Wall Street Journal: Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Banking Companies Lead the Way in Social Responsibility “It might seem counterintuitive that Merck KGaA, a German science and technology company with a market value of about $67 billion, would pay attention to a neglected tropical disease called schistosomiasis that mostly affects poor and…

AP: Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 deepens divisions in Israel (Federman, 10/14). BBC News: Covid-19: Protests as Argentina’s cases pass 900,000 (10/13). Borgen Magazine: Child Labor and COVID-19: A Dangerous Increase (Gardner, 10/13). The Guardian: ‘Not just a dog bite’: why India is struggling to keep rabies at bay (Dhillon, 10/14). PRI:…

DW: Have scientists been sidelined in eliminating hepatitis because of the coronavirus pandemic? (7/28). Devex: ‘Statistics that can and will be used’: Pacific Islands devise new gender data plans (Cornish, 7/30). Devex: Faith leaders have key role in stopping spread of COVID-19, UNICEF says (Welsh, 7/30). The Lancet Infectious Diseases:…

Devex: Q&A: Tackling the global NCD burden (7/27). Devex: Q&A: Taking on NGO leadership in the COVID crisis (Cornish, 7/27). Devex: How to empower health workers: Lessons learned from ‘On the Frontlines’ (Donback, 7/24). Global Press Journal: Cervical Cancer Claims Lives as Hospital Backlog Grows in Zambia (Phiri, 7/26). Global…

BBC News: Israel: ‘Gay conversion’ therapy ban bill passed by MPs (7/23). Devex: Exclusive: SDG Center for Africa hit by mismanagement allegations (Edwards, 7/24). The Hill: New study finds hydroxychloroquine ineffective at treating COVID-19 (Hellmann, 7/23). The Lancet: Ukrainian health authorities adopt hepatitis C project (Devi, 7/25). Science: Polio vaccinators…

The Conversation: Kenya is having another go at passing a reproductive rights bill. What’s at stake Anthony Idowu Ajayi, postdoctoral research scientist, and Meggie Mwoka, policy research officer, both at the African Population and Health Research Center (7/12). Devex: A green recovery action plan for the World Bank Ladd Connell,…

NPR: U.N. Predicts Rise In Diseases That Jump From Animals To Humans Due To Habitat Loss “A new United Nations report warns that more diseases that pass from animals to humans, such as COVID-19, are likely to emerge as habitats are ravaged by wildlife exploitation, unsustainable farming practices, and climate…

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “The Optimist”: Exemplars in Global Health: Q&A with Dr. Niranjan Bose Niranjan Bose, managing director of Health & Life Sciences Strategy at Gates Ventures LLC (6/24). Brookings Institution’s “Future Development”: Climate change merits a fiscal response like COVID-19’s Vinod Thomas, visiting professor for the Asian…

CNN Philippines: Health officials worry COVID-19 pandemic could stall progress against neglected tropical diseases “Health officials from various nations met in a World Health Organization webinar on Wednesday to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on fights against neglected tropical disease around the world. Global experts have long warned that the…

Devex: The COVID-19 pivot: ‘We don’t all need to become about the pandemic’ “The COVID-19 crisis has forced the neglected tropical disease sector to halt mass drug administrations, which are at odds with social distancing. The END Fund, an initiative that pools investments from donors and directs them to programs…