Private Businesses’ Investments In Sustainable Development Practices ‘Simply Good Business’ January 20, 2017 News Summary The Hill: Sustainable development needs sustainable finance Gavin E.R. Wilson, CEO of IFC Asset Management Company “…[The Business & Sustainable Development Commission] wanted to make the business case for the SDGs and the SDG case for business. … The Commission’s team has calculated that achieving the goals will open up a…
CEPI Aims To Advance Vaccine Candidates, Develop Platforms To Accelerate R&D, But Needs More Investment January 20, 2017 News Summary The Lancet: CEPI — a new global R&D organization for epidemic preparedness and response John-Arne Røttingen, interim chief executive officer of CEPI, and colleagues representing governments and foundations who are investing in CEPI “…[The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)] has two main objectives: to advance vaccine candidates against priority…
‘Climate-Health-Security Nexus’ Provides Clear Priority For Developed Countries To Invest In Strengthening Affected Nations’ Health Systems January 20, 2017 News Summary The Lancet Global Health: Adapting global health aid in the face of climate change Vin Gupta of the Harvard Global Health Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Alexandre Mason-Sharma of the Boston University School of Medicine; Stephanie N. Caty of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and Vanessa…
Family Of Indian Woman With XDR-TB Wins Access To Restricted TB Therapy January 20, 2017 News Summary NPR: A Teen’s Family Fought To Get Her A Restricted TB Drug — And Won “A teenager who sued the Indian government to gain access to a new drug against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was granted her petition in a ruling handed down by the New Delhi High Court on January 18,…
Devex Features Q&As With WHO DG Candidates Tedros Adhanom, Miklós Szócska January 20, 2017 News Summary Devex: Q&A: WHO candidate Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus “As health minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus saw the impact of disease outbreaks and poor health care firsthand. He witnessed how malaria could devastate an agricultural workforce and leave crops unharvested. … Now as a candidate for the World Health Organization’s…
Emerging Disease Threats Will Continue To Pose Challenges To CDC, Outgoing Director Frieden Says January 20, 2017 News Summary Scientific American: Trump’s CDC May Face Serious Hurdles “…On day one of the Donald Trump administration, [Acting CDC Director Anne] Schuchat will already be grappling with numerous threats as the agency continues its work of investigating outbreaks and seeking to prevent new ones. In the past seven and a half…
Trump Administration Asks NIH Director Francis Collins To Stay On At Least Temporarily January 20, 2017 News Summary Nature: NIH director Francis Collins staying on — for now “On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump has decided to retain Francis Collins as director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) — at least temporarily. Collins has been ‘held over by the Trump administration,’ NIH spokesperson…
Global Health Donors Should Funnel Money Through GFF To Better Leverage Funds, World Bank’s Jim Kim Says At WEF January 20, 2017 News Summary Devex: Jim Kim thinks more donors should leverage their funds “…Speaking at a breakfast event Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, [World Bank President Jim] Kim made a pitch to global health donors, asking them to consider channeling their funds through the Global Financing Facility for maternal…
In Exclusive Interviews With Reuters, Bill Gates, Ray Chambers Discuss Uncertainty Surrounding Malaria Eradication Efforts With Changing U.S., U.N. Leadership January 20, 2017 News Summary Reuters: Exclusive: Malaria champions unnerved by Trump uncertainty at crucial time “When it comes to fighting malaria, Bill Gates and Ray Chambers are both inspired and concerned: With victory in sight, will the world’s new leaders commit to finally beating this persistent parasite? In exclusive interviews with Reuters in Davos,…
Trump Set To Reinstate Mexico City Policy On Roe v. Wade Anniversary, According To Congressional Staffer January 20, 2017 News Summary Foreign Policy: Will Trump Target Women’s Programs Worldwide? “Lawmakers, government officials, and aid workers are bracing themselves for a broad offensive from President-elect Donald Trump against federal programs that support family planning and gender equality around the world. As one of his first acts in the Oval Office, the Republican…
