural and attitudinal…