More News In Global Health February 12, 2018 News Summary HuffPost: The Hidden Tragedy In Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugee Camps (Perria, 2/10). New York Times: Promising Malaria Drug Has a Striking Drawback: Blue Urine (McNeil, 2/9). NPR: Blue Dye Kills Malaria Parasites — But There Is One Catch (Columbus, 2/9). Reuters: U.S. welcomes offloading of humanitarian aid in Yemen’s Hodeidah (Zargham,…
HGHI Releases Framework For Global Monitoring Of Disease Outbreak Preparedness February 12, 2018 News Summary Harvard Global Health Institute: Global Monitoring of Disease Outbreak Preparedness “…In response to the growing need for an independent global monitoring program, the Harvard Global Health Institute (‘HGHI’), led the development a comprehensive framework for Global Monitoring of Disease Outbreak Preparedness. The report and summary reflect the combined expertise of…
Trump Administration’s Approach To U.S. Foreign Aid Disruptive, Puts Lives At Risk Worldwide, Experts Say February 12, 2018 News Summary The Guardian: Fears grow that Trump’s threat to U.S. foreign aid is putting lives at risk “America’s … foreign assistance program is facing ‘unprecedented’ disruption a year into Donald Trump’s presidency, according to former top officials who have described the White House’s approach as deeply counterproductive and putting lives at…
Media Outlets Explore Potential Impacts Of Funding Cuts On CDC’s Public, Global Health Initiatives February 12, 2018 News Summary PBS NewsHour: How will CDC cuts affect health programs abroad and at home? “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently lost hundreds of millions of dollars in funding cuts, including a $750 million cut in December. On Friday, President Trump signed a bill that slashed $1.35 billion from…
CGD Podcast Highlights Event With World Bank President On Future Of Development Finance February 12, 2018 News Summary Center for Global Development’s “CGD Podcast”: Plan B for Development — Podcast with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim In this podcast, Rajesh Mirchandani, vice president of communications and policy outreach at CGD, highlights a recent CGD event during which World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and CGD President…
Daily Nation Article Outlines PEPFAR’s Successes, Challenges In Kenya February 12, 2018 News Summary Daily Nation: Millions of Kenyans saved by U.S. anti-AIDS initiative “…About one million of the 1.6 million HIV-positive Kenyans are now receiving life-saving medicines through this U.S. global initiative known as the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). … These accomplishments are being touted by U.S. officials as part…
Shift In U.S. Fiscal Policy Could Affect Developing Country Debt, ‘Set Back Economic Progress’ February 12, 2018 News Summary Center for Global Development’s “U.S. Development Policy”: Is the New Budget Deal Good for Foreign Aid? Maybe. Is it Good for Developing Countries? Probably Not. Scott Morris, senior fellow and director of the U.S. Development Policy Initiative at CGD, writes, “Congress and the Trump administration are now pursuing an aggressively…
3 Ways U.S. Should Prepare For Future Influenza Pandemic February 12, 2018 News Summary The Conversation: 3 ways the U.S. should prepare for the next flu pandemic Lance Gable, associate professor at Wayne State University “…If the world were to face a new strain of flu similar in novelty and virulence to the 1918 virus, our capacity to prevent a pandemic would still fall…
U.S. Government Review Of Mexico City Policy Implementation Misleading, NGOs Say February 12, 2018 News Summary Bustle: Trump’s Global Gag Rule On Abortion Review Has This Glaring Problem, According To Activists “In its six-month review of the Trump administration’s expanded global gag rule, the State Department presented a pretty rosy picture of the controversial policy’s rollout — but global nonprofits say the agency isn’t telling the…
World Bank Should Adopt Clear, Effective Strategy To Achieve SDGs, End Extreme Poverty February 12, 2018 News Summary Project Syndicate: The World Bank Needs to Return to Its Mission Jeffrey D. Sachs, professor at Columbia University and director of Columbia’s Center for Sustainable Development and the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network “…The World Bank declares that its mission is to end extreme poverty within a generation and to…