Associated Press: Top China diplomat talks refugee crisis with Myanmar leaders (11/19).

Independent: Durban medical researcher named UNAIDS Special Ambassador (Pillay, 11/20).

New York Times: Bird Flu Is Spreading in Asia, Experts (Quietly) Warn (McNeil, 11/17).

STAT: A plan to develop a Zika vaccine runs into controversy, as questions swirl about price and conflicts of interest (Silverman, 11/17).
STAT: Merck will miss long-promised target for filing Ebola vaccine license with FDA (Branswell, 11/17).

U.N. News Centre: U.N. agencies rush in medical supplies for thousands wounded in Iran-Iraq earthquake (11/17).

U.N. News Centre: In major new report, U.N. environment chief urges ambitious action to save planet from ‘pollution menace’ (11/17).