Liberia Names New Health Minister As Country Focuses On Ending Ebola, Reconstruction April 10, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Liberia names new health minister as it seeks to beat Ebola “Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has named new ministers for health and education as her government seeks to bring an end to the Ebola outbreak in the West African country and focus on reconstruction…” (Toweh, 4/8).
Liberia Improperly Accounted For $800K In Ebola Funding, Report Shows April 10, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Liberia watchdog says some Ebola funds unaccounted for “A report by Liberia’s anti-corruption watchdog found some $800,000 spent in the fight against Ebola at the height of the outbreak of the disease last year was not properly accounted for, most of it passing through the defense ministry…” (Giahyue, 4/9).
Questions Remain Over Ebola Vaccine Trials As Epidemic Subsides April 10, 2015 News Summary Wall Street Journal: Squabbles Over Testing Methods Hamper Search for Ebola Vaccine “The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa created a rare opportunity: New vaccines could be tested, and if they worked, serve as a firewall in future epidemics. It now appears this chance is slipping away amid public health…
Study Shows Possibility Of Silent MERS Infections April 10, 2015 News Summary CIDRAP News: Saudi serology study shows possible role for silent MERS infections “A large study of blood samples in Saudi Arabia suggests that some people who have contact with camels can contract undiagnosed or only mild MERS-CoV infections and might unknowingly pass the disease to others, findings that may help…
In South Africa, New Drug Offers Promising Signs Of Treating Drug Resistant TB, Doctors Say April 10, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: New TB drug offers glimmer of hope in S. Africa “Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a major health challenge across much of Africa, but a new medicine being pioneered in South Africa could be a breakthrough after decades of frustration. Bedaquiline is being made available to 3,000 people suffering side…
Sharp Increase In Malnutrition Levels Expected In Yemen As Conflict Continues, UNICEF Representative Warns April 10, 2015 News Summary International Business Times: Yemen: UNICEF expects ‘upsurge in malnutrition’ in coming weeks “Already high malnutrition levels are expected to sharply increase throughout Yemen, a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative said in Geneva on 9 April…” (Justice, 4/10).
Innovative Data Collection, Analysis Helping Improve U.N. Humanitarian Projects April 10, 2015 News Summary U.N. News Centre: U.N. bodies present projects showing how ‘Big Data’ can save lives, fight hunger “…The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) and U.N. Global Pulse — an innovation initiative of the Secretary-General — have teamed up on research projects exploring the link between mobile phone usage and hunger and…
Devex Previews Global Forum On Research And Innovation For Health 2015 April 10, 2015 News Summary Devex: Toward a ‘meaningful change’ on global health research and innovation “The Global Forum on Research and Innovation for Health 2015 isn’t bound to be your typical international gathering on global health. To be held in Manila, Philippines, the forum won’t be exclusive to health experts and policymakers. Rather, it…
Cambodia Falls Short Of Maternal Mortality MDG Target April 10, 2015 News Summary VOA News: Too Many Cambodian Women Dying During Childbirth “Cambodia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Southeast Asia. The number of women dying during pregnancy or childbirth has dropped in recent years. But it is still far short of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals…” (Kimseng, 4/9).