AP: Pakistan study blames HIV outbreak in kids on bad healthcare “A group of Pakistani doctors blames a recent outbreak of HIV among children in a southern city on poor healthcare practices such as using dirty needles and contaminated blood, according to a statement released Friday…” (Gannon, 12/20). The Guardian:…

BBC: Malnutrition — you can be fat or thin (12/19). Becker’s Hospital Review: 4 notable outbreaks in the last decade (Bean, 12/18). Bloomberg: Partners In Health Co-Founder Dr. Paul Farmer on Fighting Ebola in Africa since 2014 (Westin, 12/18). Devex: Better together: Caribbean unites to tackle poor-quality medicines (12/19). Devex:…

World Economic Forum: Poor quality is healthcare’s silent killer. Here’s what we can do about it In this post, Gabriel Goldschmidt, director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Muhammad Ali Pate, global director of Health Nutrition and Population and director of the Global…

Devex: How Mongolia is trying to curb antibiotic overuse (Ravelo, 11/22). Devex: A solution to the cost of giving life in Kenya (11/21). Devex: Innovative approaches to improving contraceptive access in Kenya (11/21). The Guardian: Uganda bans thousands of charities in ‘chilling’ crackdown (Mwesigwa, 11/21). HealthDay News: Infants May Not…

Financial Times: Global health equity is needed to prevent an Ebola pandemic Charlotte Wagner, chief executive of the Wagner Foundation “…Governments, policymakers, and donors must face facts. Piecemeal, reactive approaches to global health are expensive and ineffective. Disease knows no boundary. Actions based on the control of a single disease…

Science: Artificial intelligence for global health Ahmed Hosny and Hugo J.W.L. Aerts, both with the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program of Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School and Radiaton Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute “Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated great progress in the detection, diagnosis, and…

Associated Press: No training, no gloves: Zimbabwe’s desperate childbirths (Mutsaka, 11/18). Devex: Beyond recognition: Certifying quality maternal care in India (Espinosa et al., 11/18). DW: Children at risk of ‘new threats’ like climate change, warns UNICEF (11/18). Emirates News Agency: Fake news and anti-vaccine propaganda threaten public health: Former New…

CNN: Pakistan’s latest HIV outbreak was a crisis waiting to happen Arshad Altaf, HIV and injection safety expert who works as a consultant for the WHO “…Unfortunately, unsafe injection practices are common at private clinics and dispensaries [in Pakistan]. … This has led to numerous outbreaks of both hepatitis B…

The Guardian: No woman should be slapped for screaming as she gives birth Ann Yates, lead midwife adviser for the International Confederation of Midwives “…Evidence is mounting that disrespect and abuse in maternity care is a global problem. … Woman-centered, compassionate maternal health care needs to become the international standard.…

Devex: Opinion: From resolution to revolution in health care Chitalu Chilufya, Zambia’s minister of health and member of the National Assembly of Zambia “…[I]t’s time for the WASH revolution — and if recent events are indicative of commitments, we have good news. National governments recognize that the health and well-being…