The Guardian: How Myanmar became an example to the world in the battle against malaria “…Say Mu Phaw is one of thousands of [village health worker] volunteers across the country to have received training and supplies from foreign donors since political reforms began at the start of this decade, ushering…

Agence France-Presse: Pastor confirmed with Ebola as disease spreads in DR Congo “The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Goma, the biggest city to have been affected by the disease since its outbreak in eastern DR Congo last August, the health ministry said on Sunday…” (7/14). The Guardian:…

Associated Press: Duterte critics laud U.N. vote to scrutinize drug killings (Gomez, 7/12). Deutsche Welle: Sugary drink consumption increases cancer risk, research suggests (7/11). Devex: Q&A: Engaging the private sector on health security (Cornish, 7/12). Devex: Is it time to take ‘more of a gamble’ to scale nutrition interventions? (Welsh,…

CIDRAP News: Three more health workers infected in Ebola outbreak “The new cases raise the total number of health care workers infected in this outbreak to 131, including 41 deaths. Health workers make up 5% of all the victims of this outbreak, according to DRC data. The World Health Organization…

IntraHealth International’s “VITAL”: How National Health Workforce Accounts Can Help Governments Achieve Universal Health Coverage Pamela McQuide, global human resources for health technical adviser, and Wayan Vota, director of digital health, both at IntraHealth International, discuss the role of national health workforce accounts in helping countries “generate and use higher-quality…

Devex: It’s the end of ‘easy solutions’ in global health, Peter Piot says (Cheney, 7/8). Devex: Q&A: Bringing women’s rights into the finance discussion (Donback, 7/8). Devex: In quest for UHC, Kenya faces pharmacy regulation battles (Langat, 7/5). The Economist: Attack of the superbugs: July 2041 (7/6). The Economist: Armed…

WHO: Bulletin of the World Health Organization The July 2019 WHO Bulletin features articles on various topics, including an editorial examining policy options for addressing diet-related non-communicable diseases; a news article on sharing lessons on childhood cancer treatments; and a research article on health worker strikes in low-income countries (July…

CIDRAP News: Ebola outbreak reaches 2,338 cases among violence in Ituri “Over the weekend and through [Monday], the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ministry of Health recorded 41 more cases of the deadly disease, including another case detected in a vaccinated health worker. … Late last week, the United…

The Lancet Infectious Diseases: HIV epidemics in Pakistan Editorial Board “The Lancet Infectious Diseases has received several letters from concerned health professionals in Pakistan about HIV epidemics that appear to have stemmed from unsanitary and unregulated medical practice, usually in isolated, rural towns. … The reports of HIV epidemics in…

Deutsche Welle: India orders probe into ‘brain fever’ child deaths “India’s Supreme Court ordered an investigation on Monday into an ongoing encephalitis outbreak in the eastern state of Bihar which has killed at least 152 children so far. Expressing concern over the deaths, the country’s top court ordered state and…