More Funding Needed To Address Hunger In CAR July 24, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: Food Supplies for Refugees in Cameroon Dangerously Low William Lambers, author and blogger “By taking action now we can save refugees from starvation in Africa. This includes over 100,000 war victims from the Central African Republic (CAR) who have fled to Cameroon. Tragically, funding for humanitarian aid is…
Devex Interactive Series Explores USAID’s History July 24, 2014 News Summary Devex: USAID: A history of U.S. foreign aid Devex presents a new interactive series “that explores the history of USAID, its administrators, and U.S. foreign aid” (July 2014).
Blog Summarizes News From AIDS 2014 July 24, 2014 News Summary The Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks” is live-blogging this week from the AIDS 2014 conference in Melbourne, Australia. Science Speaks: AIDS 2014: PrEP is a beginning with new prevention technologies in the works “Kenneth Mayer of the Fenway Institute and the Harvard School of Public Health offered a…
New Issue Of ‘Global Fund News Flash’ Available Online July 24, 2014 News Summary Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Global Fund News Flash Issue 46 of the Global Fund News Flash includes articles on the 20th International AIDS Conference and the “second window” for reviewing applications for funding (7/24).
UNAIDS Official Discusses New Gap Report July 24, 2014 News Summary AIDS.gov blog: Conversations from AIDS 2014: Mary Mahy, UNAIDS Miguel Gomez, director of AIDS.gov and senior communications adviser at the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy at HHS, discusses the release of the UNAIDS Gap Report and speaks to Mary Mahy of UNAIDS on “what its findings mean for…
Lancet Articles Discuss Impact Of Reproductive Health Rights, Climate Change On Development July 24, 2014 News Summary New Security Beat: Addressing Reproductive Health and Rights in a Post-MDG World Begins With Inequality Sarah Meyerhoff, contributor to New Security Beat, discusses two Lancet articles on the impact of reproductive health rights and climate change on sustainable development (7/23).
Incorporating Human Rights Into HIV Programs Will Help End AIDS Epidemic July 24, 2014 News Summary Open Society Foundations: End AIDS by 2030? Not at This Rate. Ralf Jürgens, director of the Open Society Law and Health Initiative, argues for the incorporation of human rights initiatives into HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs (7/23).
Senate Defense Appropriations Bill Shows Support For Global Heath R&D July 24, 2014 News Summary Global Health Technologies’ “Breakthroughs”: Senate shows strong support for global health R&D in defense appropriations bill and report Marissa Chmiola, communications officer at GHTC, discusses a Senate Department of Defense appropriations bill and report that shows strong support for global health research and development efforts. “…GHTC is glad to see…
AIDS 2014 Provides Several Ways To Follow Conference Proceedings July 24, 2014 News Summary International AIDS Conference: Stepping Up The Pace The AIDS 2014 Media Centre is updated daily with press releases and conference highlights, including the Daily Bulletin and a press briefing available on the official conference YouTube channel. For information on upcoming AIDS 2014 sessions and speakers, download the Daily Programme Highlights…
AIDS 2014 Provides Several Ways To Follow Conference Proceedings July 23, 2014 News Summary International AIDS Conference: Stepping Up The Pace The AIDS 2014 Media Centre is updated daily with press releases and conference highlights, including the Daily Bulletin and a press briefing available on the official conference YouTube channel. For information on upcoming AIDS 2014 sessions and speakers, download the Daily Programme Highlights…