Experts Urge Inclusion Of NTDs In Post-2015 Development Agenda July 23, 2014 News Summary Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases’ “End The Neglect”: Global Health Partners Continue to Urge the Inclusion of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Post-2015 Development Agenda “In a recently released policy brief, partners from the global health community continue to urge all United Nations (U.N.) Member States to ensure that…
Decreasing Stigma, Increasing HIV Services Access Critical To Reducing Risk Among Key Populations July 23, 2014 News Summary Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Impatient Optimists”: We Will Not Banish AIDS Until We Banish Stigma David Olson, a freelance consultant for Olson Global Communication, discusses key populations at risk of HIV infection, the importance of providing accessible services, and decreasing stigma (7/22).
AIDS-Free Generation Within Reach If World Scales Up Treatment, Clinton Says July 23, 2014 News Summary The Guardian: AIDS-free generation within reach if we boost HIV treatment, says Bill Clinton “The world needs to ‘scale up’ its treatment of HIV — particularly in women and children — to achieve the cherished goal of a generation free of AIDS, the former U.S. president Bill Clinton has said…”…
Ending AIDS Proposed As Goal In Post-2015 Development Agenda July 23, 2014 News Summary Thomson Reuters Foundation: U.N. working group wants goal of ending AIDS epidemic by 2030 — UNDP “Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 is one of the goals proposed to replace U.N. development targets that expire next year, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday…” (Nguyen,…
Lancet Series Examines HIV Prevention Among Sex Workers July 23, 2014 News Summary News outlets discuss findings of a new series of articles in The Lancet on HIV and sex workers, which was first presented at the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. VOA News: Sex Workers Seek HIV Prevention “A new series in the medical journal The Lancet says achieving an…
Cameron Calls For Worldwide Ban On FGM, Child Marriage At Girl Summit July 23, 2014 News Summary News outlets discuss the Girl Summit in London and report on British Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. Agence France-Presse: Worldwide FGM ban sought at ‘Girl Summit’ “Prime Minister David Cameron called on Tuesday for a worldwide ban on female…
Congress Considering Measures To Help Electrify Africa July 23, 2014 News Summary Inter Press Service: U.S. Debating “Historic” Support for Off-Grid Electricity in Africa “Pressure is building [in Washington, D.C.,] for lawmakers to pass a bill that would funnel billions of dollars of U.S. investment into strengthening Africa’s electricity production and distribution capabilities, and could offer broad new support for off-grid opportunities…”…
U.N. Scales Up Humanitarian Aid Drops By Air Amid Multiple Refugee Crises July 23, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the refugee crises in South Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, and Central African Republic, noting the U.N. is stepping up air delivery of humanitarian assistance. Christian Science Monitor: U.N. refugees in S. Sudan face perfect storm of woe as war drags on (+video) “When war broke out in…
Sierra Leone’s Chief Ebola Doctor Catches Virus July 23, 2014 News Summary News outlets continue coverage on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Reuters: Sierra Leone’s chief Ebola doctor contracts the virus “The head doctor fighting the deadly tropical virus Ebola in Sierra Leone has himself caught the disease, the government said…” (7/23). VOA News: Sierra Leone’s Chief Ebola Doctor Contracts Virus…