Safeguarding Health In Conflict Coalition Releases Global Report Highlighting 2017 Attacks On Health Care May 22, 2018 News Summary Safeguarding Health in Conflict: Violence on the Front Line: Attacks on Health Care in 2017 This report examines attacks on health care in countries affected by conflict in 2017, discussing the scope of the problem and offering recommendations on action to be taken (May 2018).
BMJ Blog Posts Discuss Aspects Of Universal Health Coverage May 22, 2018 News Summary BMJ Blog: Paying and investing in last-mile community health workers accelerates universal health coverage Wilhelmina Jallah, minister of health of the Republic of Liberia; Francis Kateh, chief medical officer/deputy minister of health of the Republic of Liberia; and Raj Panjabi, chief executive of Last Mile Health and assistant professor at…
In U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing, PEPFAR’s Birx Addresses U.S. Approach To Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance May 21, 2018 News Summary Devex: PEPFAR chief questions U.S. approach to supply chain technical assistance “Speaking to United States lawmakers in a congressional hearing on Thursday, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Deborah Birx questioned whether the $3 billion spent on supply chain technical assistance since 2009 had been used effectively. ‘When you talk to the…
Kaiser Family Foundation Fact Sheet Examines U.S. Engagement With Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance May 21, 2018 News Summary Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance This updated fact sheet examines Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, its global immunization efforts, and U.S. engagement in the partnership (5/18).
In Letter To Bolton, 2 U.S. Senators Inquire About Sudden Departure Of NSC’s Global Health Security Leader May 21, 2018 News Summary HuffPost: Top Democrats Want Answers On Global Health Security Head’s Sudden Departure “Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) have requested answers from the White House about last week’s sudden departure of Rear Adm. Tim Ziemer, who led the now-disbanded global health security team at the National Security Council.…
CDC, USAID To Send Experts, Funding To Help In DRC Ebola Outbreak Response May 21, 2018 News Summary The Hill: CDC prepares to join Ebola fight in Africa “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing to deploy staffers to several cities and towns deep in the Congolese jungle amid a new Ebola outbreak that has claimed at least two dozen lives…” (Wilson, 5/18). HuffPost: USAID…
Ron Klain Discusses DRC Ebola Outbreak Response, Lessons Learned From 2014 In Daily Beast Interview May 21, 2018 News Summary Daily Beast: Obama’s ‘Ebola Czar’ Ron Klain Asks: Will Donald Trump Step Up Now? “…[I]n light of a recent outbreak that has begun to claim lives and spread at a worrisome rate, the question remains: Did Ron Klain’s legacy as the Ebola czar work? Are all the T’s crossed and…
DRC Ebola Outbreak Does Not Warrant Emergency Declaration, WHO Committee Decides; Agency Calls For More Funding, ‘Vigorous Response’ May 21, 2018 News Summary Financial Times: WHO calls for extra funds to contain Ebola outbreak “The World Health Organization has urged the international community to provide $26m to contain a growing outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo or risk a much larger bill if the epidemic spreads…” (Aglionby, 5/19).…
Media Outlets Examine Response To DRC Ebola Outbreak, Preparedness Now Compared With 2014 May 21, 2018 News Summary Al Jazeera: Ebola in DRC: Aid workers racing to spread awareness (Matheson, 5/20). Bloomberg: Why the Newest Ebola Outbreak Raises Alarms Far and Wide (Torsoli/Clowes, 5/18). Devex: Aid groups respond rapidly in DRC as Ebola cases confirmed in major city (Roby, 5/21). The Hill: The Ebola superhighway: Why the new…