PAHO/WHO: Countries of the Americas commit to a collective approach to eliminating more than 30 diseases “Ministers of health participating in the 57th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) [Tuesday] agreed on a collective approach to eliminate more than 30 communicable diseases and related conditions in Latin…

GOV.UK: U.K. will step up efforts to end preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children in the developing world by 2030 “A commitment has been made to prioritize ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies, and children in the developing world by 2030. To achieve this, U.K. aid will…

Devex: Colombia preparing for prolonged response to Venezuela crisis (Welsh, 9/30). Foreign Policy: Endless Conflict in Afghanistan Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis (Azad, 9/27). The Guardian: Nigeria warned it risks humanitarian disaster by expelling charities (Wintour, 9/29). Health Policy Watch: Universal Health Coverage Requires More Policy-Relevant Research (Ren, 9/26).…

CIDRAP News: WHO: 29 new Ebola cases in past week, down from 57 in week before “According to the latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO), daily Ebola case counts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have dropped nearly by half in the past few weeks, but…

CIDRAP News: Ebola cases continue slow rise as security problems persist “The number of Ebola cases continues to slowly rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak, with four more cases reported [Wednesday], as global health officials released their latest overview of needs to prevent more spread to…

CIDRAP News: WHO: Multiple DRC Ebola hot spots ‘grave concern’ “In the past week, officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed 48 new cases and 25 new deaths in an ongoing Ebola outbreak in three of the DRC’s eastern provinces…” (Soucheray, 9/24). Devex: MSF, WHO lock horns…

Devex: Suspected Ebola in Tanzania highlights importance of transparency “Over the weekend, the World Health Organization issued a statement accusing the Tanzanian government of withholding clinical information on suspected Ebola cases. The statement outlines a series of unofficial reports of suspected Ebola cases in the country and the government’s repeated…

AFP: Tanzania not sharing information on suspected Ebola: WHO “The World Health Organization has accused Tanzania of failing to provide information on suspected cases of Ebola in the country, potentially hindering efforts to curb the spread of the deadly virus…” (9/22). Financial Times: WHO criticizes Tanzania for withholding Ebola information…

CNN Philippines: DOH confirms second polio case in PH “A day after health officials declared an outbreak of the disease in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday confirmed a second case of polio in the country. In a statement, DOH announced that a five-year-old boy from Laguna…

New York Times: Philippines Declares Polio Outbreak After 19 Years Free of the Disease “The Philippines on Thursday announced an outbreak of polio, 19 years after the World Health Organization declared the Southeast Asian country free of the infectious disease. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said government scientists have confirmed the…