Filling the need for trusted information on national health issues
Filling the need for trusted information on national health issues
The Telegraph: Bioterror fears over Marburg virus, Ebola’s deadlier ‘cousin,’ as U.S. begins $10m vaccine project “America has begun a $10m project making a vaccine to a deadly cousin of the Ebola virus considered a potential bioterrorism weapon. Finding a way to stop Marburg virus is ‘an urgent public health…
CIDRAP News: Eight more sickened in DRC’s Ebola outbreak “An uptick in the rate of newly confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s outbreak continued [Tuesday], with the country’s health ministry reporting eight illnesses in four locations. In other outbreak developments, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional…
Homeland Preparedness News: Blue Ribbon Study Panel praises congressional action to unify biodefense budget “Members of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense praised the passage of legislation that incorporates its recommendation to direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct a detailed analysis of the Trump administration’s…
Agence France-Presse: Niger sounds alarm over ‘fake’ meningitis vaccine (3/15). The BMJ: Overcoming vaccine hesitancy: five minutes with … Heidi Larson (Silberner, 3/18). Ethiopian News Agency: Ministry Launches National Action Plan for Health Security (3/15). Quartz: The British Medical Journal is the latest group to drop the baby formula industry…
Nature: How Africa can quell the next disease outbreaks John N. Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention “This week, African and global health experts and policymakers are gathering in Addis Ababa to discuss how to enable national public health institutions (NPHIs) to keep emerging and…
Health Affairs Blog: Why Africa Matters To The United States And How President Donald Trump’s New Africa Strategy Falls Short Charles B. Holmes, co-director at the Center for Global Health and Quality and visiting associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University, discusses the importance of U.S. engagement in Africa, noting…
Global Health Council: A Guide to U.S. Investments in Global Health: Transforming Communities Worldwide Loyce Pace, president and executive director of the Global Health Council, introduces the 2019 Global Health Briefing Book, “a resource for well-informed decision making on issues involving U.S. engagement in global health.” The full report and…
The Guardian: Polio spreads in Afghanistan and Pakistan ‘due to unchecked borders’ (Ahmed, 2/20). The Guardian: Cervical cancer could be eliminated in most countries by 2100 — research (Boseley, 2/20). The Guardian: Condom handouts in schools prevent disease without encouraging sex (Ratcliffe, 2/15). Homeland Preparedness News: Potential bioterrorist use of…
The Hill: Addressing drug problems abroad benefits Americans here Former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Former Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.), both Arthur H. Vandenberg distinguished fellows at the United Nations Foundation “…Here … are three reflections for [freshman members of Congress to consider] as you begin your journeys: Local problems…
World Economic Forum: The world is too complacent about epidemics. Here’s how to change Julie Louise Gerberding, executive vice president and chief patient officer at MSD, discusses the importance of epidemic preparedness and the role the private sector plays in enhancing global health security. Gerberding writes, “Perhaps our biggest opportunity…
