Climate Change Framed As Public Health Issue At Roundtable Discussion Including President Obama April 8, 2015 News Summary CNN: President Obama, others link climate change to public health “…[A] new way to talk about climate change is emerging, which shifts focus from impersonal discussions about greenhouse gas emissions and power plants to a very personal one: your health. … This new way of talking about climate change –…
Though Development Assistance To LDCs Decreased, Foreign Aid Spending Exceeded $135B In 2014 April 8, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Foreign aid close to record peak after donors spend $135bn in 2014 “Aid spending by the world’s richest states hovered around an all-time high last year, but development assistance to the least-developed countries (LDCs) fell by 16 percent from the year before, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and…
U.N., WHO Heads Speak About Food Safety On World Health Day; FAO Report Addresses Food Security April 8, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: Food safety focus of new health campaign “The United Nations launched a food safety campaign Tuesday for an era in which millions are dying of hunger or tainted produce even as more and more people fall ill from eating too much. ‘Food safety, quality, and quantity must go…
As Conflict Continues, Increasing Number Of South Sudanese Seek Shelter On U.N. Compounds April 8, 2015 News Summary New York Times: More South Sudanese Seek Shelter at U.N. Bases “In a sign of worsening problems in South Sudan, convulsed by civil war and intensifying hunger for more than a year, the United Nations said Tuesday that an increasing number of displaced South Sudanese are seeking shelter and protection…
U.N. Ebola Envoy Optimistic On Ending Epidemic But Vigilance Remains High April 8, 2015 News Summary Financial Times: U.N. envoy upbeat on progress against Ebola “…David Nabarro, the U.N. special envoy on Ebola, says he is ‘upbeat’ about progress but not yet ready to declare victory over an epidemic that has killed more than 10,000 people in the past year in west Africa. ‘People think that…
Sierra Leone Mistakenly Reported Ebola Case In Kailahun, Ebola Response Center Spokesman Says April 8, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Sierra Leone says Kailahun Ebola case report was mistaken “Sierra Leone said on Tuesday that it had mistakenly reported an Ebola positive case in Kailahun, a former hotspot for the virus which has not seen a case for nearly four months…” (Fofana, 4/7).
Governance, Leadership Critical For Effective Health Systems Performance In Africa, Ethiopian NGO Official Says April 8, 2015 News Summary SciDev.Net: The neglect of health governance in Africa “The importance of effective leadership in health services provision has been neglected for too long by many African countries, says Jemal Mohammed, country director for the Leadership, Management and Governance Project in Ethiopia. In this interview, he talks about the project’s work…
Health Experts, Economists, Scientists Work To Develop Cleaner Cookstoves To Cut Pollution April 8, 2015 News Summary Associated Press: Push for cleaner stoves in poor countries to cut pollution “…A team of economists, scientists, and health experts working with The Gold Standard Foundation have developed a uniform way to calculate how much black carbon is released from cooking stoves that use different technologies or fuels. It’s a…
Health Situation Of Internally Displaced In Ukraine Is ‘Serious Concern’, U.N. Says April 8, 2015 News Summary U.N. News Centre: U.N. relief wing spotlights deteriorating health situation for conflict-affected Ukrainians “…According to Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the U.N. secretary general, at the end of March, the Ukraine Ministry of Social Protection reported that there were nearly 1.2 million registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country. However,…
World Health Day 2015 Focuses On Commitment To Food Safety April 8, 2015 News Summary Devex: World Health Day 2015: From farm to plate, make food safe Keiji Fukada, assistant director-general for health security at the World Health Organization “…The problem is that similar to so many headline-grabbing topics, interest in food safety dies down as swiftly as it flares up — forgotten until the…