Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, published Issue 344 of the ‘Global Fund Observer.’ The newsletter includes articles on various topics, including the release of a report on the 2017 Office of the Inspector General advisory review on…

CNN: Zika spreads rapidly in India, with 94 cases confirmed (Gupta, 10/17). CNN: Spain to lead Japan in global life expectancy, U.S. continues to slide (Picheta, 10/18). Devex: The world’s leading ‘cholera hospital’ looks to the future (Bader, 10/18). Devex: Controversy as investigated charity takes on key role in U.K.…

BMJ Opinion: Bistra Zheleva: Children, patients, and the young at last have a voice at the U.N. meeting on NCDs Bistra Zheleva, vice president of global strategy and advocacy at Children’s HeartLink and co-founding board member of the Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts, discusses the recent U.N. High-Level…

The Hill: Want gender equality? Let’s start with ending child marriages Megan E. Corrado, human rights attorney and director of advocacy at Women for Afghan Women “…Child marriage is recognized as a human rights violation under international law because it adversely affects the rights of girls and women. It bars…

Associated Press: Child hunger ‘serious’ in India while its economy grows fast (10/12). BuzzFeed News: The U.S. Is Sending Its Addiction Problem Over The Border (Stanton, 10/11). CNN: India hit with its biggest outbreak of Zika to date, with 32 confirmed cases (Suri, 10/12). Devex: Indonesia disaster reveals community preparedness…

U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote” blog: Supporting Girls to Fulfill their DREAMS In recognition of the International Day of the Girl Child, which takes place annually on October 11, Deborah Birx, U.S. global AIDS coordinator and U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy, discusses the impact of PEPFAR’s DREAMS partnership…

USAID: U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green on the 2018 International Day of the Girl In a statement recognizing the International Day of the Girl, USAID Administrator Mark Green says, “I am … very proud of USAID’s programs to serve girls worldwide to ensure they can be safe,…

Devex: Opinion: Bullying needs to be addressed at every level of our communities. Here’s how. Christina Juan, researcher with the Demographic and Health Surveys Program, and Chisina Kapungu, senior gender and youth specialist for YouthPower Learning at the International Center for Research on Women “…Sadly, according to the World Health…

U.N. News: ‘Concerted effort’ must be made to help 600 million-plus adolescent girls realize full potential: U.N. chief “There are ‘multiple barriers’ including ‘systemic discrimination’ bias and lack of training, which are keeping the largest generation of girls in human history from reaching their full potential, said U.N. Secretary-General António…

Reuters: Mental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030 “Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the global economy up to $16 trillion between 2010 and 2030 if a collective failure to respond is not addressed, according to…