U.S. Navy’s Pacific Partnership Must Be More Responsive To Emergencies In Region March 27, 2015 News Summary The Hill: Need more than lip-service from Pacific Partnership Eileen Natuzzi, medical education coordinator for the Solomon Island Living Memorial Project for the San Diego State University School of Public Health “…The failure of Pacific Partnership, [a Department of Defense forward readiness program in the Asia Pacific Region and] one…
Leadership, Global Governance Questions Must Be Answered For True Pandemic Preparedness March 27, 2015 News Summary Washington Post: The next epidemic Michael Gerson, opinion writer “…The first and foundational layer of pandemic preparedness is the disease surveillance system in developing countries. … Many developing countries lack even the minimal capability to identify outbreaks before they become epidemics. Filling those gaps is one of the goals of…
The Lancet To Focus On Ebola’s Lessons, Global Health Security In Upcoming Issues March 27, 2015 News Summary The Lancet: 1 year on — lessons from the Ebola outbreak for WHO Editorial Board “This week has seen what is likely to be the beginning of an onslaught of criticism leveled against WHO for its handling of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. … This year will see at…
Building Community Resilience, Food Security Can Improve Development Indicators March 27, 2015 News Summary Huffington Post: From Food Security to Regional Security: How Community Resilience Can Prevent Conflict in Africa Darius Mans, president of Africare “…From 2008 to 2015 with support from USAID’s Office of Food for Peace, Africare/Chad implemented the Batha and Ouaddaï Food Security Initiative (BOFSI). The project improved food security and…
Better Access To Surgical Care Could Avert 1.5M Deaths Annually March 27, 2015 News Summary World Bank: Surgery Could Save Millions of Lives in Developing Countries The World Bank Group published a new book on how better access to surgical care can avert 1.5 million deaths a year. The book, titled “‘Essential Surgery,’ launched at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health sixth annual conference in…
Simultaneous Treatment For HIV/TB Improves Survival Of Co-Infected, Study Says March 27, 2015 News Summary Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: Concurrent treatment for HIV/TB co-infection breaks up ‘deadly alliance’ In a guest post, Martha P. Skiles, a research associate at MEASURE Evaluation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Stephanie Mullen, team leader at MEASURE Evaluation and senior M&E adviser…
DfID Should Have Done More To End FGM In Sierra Leone, British MPs Say March 27, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: MPs take aim at DfID as inaction on FGM in Sierra Leone heads list of ‘failures’ ” …The [U.K. Parliament’s International Development Committee] chided DfID for failing to do more to stamp out FGM in Sierra Leone and said that, since the practice had stopped during the Ebola…
Malawi Shifts Global Fund HIV/AIDS Money Away From National AIDS Council March 26, 2015 News Summary Reuters: Global Fund redirects $574 million from Malawi AIDS council “The Global Fund [as well as the Malawi Country Coordinating Mechanism,] has redirected $574 million in HIV/AIDS funding away from Malawi’s National AIDS Council (NAC) after allegations of financial mismanagement, including the purchase of vehicles that were not budgeted for,…
Global Fund To Begin Year-Long Process To Develop Strategy Through 2021 March 26, 2015 News Summary Devex: Global Fund: Back in gear or spinning wheels? “The past five years have not been kind to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. … But the Global Fund is optimistic of brighter prospects in the coming years. … This month, the Global Fund will begin a…