Christian Science Monitor: To end an Ebola epidemic, listening helps Editorial Board “For eight months, health workers in Congo have been battling the second-worst Ebola epidemic in history. … Compared with a massive outbreak of the virus five years ago in Western Africa, this time responders in the Central African…

Devex: In the era of #AidToo, global health is short on sexual harassment policies (Ravelo, 3/7). Devex: Achieving UHC in Africa requires support for most vulnerable, experts say (Roby, 3/7). IRIN: Q&A: How churches are leading the way in helping migrants with HIV (Dupraz-Dobias, 3/7). NBC News: This African nation…

The Guardian: ‘Thousands’ of young girls denied abortion after rape in Argentina “The lives of thousands of girls in Argentina are being put at risk as legal abortions are delayed and obstructed by doctors trying to force pregnancies to full term. … According to the latest government figures, 2,493 live…

BBC News: Why Chinese mothers turned away from C-sections (Owen/Razak, 3/2). BBC News: Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh will no longer take in Myanmar refugees (3/1). BBC News: Kifafa: The mystery of East Africa’s ‘nodding disease’ (Gorvett, 2/28). Bloomberg: Smaller Countries Are Becoming the Healthiest (Blenford, 3/3). Bloomberg: The Bleak and Scary…

IntraHealth International’s “VITAL”: This Nigerien Med Student Has a Plan to Tackle Family Planning Taboo Carol Bales, advocacy and policy communications manager at IntraHealth International, highlights an interview with Mariama Abdou Gado, a family planning youth ambassador who works with young religious leaders in Niger to integrate sexual and reproductive…

The Guardian: Girl, 11, gives birth to child of rapist after Argentina says no to abortion “An 11-year old girl who became pregnant after being raped was forced to give birth after Argentine authorities refused to allow her the abortion to which she was entitled. The authorities ignored repeated requests…

Miami Herald: U.S. should not abandon the global fight against AIDS and malaria Brian McLaren, author, speaker, activist, and public theologian in Marco Island, Florida “…This year, we are entering a three-year funding cycle where the choice is before us whether we will step up the fight to end [the…

VOA News: Indonesian Sexual Violence Bill Faces Religious Opposition “Indonesia’s landmark sexual violence bill, which advocates say would be the first legal basis for cases of sexual abuse in the country, is facing opposition from conservative groups, putting its passage in doubt. … The sexual violence bill is considered to…

American Journal of Public Health: Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies John B. Blevins, research associate professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health; Mohamed F. Jalloh, CEO of Focus 1000; and David A. Robinson, senior coordinator for…

The Guardian: Destroy ‘period huts’ or forget state support: Nepal moves to end practice “…The withdrawal of state support services is one of the penalties being brought into force as the country tries to tackle chhaupadi, which was banned by the supreme court in 2005 and criminalized by the government…