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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:…
Washington Post: It’s World Toilet Day. Why do so many people lack adequate sanitation facilities? YuJung Julia Lee, assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University “…No. 6 on the list of U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is to achieve universal access to adequate sanitation and…
The Lancet Global Health: Yemen needs a concrete plan — now Editorial Board “…[The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is] an opportunity to learn, in the hope that this situation can be reversed in Yemen, and prevented elsewhere. … In May 2018, The Lancet Global Health published a modeling study by…
Inter Press Service: The Earthquake in Indonesia: How Collaboration Impacts the Global Water Crisis George C. Greene IV, president and chief operating officer of Water Mission “…[T]hrough continued collaboration, we believe humanitarians, nonprofits, governments, and communities can come together and forge an alliance to address one of the world’s most…
BMJ Opinion: We cannot afford to lose more time in the fight against covid-19 in the U.S. Ingrid T. Katz, associate faculty director at the Harvard Global Health Institute and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, and Andrew R. Iliff, senior writer at the Harvard Global Health Institute (7/3). BMJ…
Devex: Come hell or piped water Anirudha Nagar, human rights lawyer and communities co-director for Accountability Counsel (7/2). Financial Times: Immunity sampling can alert the world to emerging diseases Anjana Ahuja, science commentator at the Financial Times (7/6). Washington Post: Everyone will be affected by the U.S.’s withdrawal from the…
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…
