Blog Examines U.S. Government Attention To South Sudan January 15, 2014 News Summary Beth Schwanke, senior policy counsel at the Center for Global Development (CGD), writes in the center’s “Rethinking U.S. Development Policy” blog about recent congressional discussion regarding South Sudan. “…Ongoing congressional attention to South Sudan, including the House Foreign Affairs’ Committee’s hearing Wednesday, as well as once the current crisis has…
PEPFAR Pledges Support For ‘Saving Mothers, Giving Life’ January 15, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: Saving Mothers, Giving Life: New Year, New Results for Maternal Health Deborah von Zinkernagel, acting U.S global AIDS coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator “…A newly published study in the Lancet estimates that a quarter of all deaths among pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa…
House, Senate Appropriations Committees Release FY14 Omnibus Appropriations Act January 15, 2014 News Summary Several organizations summarize information on the FY 2014 omnibus appropriations bill released Monday. Kaiser Family Foundation: FY14 Omnibus Appropriations Act Released “The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations announced the release of the ‘Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014’ (HR 3547), which includes funding for U.S. global health programs. A significant portion…
Celebrating $12B Pledge, Global Fund Looks Ahead With ‘Collective Resolution’ January 14, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: Reason to Celebrate in the New Year: $12 Billion to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria Deborah Derrick, president of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria The Global Fund’s replenishment conference in December raised $12 billion, “the largest amount ever committed to fight the three…
WHO Should Update Guidelines For Children In Shock, Researchers Say January 14, 2014 News Summary Two news outlets report on the WHO’s guidance on rapid fluid resuscitation of children in shock, saying scientists warn that thousands could be harmed if the guidelines are not changed. The Guardian: WHO guidance ‘risks killing children’ In her Global Health Blog for The Guardian, Sarah Boseley writes that “[t]housands…
Group Advocates To Improve Maternal Health January 14, 2014 News Summary In the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Impatient Optimists” blog, public health worker Debra Bingham discusses the activities of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). “AWHONN believes that all women should have access to efficacious treatments from trained and supported health workers when they are needed…
Sexual, Reproductive Rights Should Be Included In Post-2015 Development Agenda Discussions January 14, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: Another New Year — And One More Chance to Choose the World We Want Mariela Castro Espín, Cuban member of parliament, president of CENESEX, and a member of the U.N. High-Level Task Force for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) “…Throughout 2014, in a series of…
U.N. Expresses Concern Over Food Security In South Sudan; WFP Launches Food Aid Operation January 14, 2014 News Summary News outlets outline U.N. concerns over food security in South Sudan and a World Food Programme three-month food aid operation in the country. Alliance News: U.N. agency pledges USD57.8 Million In Food Aid To South Sudan “The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said Monday it is stepping up efforts to…
PEPFAR Vision To Broaden In Program’s Second Decade, Acting Global AIDS Coordinator Says January 14, 2014 News Summary Devex: Will a new decade bring new priorities for PEPFAR? “The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is entering a new decade. And as the fight against AIDS is expanding to a broader and more comprehensive battle for increased access to health care, prevention and more inclusive treatment, we’ll…
