Associated Press: U.N. aid chief: Over 11 million Syrians need humanitarian aid (Lederer, 11/14). Borgen Magazine: 6 Neglected Tropical Diseases the WHO has Under Control (Rasmussen, 11/14). Devex: Q&A: How to overhaul community health for improved global outcomes (11/14). The Guardian: Rabies breakthrough offers fresh hope in battle against deadly…

BMJ Opinion: Disruption in healthcare: how can it improve population health? Kendall Jamieson Gilmore, a HealthPros fellow based in Italy; Véronique Bos, a Health Pros fellow based in the Netherlands; and Margot Neveux, policy and projects coordinator at the World Obesity Federation, and all European Health Forum Young Gastein Scholars,…

Associated Press: Zanzibar tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria “For the first time drones are being tested to help fight malaria on the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. The drones will spray a silicone-based liquid on rice paddies, where there are large expanses of stagnant…

Scientific American: How Human Innovation Shapes Global Health Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and member of the judging panel for the Recognizing Excellence Around Champions of Health (REACH) Awards “…In health, innovation is so much more than the discovery or launching of new…

Devex: Opinion: Is geospatial data the key to leaving no one behind? Jennifer Bencivenga, member of the global programs and impact team at eHealth Africa (eHA) “…[C]omputational and technological advancement, when harnessed correctly, can help protect against cholera and similar infectious diseases. … In response to the 2018 cholera outbreak…

Devex: Philippines’ multisector approach to break the cycle of stunting (Ravelo, 10/30). Financial Times: Future of AI and Digital Healthcare (Multiple Authors, 10/31). Forbes: How Merck For Mothers Is Addressing Maternal Mortality (Taylor, 10/30). Reuters: E.U. countries to give Sudan 466 million euros in grants, aid: SUNA (Khalek/Saba, 10/30). STAT:…

Financial Times: Special Report: Universal Healthcare “World leaders have committed to introduce universal health coverage by 2030 as part of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. FT writers discuss the policies and innovations in technology that could help bring this about.” The special report includes a video on how technology is improving…

Associated Press: Malawi fights tsetse flies, disease after wildlife relocated (Jali, 10/30). Associated Press: U.N.: More than 7 million malaria cases in Burundi outbreak (10/30). Borgen Magazine: Keheala: Tackling TB in Kenya Through Tech (Ross, 10/29). Devex: A ‘super framework’ for climate migration isn’t on the way (Lieberman, 10/29). Los…

The Lancet: End the tuberculosis emergency: a promise is not enough Editorial Board “…The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis recommended actions for meeting global [tuberculosis (TB)] targets. Latent tuberculosis must be diagnosed and treated, Gene Xpert technology deployed worldwide to determine drug susceptibility, point-of-care diagnostics scaled up to minimize treatment delay,…

TIME: Big Data Can Improve the Health of the World’s Most Vulnerable: Mothers and Children Naveen A. Rao, medical doctor and senior vice president of the Health Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation “…Unfortunately, the best minds in technology and data science tend not to focus on empowering community health workers…