The Conversation: To defeat superbugs, everyone will need access to clean water Abhilasha Karkey, research fellow at the University of Oxford “…[Lack of access to clean water] is a major driver of inappropriate antibiotic use and, ultimately, the growth in antibiotic-resistant bugs — so-called ‘superbugs.’ … Around 40 percent of…

New York Times: Letter to the Editor: Combating Menstrual Stigma Caitlin Gruer, program manager for water, sanitation, and health practice at Plan International USA “[In ‘When Pads Can’t Fix Prejudice,’] Chris Bobel suggests that menstrual activism focuses disproportionately on providing hygiene products, instead of combating menstrual stigma. While I agree…

The Hill: The world’s hidden health crisis Bruce Wilkinson, CEO of CMMB “…Faith-based and secular organizations do so much genuinely effective health and development work around the world, in partnership with U.S. and other government agencies. … But our collective effectiveness is being undercut every day due to this pervasive…

USAID’s “ImpactBlog”: The Beauty of a Wastewater Treatment Plant Mark Anthony White, mission director for USAID in India, discusses a wastewater treatment plant built in the Agra municipality, with support from USAID. White writes, “What the Agra Municipal Corporation and our NGO partner managed to do with USAID support is…

National Bureau of Economic Research: Mortality from Nestlé’s Marketing of Infant Formula in Low- and Middle-Income Countries In this working paper, Jesse K. Anttila-Hughes, assistant professor at the University of San Francisco, and colleagues examine the impact of infant formula on infant mortality and find that “the availability of formula…

The Hill: Beating pandemic disease in Gaza Gidon Bromberg, Nada Majdalani, and Munqeth Mehyar, co-directors of EcoPeace Middle East “Addressing the impending humanitarian crises facing Gaza is critical. … Sewage treatment might not sound like a path to peace, but despite on-going border security and Jerusalem status issues, access to…

New York Times: Menstrual Pads Can’t Fix Prejudice Chris Bobel, associate professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston “…[T]oo many [menstruation initiatives] have opted to focus on providing women with new products, failing to substantively fight the core problem surrounding menstruation: cultural stigma. ……

Devex: Opinion: Drowning is responsible for more deaths than malnutrition. It’s time for change. Nguyen Phuong Nga, ambassador and permanent representative of Vietnam to the U.N., and colleagues “…[I]n our efforts to achieve the [Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] and make the U.N. Decade on Water successful, we must address the…

The Guardian: Letters: Ways to step up the fight against global antimicrobial resistance Margaret Batty, director of global policy and campaigns at WaterAid, and Matt Ball, senior media relations specialist at the Good Food Institute “…World decision-makers must acknowledge the pivotal role that water, sanitation, and hygiene play in preventing…

Miami Herald: Trump didn’t want to give Haiti $11 million for cholera. So Congress found another way “Included in the $1.3 trillion spending package that was passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on Friday is $10 million to help Haiti fight cholera. Sen. Patrick Leahy, who unsuccessfully…