UNAIDS, World Bank Endorse Four Areas Of Action To Address AIDS, Inequality, Poverty January 16, 2014 News Summary “During a high-level meeting and discussions in Washington last week, UNAIDS and the World Bank Group endorsed four areas of action to accelerate efforts that address the interrelated challenges of AIDS, inequality and extreme poverty. UNAIDS and the World Bank Group have committed to work closely with UNDP and other…
Report Examines PEPFAR Transition In South Africa January 16, 2014 News Summary Health GAP and its partners on Wednesday released a report that “looks at the PEPFAR ‘transition’ in [South Africa] — moving from ‘directly supporting’ over one million people on ARV treatment in South Africa in early 2011 to a near complete withdrawal from support for ‘direct services.’ … The report…
U.S. Can Help End Rape By Passing International Violence Against Women Act January 16, 2014 News Summary New York Times: How Brave Girls Helped Crack a Taboo Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist “…Rapes happen partly because women and girls are devalued and blamed. … Yet there is hope. Rape thrives when it is a taboo — considered too indelicate to discuss. Now more and more women…
Canada Can Help Save A Generation Of Syrian Children January 16, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post Canada: An Investment Today Could Save a Generation of Syrian Children David Morley, president and CEO of UNICEF Canada; Patricia Erb, president and CEO of Save the Children Canada; and Dave Toycen, president of World Vision Canada “Can the Government of Canada champion the children of Syria and…
Better Funding Needed For WHO Prequalification Of Medicines Program, Experts Say January 16, 2014 News Summary The Guardian: Better funding call for vital drug approval program In her Global Health Blog for The Guardian, Sarah Boseley discusses a recently published article examining “[t]he prequalification of medicines program (PQP) of the WHO, launched in 2001, [which] was set up to assess the quality of the generic medicines…
Donors Pledge $2.4B In Humanitarian Aid For Syrians; U.N. Says $6.5B Needed January 16, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the outcome of a one-day donor pledging conference for humanitarian relief efforts in Syria and neighboring countries. Agence France-Presse/Khaleej Times: Donors pledge nearly $1.3 billion at Syria meeting “Donors meeting in Kuwait on Wednesday [by midday] pledged nearly $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid for victims of…
WHO Confirms Additional H7N9 Cases In China January 16, 2014 News Summary News sources report that WHO confirms additional cases of H7N9 reported in China. CIDRAP News: Four more Chinese H7N9 cases reported “Three locations in eastern China reported a total of four more H7N9 influenza cases today, and the World Health Organization (WHO) fleshed out details on six previously reported patients,…
Pakistan Looks To India For Strategies To Eliminate Polio January 16, 2014 News Summary News outlets examine Pakistan’s efforts to eliminate polio, as India marks three years without a reported case of the disease.The News: Pakistan wishes to learn from India’s victory against polio “Congratulating India on achieving the milestone of being polio-free for three consecutive years, Pakistan has expressed the desire to benefit…
Kaiser Family Foundation Maps Donor Landscape In Family Planning, Reproductive Health January 16, 2014 News Summary The Kaiser Family Foundation on Thursday released a new report that examines the donor landscape for family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) in countries around the globe. The fourth and final report in a series of analyses examining donor involvement in addressing different global health challenges finds that 147 countries…
Investments In Women’s, Children’s Health Yield Success; Youth Should Drive Post-2015 Agenda January 16, 2014 News Summary Devex: Large returns from small investments in women’s, children’s health Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the U.N. Population Fund “…The Global Investment Framework for Women’s and Children’s Health — supported by the U.N. Population Fund, the World Health Organization and other partners — shows that small investments in women’s and…
