Associated Press: Romania hospital says 39 babies now diagnosed with superbug (12/10).

Devex: New WHO initiative targets emergency ‘blind spot’ (Ravelo, 12/11).

The Guardian: Australia ranks well in global health, despite cancer and obesity alarm bells (Henriques-Gomes, 12/10).

Intellectual Property Watch: Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines (12/10).

U.N. News: Major U.N. aid operation for 650,000 gets underway across Syria-Jordan border (12/10).

U.N. News: Iraq: Over 150,000 children endangered by ‘freezing’ temperatures, warns UNICEF (12/10).

VOA News: Kenyan Advocacy Group Works to Counter Stigma and Superstitions About Albinos (Ombuor, 12/10).

Xinhua News: Afghanistan launches polio vaccination in 10 provinces (12/10).