Bloomberg Technology: Gates Sees Vaccine Technology Promise as Drug Resistance Rises (Patton, 4/18). Devex: Q&A: Gates experts on how to beat malaria with data (Cheney, 4/20). The Lancet Infectious Diseases: North Korea and the Global Fund (Burki, May 2018). The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Neglected tropical diseases: securing sustainability (Sansom, May…

Forbes: Thought Leaders Want Alzheimer’s At The Top Of G20 Agenda “Some of the leading experts on Alzheimer’s and dementia globally are asking the wealthiest countries in the world to put Alzheimer’s disease at the top of the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit Agenda. Thought leaders, researchers, and scientists from around…

Devex: In India, struggles to address mental health (Cousins, 4/12). Devex: New $250M Audacious Project from TED announces first recipients (Cheney, 4/11). Global Health NOW: The Last Temptation of a Child: Drowning Prevention in Rural Bangladesh (Agrawal, 4/11). The Guardian: Want to save the world from hunger? Start by not…

U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote”: Collective Trauma and Challenges to Diplomacy Ashley Faler, intern in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State, highlights a Facebook Live event with Sousan Abadian, a Franklin fellow with the Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau…

Brookings Institution’s “Brookings Now”: 5 stunning facts about world health Brennan Hoban, communications coordinator, and Leah Korn, communications intern, both at Brookings, recognize World Health Day, observed on April 7, and summarize several aspects of health and development addressed by Brookings experts’ research. Topics include global food security, mortality from…

Devex: RCT evaluation points to value of targeting new fathers for gender equality (Edwards, 4/6). Global Atlanta: The Carter Center Central to Liberia’s Mental Health Initiatives (Bolton, 4/5). The Lancet: Progress in influenza surveillance in Africa (Green, 4/7). The Lancet: Violence rife in Mexico, affecting medical community (Agren, 4/7). Thomson…

Open Society Foundations’ “Voices”: Kazakhstan’s Neglected Children Aigul Shakibayeva, a disability rights activist and grantee of the Open Society Foundations, discusses the importance of supporting children with disabilities in Kazakhstan, including through social services. Shakibayeva writes, “[S]upporting children with disabilities so they can enjoy their human rights is what our…

The Conversation: Why ignoring mental health needs of young Syrian refugees could harm us all M. Zaher Sahloul, associate clinical professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and senior adviser of the Syrian American Medical Association “…[T]he world should pay attention to the future of Syria by lending a…

Devex: Opinion: 1 billion people suffer from anxiety. It’s time to invest in mental health. Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, and Paul Stoffels, chief scientific officer and worldwide chair for pharmaceuticals at Johnson & Johnson “…[T]he growing prevalence of mental illness, particularly in young people — combined with…

IntraHealth International’s “Vital”: 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2018 Margarite Nathe, senior editor and writer at IntraHealth International highlights 10 global health issues to watch in 2018 including “Sparks of innovation from unexpected places … Fake news and misinformation … The HIV pandemic at a crossroads … The…