Rising Number Of HIV Infections In Brazil Show Weaknesses In Programs, Especially Among Youth August 11, 2014 News Summary Associated Press: HIV infections rise, thwart Brazil’s AIDS efforts “…While Brazil has long been seen as a global model in the fight against AIDS, activists and officials say more and more youths share [an] unawareness of HIV risks, or are unconcerned about them. Even as HIV infection rates have begun…
Obama Administration Provides Humanitarian Aid, Approves Airstrikes In Iraq; U.K. To Support Aid Drops August 11, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the Obama administration’s announcement that the U.S. has approved airstrikes and is providing humanitarian aid in Iraq, as well as Britain’s pledge to provide aid. Foreign Policy: Obama Authorizes Airstrikes and Aid Drops in Iraq “U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he has authorized targeted…
Ethiopia’s Decriminalization Of Abortion Helping To Reduce Maternal Deaths August 11, 2014 News Summary IRIN: Ethiopia’s game-changing abortion law “After decades battling high maternal death rates — at least a third of which were due to botched abortions — Ethiopia took a stand: it prioritized newborn and maternal health, and in 2005 it relaxed its abortion law in an effort to save women’s lives.…
Experimental Ebola Drugs Raise Ethical Questions; U.S. Working Group To Explore Policies Related To Experimental Ebola Treatment August 8, 2014 News Summary News outlets explore the debates surrounding experimental Ebola drugs and report on the forming of a U.S. working group aimed at setting policies related to Ebola treatment. Associated Press: Africans face long wait for unproven Ebola drug “Africans seeking a drug to help contain the Ebola virus will have to…
News Outlets Cover Latest Ebola-Related Developments On The Ground In West Africa August 8, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the impact of and responses to the Ebola outbreak on the ground in West Africa. New York Times: ‘Don’t Touch the Walls’: Ebola Fears Infect an African Hospital “So many patients, nurses, and health workers have died in the government hospital that many people in this…
National Journal Examines Differences Between Current, Past Ebola Outbreaks August 8, 2014 News Summary National Journal: Four Reasons Why This Ebola Outbreak Is Different “There have been about 30 recorded outbreaks of the Ebola virus in the last four decades, but none have come close to this magnitude. ‘This is something we have not seen to this extent before,’ CDC Director Thomas Frieden told…
News Outlets Report On Emergency U.S. Congressional Hearing On Ebola, U.S. Response To Ebola Outbreak August 8, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on various aspects of the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, including the proceedings of an emergency congressional hearing on Ebola on Thursday. Associated Press/Seattle Times: CDC director: Scale of Ebola crisis unprecedented “The current Ebola crisis in West Africa is on pace to…
WHO Declares Ebola An International Health Emergency; Stops Short Of Recommending General Travel Ban August 8, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the WHO’s declaration of Ebola as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Agence France-Presse: WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global health emergency “The World Health Organization on Friday declared the killer Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of west Africa an international health emergency and appealed…
Addressing Breastfeeding For Mothers With HIV August 8, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: What World Breastfeeding Week Means for HIV Positive Mothers Anna Coutsoudis, public health specialist “The last 20 years or so have been very difficult years for HIV-infected mothers and health-care workers because of the huge dilemma around infant feeding. Mothers faced the situation of a chance of infecting…