Associated Press: U.S. officials: The more we learn about Zika, scarier it is “The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, federal health officials said Monday as they urged more money for mosquito control and to develop vaccines and treatments. … President Barack Obama has sought…

The Hill: House approves bill to speed up Zika drugs “The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to offer incentives to companies seeking cures for the Zika virus amid Congress’s growing battle over funding for the epidemic. The bipartisan legislation would add the Zika virus to a list of…

Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: Access to HIV treatment averted about a million serious illnesses, saved nearly $50 million in 2013 alone, review finds Antigone Barton, senior writer and editor for “Science Speaks,” discusses a new report published in Clinical Infectious Diseases analyzing data on adults living with…

The Guardian: U.N. could have prevented Haiti cholera epidemic with $2,000 health kit — study “…A team of Yale epidemiologists and lawyers has looked at how the cholera bacterium was introduced to Haiti by United Nations peacekeepers relocated there in the aftermath of its 2010 earthquake. Yale’s startling finding is…

ABC News: White House, Congress Spar Over Funds to Combat Zika Virus “The political battle over funding to stop the spread of the Zika virus appears to be at a standstill. The nation’s top health officials say they need nearly $2 billion to fight Zika, but the request is stalled…

VICE News: How Russia Became the New Global Leader in the War on Drugs “This week, diplomats gathered at the United Nations in New York will adopt a document outlining the future of global drug policy — a text that may have been better in the eyes of many advocates…

Agence France-Presse: No new malaria cases in Europe, Caucasus, or Central Asia in 2015 “No new cases of malaria originated in Europe, Central Asia, or the Caucasus in 2015, the first year without a transmission for almost 30 years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday…” (4/20). Thomson Reuters Foundation: Europe…

Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. Government and Global Malaria Efforts This updated fact sheet examines the U.S. government’s role in global malaria efforts, including the President’s Malaria Initiative and funding; effective malaria interventions; and global goals for control and eradication (4/21).

Agence France-Presse: Six African nations could be malaria-free by 2020: WHO “Six countries in Africa, the continent where malaria is most widespread, could be free of the disease by 2020, according to a WHO report published Monday to mark World Malaria Day…” (4/25). Deutsche Welle: More than 20 countries could…

Huffington Post: Ending Malaria For Good Tedros Adhanom, minister of foreign affairs and former minister of health for Ethiopia “…Defeating malaria is absolutely critical to ending poverty, improving the health of millions, and enabling future generations to reach their full potential. … We must continue to expand partnerships across borders…