AP: People with albinism issued with protective alarms in Malawi (Jali, 3/2). Devex: The challenge of local implementation in Uganda’s new nutrition policy (Green, 3/2). Devex: Half of USAID’s spending goes to 25 organizations. Who are they? (Wolf, 2/28). The Guardian: Faulty condoms leave charity facing court case in Uganda…

Devex: Exclusive: New partnership leverages weather data to tackle mosquito-borne diseases “…[A] diverse group of partners is coming together to explore how weather data and analytics can help defeat mosquito-borne diseases. With the rise of extreme weather events, there is increased urgency and opportunity for weather data to inform disease…

allAfrica: Africa: We Can Make Our World Better — Mark Suzman of Gates Foundation (Williams, 2/20). AP: Yemen’s Houthi rebels impeding U.N. aid flow, demand a cut (Michael, 2/19). AP: 2nd person dies amid dengue epidemic in French Caribbean (2/19). Devex: Australia’s new international policy directions revealed (Cornish, 2/20). Financial…

Devex: Q&A: ‘Transformation takes time,’ Richard Horton on the EAT-Lancet Commission diet (Ravelo, 1/27). Devex: Civil society groups issue Guterres gets a B- for gender equality work (Lieberman, 1/27). The Guardian: World Bank urged to scrap $500m loan to Tanzania over schoolgirls’ rights concerns (McVeigh, 1/26). NPR: Is Davos As…

BBC: Zimbabwe doctors end strike after billionaire’s offer (1/22). CIDRAP News: WHO calls antibiotic pipeline insufficient (Dall, 1/22). Devex: In Nigeria, there is no quick fix for antibiotic abuse (Adepoju, 1/23). The Guardian: Millions at risk after toxins found in Harare water supply, study finds (Chingono, 1/22). New York Times:…

AFP: Climate change to take centre stage at Davos (1/21). Devex: Q&A: New MSF President Christos Christou sets out his leadership priorities (Root, 1/20). Devex: Cash transfers disrupted in Zimbabwe, NGOs warn of food shortages (Jerving, 1/20). Financial Times: Scientists in race to protect humanity from future pandemics (Cookson, 1/21).…

HealthDay: Researchers Alter Mosquitoes to Resist Dengue Infection “Mosquitoes that can’t be infected by or spread dengue virus have been created by scientists. The researchers genetically engineered the mosquitoes to be resistant to all four types of dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that’s a significant global health threat. … The findings…

AP: Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities (McGuirk, 1/15). Devex: Leprosy lives on in Nigeria, 20 years after its ‘elimination’ as a public health problem (Unah, 1/15). DW: Using smartphone tech to improve maternal health in Uganda (Yiga, 1/14). Forbes: Children Are Disappearing In Bangladesh (Ferguson, 1/14). Global…

Devex: Preventing deaths from advanced HIV disease: Highlights from ICASA 2019 (12/19). IPS: Q&A: Initiative Starts Mental Health Sessions for Bangladeshi Garment Workers (Sadeque, 12/19). Reuters: Water around Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine is high in lead, uranium — study (Reid, 12/20). Science: 2019 Breakthrough of the Year (Multiple authors, 12/19).…

BBC: Malnutrition — you can be fat or thin (12/19). Becker’s Hospital Review: 4 notable outbreaks in the last decade (Bean, 12/18). Bloomberg: Partners In Health Co-Founder Dr. Paul Farmer on Fighting Ebola in Africa since 2014 (Westin, 12/18). Devex: Better together: Caribbean unites to tackle poor-quality medicines (12/19). Devex:…