U.N. News: New U.N. health agency regulation guidelines aim to help countries end ‘reign’ of tobacco industry “The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play in saving lives by reducing the demand for tobacco and tobacco products…

Global Health NOW: Inside Resolve’s Global Health Mission to Save 100 Million Lives “After eight years of leading the CDC, Tom Frieden wanted another challenge. He picked a good one: Save 100 million lives in 30 years. That’s the goal of Resolve to Save Lives. He launched the initiative (as…

The Lancet: China through the lens of health in 2018 and beyond Editorial Board “…China does not have a documented global health strategy but has already played a distinctive part in global health through its commitment to domestic health security, its health aid program, health governance, and knowledge exchange ……

Devex: Opinion: 6 challenges and innovations to deliver eye care for all Tony Hulton, chief executive at Vision for a Nation “…New models are urgently needed to meet [the] global health and development challenge [of poor vision]. In 2012, we launched a highly innovative collaboration with Rwanda’s Ministry of Health.…

Global Press Journal: Haiti’s Earthquake Left Many Disabled — Now They’re Rebuilding a More Inclusive Country “Haiti’s 2010 earthquake was a disaster on many levels for the small Caribbean country, and its effects are still being felt today: The earthquake ranks among the top causes of disability in Haiti. Part…

Devex: Good news: Tools for facing down anti-aid media attacks (Anders, 4/10). EURACTIV: Ebola outbreak revealed failings of Guinea’s health system, helped to addressed them (Siali, 4/9). SciDev.Net: Universal health coverage depends on solid data (Deighton, 4/9). Thomson Reuters Foundation: Force feeding burdens obese Mauritanian girls with diabetes, heart disease…

Devex: In India, struggles to address mental health (Cousins, 4/12). Devex: New $250M Audacious Project from TED announces first recipients (Cheney, 4/11). Global Health NOW: The Last Temptation of a Child: Drowning Prevention in Rural Bangladesh (Agrawal, 4/11). The Guardian: Want to save the world from hunger? Start by not…

Devex: U.N. launches new fund on road safety, as deaths continue to climb “A new United Nations trust fund on road safety launched Thursday, in a bid to address the growing number of road traffic injuries and deaths in developing countries. … The road safety fund — which received a…

WHO: WHO urges action on Europe’s biggest killers to reduce early deaths by a third “How can health systems in the WHO European Region save more people from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and help meet the global goal to reduce premature deaths from NCDs…

FT Health: Why ‘sin taxes’ are good economics The latest issue of the Financial Times’ weekly global health newsletter discusses the debate over taxing unhealthy products to improve the health of populations. The newsletter also features an interview with Jim O’Neill, former chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, about his…