Without Proper Donor Support, Food Shortages Threaten Western Saharan Refugees, U.N. Agencies Warn November 3, 2016 News Summary U.N. News Centre: Western Saharan refugees face looming food shortage, U.N. agencies warn in appeal for donor support “Three United Nations agencies operating in Algeria appealed [Wednesday] for continued donor support for refugees from Western Sahara, warning that insufficient funding makes imminent a cut in basic food rations…” (11/2).
Only 17 Recorded Guinea Worm Cases This Year, But Conflict, Infections Among Dogs Hampering Elimination Efforts, WHO Official Says November 3, 2016 News Summary Reuters: Wars and dogs complicate WHO’s bid to kill off Guinea worm “The World Health Organization’s battle to eradicate Guinea worm is being hampered by conflict and infections in dogs but cases have fallen to just 17 so far in 2016, the doctor leading the fight told Reuters on Wednesday.…
New WHO Guidelines Present Recommendations To Prevent Surgical-, Hospital-Related Infections November 3, 2016 News Summary Reuters: WHO advises proper washing, no shaving in fight against hospital superbugs “Patients going for surgery should bathe or shower beforehand but their surgical site should not be shaved, and antibiotics should be used to prevent infections before and during surgery, but not afterwards, the World Health Organization said on…
Global Tobacco Treaty Leaders Could Decide At Conference To Eject Delegates With Industry Ties; India Reaffirms Commitment To Treaty November 3, 2016 News Summary Reuters: Exclusive: Global tobacco treaty leaders propose ejecting delegates with ties to industry “The leadership of a World Health Organization (WHO) treaty aimed at controlling tobacco could be about to get tougher with the global tobacco industry. Delegates at a conference next week on controlling tobacco with ties to the…
PRI Examines U.S. Provision Of Gender Equality-Linked Foreign Aid November 3, 2016 News Summary PRI: When it comes to gender-equality aid, the U.S. lags behind its peers “…Many believe [a Hillary Clinton] presidency would be a boost for women’s rights movements in the U.S. and worldwide. As secretary of state, she championed advancing gender equality through U.S. foreign policy. But, in looking at the…
Jim O’Neill Discusses Efforts To Address Antimicrobial Resistance In Project Syndicate Interview November 3, 2016 News Summary Project Syndicate: PS On Air: The Super Germ Threat “In the latest edition of PS On Air, Jim O’Neill discusses how to beat antimicrobial resistance, which threatens millions of lives, with Gavekal Dragonomics’ Anatole Kaletsky and Leonardo Maisano of Il Sole 24 Ore…” (11/2).
Quality Data, Innovation Critical For Achieving Gender Equality In Africa November 3, 2016 News Summary Medium: What do we really know about Africa? Ayo Ajayi, Africa director for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “…The place where we most need innovative approaches to data is in the realm of women and girls. Even the little data that is available on Africa is not sufficient to…
Increasing Oral Cholera Vaccine Supply, Improved Strategies For Use Will Help Reduce Disease’s Incidence November 3, 2016 News Summary Global Health NOW: Shrinking the Cholera Map David A. Sack, professor of international health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health “…[Oral cholera vaccine (OCV)] is an essential component of cholera prevention and control … But OCV’s limited availability has curtailed its usefulness. … So it was great…
PEPFAR Sets ‘High Bar’ For ‘American Greatness’ November 3, 2016 News Summary The Hill: Ask George W. Bush how to set a high bar for American greatness Bridget Johnson, senior fellow with the news and public policy group at Haym Salomon Center and D.C. bureau chief for PJ Media “…In his [2003] State of the Union address, [President George W.] Bush called…
Investments In ‘Prevention And Anticipatory Action’ Vital To Timely Humanitarian Responses In Emergencies November 3, 2016 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: Money to burn? The cost of late response to humanitarian crises Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, and Courtenay Cabot Venton, an international development economist “The international humanitarian community is trapped in a state of perpetual crisis management. … [A]n upsurge in funding towards…