West African Countries Increase Efforts To End Ebola; Liberia Calls For Survivors To Practice Protected Sex Or Extended Abstinence March 30, 2015 News Summary Associated Press: 3 West African countries increase fight to end Ebola “The West African countries hit hardest by Ebola are ramping up efforts to eradicate the deadly disease using lockdowns, restrictions on burials, and a warning to survivors about the potential dangers of unprotected sex…” (Diallo/Paye-Layleh, 3/29). New York Times:…
Children Affected By Ebola In Liberia Need Protection, Support Services March 30, 2015 News Summary Huffington Post: In Liberia, Children Affected by Ebola Need Our Support George Kordahi, national director of SOS Children’s Villages in Liberia “…The [Ebola] outbreak has been a tragedy for all of us, but especially for Liberia’s most vulnerable children. Children and youth were and continue to be in desperate need…
Mass Displacement, Food Insecurity, Rainy Season Threaten South Sudan March 30, 2015 News Summary VOA News: Waiting for Food, Hoping for Peace in South Sudan “…Humanitarian agencies and the United Nations have been warning since last year that mass displacement, [food] insecurity, and the disruption to farming that have all been caused by the fighting could result in famine in South Sudan. … WFP…
Increased Funding Needed To Address Humanitarian, Health Challenges In Syria, WHO Official Says March 30, 2015 News Summary U.N. News Centre: Syria: U.N. health agency ‘unable to sustain’ operations without significant funding increase “Ahead of next week’s third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, the United Nations health agency’s top official in the country said [Friday] that more than 16 million Syrians and Syrian refugees are in need…
Sierra Leone Imposes Three-Day Lockdown To Prevent Ebola Spread March 30, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: S. Leone in new anti-Ebola lockdown “Sierra Leone imposed a three-day nationwide lockdown Friday for the second time in six months in a bid to prevent a resurgence of the deadly Ebola virus…” (Johnson, 3/27). Agence France-Presse: Sierra Leone ends anti-Ebola lockdown after three days “Sierra Leoneans were…
British Nurse Cured Of Ebola After Receiving New Experimental Drug March 30, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: U.K. nurse cured of Ebola after receiving new treatment “A British army reservist who contracted Ebola while working as a volunteer nurse in Sierra Leone has fully recovered after becoming the first patient in the world to receive an experimental new treatment…” (3/27). Reuters: British Ebola patient cured…
U.N. Official Warns Against Complacency; Guinea President Announces New Emergency Measures For Ebola March 30, 2015 News Summary Agence France-Presse: U.N. Ebola head warns against complacency as fight enters last lap “The head of the U.N.’s Ebola fighting force on Sunday warned against complacency as the battle against the disease entered its final lap while also hailing Guinea for tightening surveillance…” (3/29). Reuters: Guinea president announces new emergency…
Britain Reaches Agreement With GSK, Announces It Will Provide Routine Meningitis B Vaccinations March 30, 2015 News Summary Associated Press: Britain to offer all infants meningitis B vaccine “Britain says it will become the first country to offer all babies a vaccine for potentially fatal meningitis B after it reached a price deal with GlaxoSmithKline PLC…” (3/29). Financial Times: Medics welcome GSK deal to provide meningitis B vaccine…
Yemen On Verge Of Humanitarian Crisis As Food Supplies, Access To Health Care Dwindle, UNICEF Warns March 30, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Yemen on brink of humanitarian crisis amid rising food shortages, says UNICEF “Yemen could suffer a ‘major humanitarian crisis’ within months if the international community does not urgently step up efforts to help the disintegrating Gulf state feed and vaccinate its children, UNICEF has warned…” (Jones, 3/27). PBS…
Kaiser Family Foundation Fact Sheet Examines U.S. Government And Global Malaria March 27, 2015 News Summary Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. Government and Global Malaria This fact sheet examines the U.S. government’s role in global malaria efforts, including the President’s Malaria Initiative and funding; effective malaria interventions; and global goals for control and eradication (3/27).