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Orlando Sentinel: Don’t play politics in Zika fight: Editorial Editorial Board “[T]here should be no patience with partisan brinkmanship when public health is at stake. It’s been nearly two months since Obama formally requested that Congress appropriate $1.9 billion to fight the Zika virus. … Congress’ GOP leaders have refused…

Humanosphere: A chat with Christine Sow: The future of global health Imana Gunawan, social media manager and producer of the Humanosphere podcast, writes, “For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we’re talking with Christine Sow, director of the Global Health Council based in Washington, D.C. We wanted to get Dr. Sow’s take on…

Friends of the Global Fight Blog: Millions Saved: An Examination of Past Success and Predictions for the Future of Global Health Maile Young, communications intern at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, discusses a launch event for the Center for Global Development’s (CGD) new book, “Millions…

Global Health Technologies Coalition’s “Breakthroughs”: President will redirect Ebola funds for Zika, but where is the money from and where will it go? Courtney Carson, GHTC’s senior policy and advocacy associate, examines the Obama administration’s re-programming of Ebola funding to the U.S. Zika response and potential consequences (4/8). Global Health…

Food Tank: Ten Questions with Kimberly Flowers, Director of the Global Food Security Project “Food Tank, in partnership with American University, is hosting the 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C., on April 20-21, 2016. This two-day event will feature more than 75 different speakers from the food and…

The Hill: Officials sound alarm on Zika funding “…[T]he White House said [shifting money from Ebola to Zika] is only a temporary solution, and raised pressure on congressional Republicans to fulfill the administration’s emergency request for $1.9 billion in new funds. Health experts say they are distressed that money is…

The Hill: Rubio breaks with GOP, backs Obama Zika request “Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Friday broke with other congressional Republicans and supported the White House’s request for $1.9 billion in new funding to fight the Zika virus. The backing of Rubio, who was endorsed by many leading congressional Republicans…

NPR: Brazilian Doctor Crafts System Hailed As ‘Way Forward’ For Combating Zika “…Dr. Sandra Mattos, a pediatric cardiologist, checks in with her tiny patients [with microcephaly and their parents] from her laptop. Her screen is split, showing various hospital rooms around Brazil’s northern Paraiba state. Mattos is practicing telemedicine, which…

Devex: How can Africa prepare for post-2015 digital health investments? Richard Gakuba, international digital health/e-health consultant “…[I]f developing African countries are to truly harness future digital health investments to strengthen health systems, they will need to ensure that the right ‘infostructure’ and institutional capacity are in place first. … While…