Researchers Studying Risk Of Sexual Transmission Of Ebola April 17, 2015 News Summary New York Times: Ebola Researchers Take New Look at Risk of Sexual Transmission “Concerned about the potential for sexual transmission of Ebola, international health officials are investigating new reports of suspected cases and beginning studies to determine how often and how long the virus remains active in semen. And, for…
Ebola-Hit Liberia Focuses On Repairing Child Health Care System April 17, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Ebola-hit Liberia rebuilds devastated child health care system “…The 46-bed unit [at Liberia’s first ever children’s hospital], just opened in Monrovia by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is part of the country’s response to the challenge of repairing its wrecked health service as it emerges from the nightmare of…
Guinea Confirms 9 New Ebola Cases In Southwest Region April 17, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Guinea finds nine new Ebola cases near border with Sierra Leone “Guinean authorities have confirmed at least nine new cases of Ebola in the southwest region of Forecariah near the border with Sierra Leone, the area hardest hit by the year-old outbreak, a senior health official said on Thursday…”…
World Bank-Funded Projects Have Displaced 3.4M People Over Past Decade, Investigative Report Says April 17, 2015 News Summary Huffington Post/ICIJ: How The World Bank Broke Its Promise To Protect The Poor “…For more than three decades, the [World Bank] has maintained a set of ‘safeguard’ policies that it claims have brought about a more humane and democratic system of economic development. Governments that borrow money from the bank…
New Health Research Partnership To Focus On Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases April 17, 2015 News Summary The Lancet: New global center launched to address chronic diseases “A new international health research partnership plans to tackle chronic diseases ranging from diabetes to dementia in an integrated way. … The Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions (CCCC), launched in New Delhi, India, on April 7, brings together experts…
Clean Cookstoves Can Benefit Health Of Women, Children In Nepal April 17, 2015 News Summary Inter Press Service: Clean Cookstoves Could Change the Lives of Millions in Nepal “…According to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, over 80 percent of Nepali people use solid fuels such as wood and cow dung for cooking. In this country of 28 million, over 75 percent of households cook…
59K Killed By Rabies Annually; More Resources Needed To Prevent Disease, Study Says April 17, 2015 News Summary VOA News: Study: Rabies Kills 59,000 People Annually “Canine rabies kills tens of thousands of people every year and costs economies billions of dollars. A new global study said understanding the true burden of the disease may result in more resources to prevent it…” (DeCapua, 4/16).
West African Nations Need Support Of International Partners For Socioeconomic Recovery From Ebola Epidemic April 17, 2015 News Summary Project Syndicate: Turning the Page on Ebola Alpha Condé, president of Guinea; Ernest Bai Koroma, president of Sierra Leone; and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia “…The impact of the epidemic has been devastating, calling into question our three countries’ significant socioeconomic progress in the aftermath of decades of conflict…
U.S. Congress, Agencies Can Take Steps To Ensure Foreign Assistance Spent Effectively, Efficiently April 17, 2015 News Summary Devex: Making U.S. foreign assistance count Ben Leo, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development and director of the Rethinking U.S. Development Policy initiative, and Tom Hart, North America executive director of ONE “…With a new set of development goals looming on the horizon that will shape development efforts…
U.S. ‘Should Lead The Way’ To Increase Quality, Quantity Of World’s Food Supply April 17, 2015 News Summary Huffington Post: Stopping Malnutrition’s Assault on Our Health and Economy Doug Bereuter, president emeritus of the Asia Foundation, and Dan Glickman, former secretary of agriculture, both co-chairs of a task force on food and nutrition launched by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs “…It is time to use the biggest…