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).…

The Guardian: New global ‘scorecard’ to map extent of mental illness crisis “A global initiative to measure the extent of mental illness around the world and identify some of the most effective treatments [was] unveiled in New York on Wednesday. The Countdown Global Mental Health 2030 project is aimed at…

Xinhua: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation calls for efforts to narrow global inequality gap “Bill and Melinda Gates co-hosted the third annual Goalkeepers event [in New York] on Wednesday, highlighting the critical importance of closing the global inequality gap to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). … Three…

Global Voices: Cameroonians with HIV face ‘a death sentence’ as Global Fund threatens to pull antiretroviral drugs (Daniel, 9/12). Guam Daily Post: Guam has 1st local dengue in 75 years (Daleno, 9/13). The Guardian: Indonesia takes steps to improve protection of mental health patients (Kamali, 9/13). Nature: Scientists use gene-edited…

Miami Herald: U.S. military commits air support for Bahamas aid operation”The Trump administration has requested ‘airlift and logistics support’ from the Defense Department in its urgent support effort for the Bahamas, McClatchy has learned. USAID formally made the request of the Pentagon on Friday afternoon after conducting aerial and on-the-ground…

AFP: Aid sent to displaced Syrians near Jordan border: U.N. (9/6). Associated Press: AP Explains: Why Mexican Women March Against Gender Violence (Guthrie, 9/8). Devex: The role WASH programming plays in tackling malnutrition (Jerving, 9/9). Global Voices: Community-based approaches to bridging the mental health care gap in India (Verma, 9/7). The Guardian: How snakebites…

The BMJ: WHO tobacco report: smoking cessation services must be stepped up (Mahase, 7/29). Borgen Magazine: Dose Poles Simplify Elephantiasis Treatment (Santos, 7/29). CNBC: Morgan Stanley launches new tool to let advisers, investors measure sustainable investing goals (Konish, 7/29). Devex: Can sweet potatoes reduce widespread vitamin A deficiency in Africa?…

CIDRAP News: Reports profile MCR gene in South America, first detection in Uruguay (Schnirring, 7/23). Devex: Candidate HIV vaccine to be tested for efficacy in MSM, transgender individuals (Ravelo, 7/24). Health-e News: #IAS2019: WHO gives blockbuster HIV drug the green light (Pilane, 7/23). Health-e News: #IAS2019: High HIV & STI…

Agence France-Presse: One-stop clinics, a rare lifesaver for Zimbabwe’s sick (Jongwe, 7/20). Al Jazeera: ‘Toxic stress’: Addressing mental health needs in Sierra Leone (Werner/Acland, 7/21). Devex: Could permagardens help solve refugee malnutrition? (Root, 7/22). Global Health NOW: A Neglected Disease, A Lab Researcher, And Real Life (Silberner, 7/11). The Guardian:…

Al Jazeera: The informal networks resisting Honduras’s abortion ban (Brigida, 7/12). Associated Press: Spike in femicides raises alert in Bolivia (Flores, 7/12). CNN: DOH raises alert with rapid spike of dengue cases in PH regions (7/15). Devex: African activists seek universal access to sanitary products (Adepoju, 7/15). Global Press Journal:…