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:…

Devex: 3 global health leaders outline their health security visions “…Within Africa and the Pacific, leaders are emerging to encourage greater action on the issue of health security within their regions. At the 2019 Global Health Security conference in Sydney, Australia, last month, the message was clear that the world…

CDC: Joint External Evaluation Assessments (January 2016-July 2019) This animated infographic provides an overview of countries that have completed a joint external evaluation (JEE) assessment since January 2016. To date, 100 countries have completed a JEE (7/5).

Homeland Preparedness News: NTI effort addresses high consequence biological risks “Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) personnel recently joined a series of partners in addressing the increasing risks of a catastrophic biological event. Citing such factors as rapid technological advances, an increasingly interconnected world with health security challenges, ongoing global insecurity and…

Devex: Indo-Pacific health security threat data gathered in DFAT report “In planning and responding to issues of health security, access to information on the health landscape — including health risks and ability to respond — is important. But in planning the priorities of the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security, the…

Global Health Governance: 2019 G20 Osaka Summit Advance Preview of our Spring 2019 Issue In an advanced preview of articles to be featured in the Spring 2019 issue of Global Health Governance, the Global Health Governance editorial team published two articles: 1. ‘Japan’s Health Diplomacy: Projecting Soft Power in the…

Devex: Creating the building blocks for global health security “The 2019 Global Health Security conference, held in Sydney on June 18-20, brought together more than 800 members of the global health security community from 65 countries to share knowledge and engage in discussion on the science, policy, and practices that…

Center for Global Development: The Future of Gavi in a Changing Global Landscape: Our Recommendations for Gavi 5.0 Ahead of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s Board meeting, during which members will approve the 2021-2025 strategy, Amanda Glassman, executive vice president and senior fellow at CGD and CEO of CGD Europe, highlights…

IDSA’s “Science Speaks”: Global Health Security 2019: Panel highlights communities’ value in global health security Rabita Aziz, senior global health policy specialist at the Infectious Diseases Society of America, who covered the Global Health Security conference in Sydney, Australia, which took place from June 18-20, highlights remarks from a panel…

CIDRAP News: FAO launches new vehicle to fund antimicrobial resistance (Soucheray, 6/20). Devex: ‘Unacceptable workplace behaviors’ at UNICEF, leaked report summary says (Lieberman, 6/21). Inter Press Service: Poor Outlook for HIV-positive Children in Pakistan (Munns, 6/20). The Lancet: India: health workers strike after attack on junior doctor (Sharma, 6/22). The…