Associated Press: Yemen Red Cross: More dying from indirect effects of war (Lederer, 4/21). Fox News: Why the next generation of cancer researchers need support if they are to find a cure (Carlton, 4/21). Globe and Mail: One scientist’s work sheds light on the ‘transforming’ state of planetary health (Hui,…

WHO: Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 26 May 2017 “Today’s decisions at the World Health Assembly focused on implementation of the International Health Regulations, and improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis…” (5/26). WHO: Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 29 May 2017 “Delegates at the World Health Assembly have…

New York Times: How We Really Die Frank Bruni, columnist for the New York Times “Over recent years, without much media fanfare, something fascinating occurred, a reminder that for all the ways in which we seem to be sliding backward, we’re lurching forward, too. The developing world turned a corner…

Devex: Opinion: Is the future of global health safe with Dr. Tedros? Claudia González Romo, special adviser and global chief of public advocacy at UNICEF “…The global health challenges we face today are so immense, so complex, that it would be a mistake to be complacent about the journey [the…

FT Health: Funding the fight against disease The latest issue of the Financial Times’ weekly global health newsletter discusses themes that emerged from this year’s World Health Assembly meeting, including the rising concern of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and global health resources. The newsletter also features an interview with Mark Dybul,…

New York Times: The World Doesn’t Need Trans Fats Editorial Board “…[T]he WHO … has long urged countries to issue nutritional guidelines that advise people to avoid trans fats. But it is not always easy for consumers to know when they are eating these oils, which are often in packaged…

CNN: WHO calls for elimination of trans fat in foods by 2023 (Howard, 5/14). Fortune: The WHO Now Wants Every Country to Eliminate Trans Fats. Here’s How That Will Change the Way You Eat (Detrick, 5/14). The Guardian: Industrial trans fats must be removed from food supply, WHO says (Boseley,…

BBC News: Malaria genetics: study shows how disease became deadly (Gill, 5/22). Bloomberg: China Considers Ending Birth Limits as Soon as This Year (5/21). Forbes: ‘Fatal Disconnect’ — Millions Of Children Are Victims Of Road Traffic, Yet World Is Silent (Mohn, 5/21). The Guardian: HIV drug shortage puts hundreds of…

Devex: The women’s health advocates pitching the end of cervical cancer “…After three years of work in India, [Kathy Vizas, a Maverick Collective member,] found that the larger donors she approached were not interested in supporting and expanding the work [to prevent, detect, and treat cervical cancer]. This follows a…

The Guardian: Mambas, medicine and one girl’s race to survive Kenya’s biting problem “…An estimated one million people are bitten across sub-Saharan Africa, with as many as 20,000 killed by snakebite envenoming. … After decades of neglect, campaigners hope the issue is finally gaining the attention of governments. On Thursday,…