Think Global Health: Getting WASH into Health Care Facilities: An Urgent Global Health Need John Simon, managing partner of Total Impact Capital, and Susan K. Barnett, founder of Cause Communications and communications consultant at Global Water 2020, discuss the importance of access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in…

Devex: Q&A: How to plug the WASH financing gaps “The World Bank has estimated that to meet Sustainable Development Goal targets 6.1 and 6.2 — the former on achieving universal and equitable access to safe water for all and the latter on achieving access to adequate and equitable sanitation and…

Global Waters/USAID: Water Currents: WASH and Neglected Tropical Diseases “The provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is recognized as both a key intervention and a necessary component for the prevention and provision of care for all neglected tropical diseases. USAID’s Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Program in the Bureau…

BBC: Zimbabwe doctors end strike after billionaire’s offer (1/22). CIDRAP News: WHO calls antibiotic pipeline insufficient (Dall, 1/22). Devex: In Nigeria, there is no quick fix for antibiotic abuse (Adepoju, 1/23). The Guardian: Millions at risk after toxins found in Harare water supply, study finds (Chingono, 1/22). New York Times:…

AP: U.N. official warns Yemen could face brink of famine again (Lederer, 1/16). AP: Menstruation huts destroyed in Nepal, where exile persists (1/17). Devex: Humanitarianism is a ‘fallen angel,’ says MSF president (Root, 1/17). Devex: Can self-care health interventions help countries reach UHC? (Jerving, 1/17). Devex: Q&A: Nigeria is finally…

The Guardian: Water wars: early warning tool uses climate data to predict conflict hotspots “Researchers from six organizations have developed an early warning system to help predict potential water conflicts as violence associated with water surges globally. The Dutch government-funded Water, Peace and Security (WPS) global early warning tool, which…

NPR: Grim And Hopeful Global Trends To Watch In 2020 (And Fold Into A Zine) “We don’t have a crystal ball, but as journalists covering global health and development, we have a pretty good nose for emerging trends (with some help from our favorite expert sources). Some likely trends give…

Devex: Preventing deaths from advanced HIV disease: Highlights from ICASA 2019 (12/19). IPS: Q&A: Initiative Starts Mental Health Sessions for Bangladeshi Garment Workers (Sadeque, 12/19). Reuters: Water around Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine is high in lead, uranium — study (Reid, 12/20). Science: 2019 Breakthrough of the Year (Multiple authors, 12/19).…

Devex: Scale of urban sanitation crisis is underestimated globally, new report shows “The scale of the urban sanitation crisis is underestimated globally, according to a new report released Wednesday by the World Resources Institute. … In the report, researchers analyzed 15 cities in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America,…

Washington Post: Down in the pits: Modi’s cleanliness drive has made little difference for those who toil in India’s sewers “…Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received international plaudits for his campaign to build millions of toilets across the country. But the cleanliness drive has failed to eliminate the country’s…