Blog Provides Live Updates From AIDS 2014 July 21, 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: When HIV Research and Data Collection Is at Odds with ‘Do No Harm’ A guest post from Anita Datar, senior policy adviser at the Health Policy…
AIDS 2014 Provides Several Ways To Follow Conference Proceedings July 21, 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…
International AIDS Community Mourns Loss Of Researchers, Activists In Flight MH17 Crash July 18, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), which was carrying 298 passengers and crew, including reportedly up to 100 people bound for the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Associated Press: From nun to AIDS expert; crash kills hundreds “International passengers from all walks of…
Inequality Can Lead To Wider Spread Of Military Conflicts, Letter To Cameron Says July 18, 2014 News Summary The Guardian: Global inequality risks spread of military conflicts, Cameron warned “David Cameron is warned today by Graça Machel, widow of the late South African statesman Nelson Mandela, that unless world leaders made 2015 a year for development, the consequence would not just be poverty but also growing military conflicts…
Amid Budget Cuts, Ebola Outbreak Worsens In West Africa, Produces Stigma July 18, 2014 News Summary News outlets continue coverage on the Ebola outbreak and stigma surrounding the disease in West Africa. Bloomberg News: Ebola Survivor Shunned as a Zombie Joins Fight Against Virus “…The social stigma attached to Ebola, a hemorrhagic fever that kills as many as 90 percent of its victims, is complicating efforts…
Congress Investigating CDC Security Lapses July 18, 2014 News Summary News outlets discuss security lapses recently uncovered at CDC facilities. CNN: CDC’s lab problems have ripple effect on other outbreaks “The lab mishaps at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are having ‘broad impacts,’ compromising care for patients with diseases like tuberculosis and chikungunya and potentially slowing work overseas…
PBS NewsHour Examines Effects Of Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law On HIV Prevention, Treatment July 18, 2014 News Summary PBS NewsHour reports on how Uganda’s anti-gay law is affecting HIV prevention and treatment programs in the country. PBS NewsHour: Few HIV health resources remain for gay Ugandans under new law “While the United Nations has reported optimistic news about controlling the global epidemic of HIV and AIDS, Uganda’s infection…
Number Of AIDS Deaths, HIV Infections Fall, But Drug Resistance Rises, U.N. Report Says July 18, 2014 News Summary The Guardian: AIDS deaths tumble but rising resistance to HIV drugs threatens gains “In the runup to next week’s International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia, the U.N. has claimed that AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections have fallen by more than a third in a decade, raising hopes that the…
Haiti Achieves Several MDGs Ahead Of Deadline; Cholera Rates Decline July 18, 2014 News Summary U.N. News Centre: Feature: Haiti witnesses declining cholera rates, significant gains in development “Haiti, often cited as one of the least developed countries in the Western Hemisphere, has reached — or nearly reached — several of the Millennium Development Goals ahead of the 2015 deadline, according to a report launched…