Ugandan Activists Petition Anti-Gay Law In Court March 12, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the continued controversy surrounding Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law. Reuters: Ugandans petition court over controversial anti-homosexuality law “Ugandans opposed to a new anti-homosexuality law that punishes gay sex with long jail sentences have filed a constitutional petition alleging that the law violates fundamental rights. The Anti-Homosexuality Act metes…
Rohingya Struggle To Access Health Care After MSF Forced To Halt Myanmar Operations March 12, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the condition of Myanmar’s health system in its Rakhine state after Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, was forced to stop its operations there. Associated Press: Rohingya dying from lack of health care in Myanmar “…Living conditions in The Chaung village and surrounding camps…
President’s Proposed FY15 Budget Falls Short On HIV Efforts, AIDS Groups Say March 12, 2014 News Summary Media outlets discuss comments made on Tuesday at a press briefing examining President Barack Obama’s FY 2015 budget proposal and its potential impact on HIV/AIDS efforts. Healio: President’s proposed budget falls short in commitment to ending AIDS “HIV/AIDS activists and physicians are expressing their concern over the 2015 budget proposed…
New Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Compensation From U.N. For Haitian Cholera Victims March 12, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on a class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday in a U.S. federal court on behalf of Haitian cholera victims. The lawsuit is asking for compensation from the U.N., which is allegedly responsible for the outbreak. Agence France-Presse: Haiti cholera victims file new lawsuit against U.N. “Victims of Haiti’s…
Opportunity To Harmonize Global Health Frameworks Lies In Post-2015 Development Agenda March 12, 2014 News Summary “…Translating the continuum of care from theory into practice is an enormous challenge; however, recent consensus-building around the post-2015 global health agenda constitutes a tremendous opportunity to harmonize international frameworks, intervention packages and tools for measurement and evaluation,” Alison Chatfield and Annie Kearns, both project managers with the Women &…
‘Science Speaks’ Blog Discusses Issues Presented At CROI 2014 March 11, 2014 News Summary The Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks” blog reports on findings from CROI 2014. One post discusses a study on HIV self-testing in Malawi, while a second post discusses data on the widening gender gap in life expectancy for those with HIV-related illnesses in South Africa (Lubinski, 3/10).
Antiseptic Gel Saves Newborns From Umbilical Cord Infection In Nepal March 11, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Nepal’s miracle gel saves newborns from infection “… ‘Navi Malam,’ or chlorhexidine, [is a gel] applied to avoid umbilical cord infection — a main cause of newborn deaths in the impoverished Himalayan nation [of Nepal]. Made by local firm Lomus Pharmaceuticals and backed by the government, [USAID], and other…
China Feels Economic Impact Of H7N9; Government Readies Vaccine March 11, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the economic impacts of H7N9 avian flu in China and the prospect of mass vaccination against the disease if human-to-human transmission occurs. Agence France-Presse: H7N9 bird flu comes home to roost in China “The handful of poultry dealers lingering at Chengbei Market have had little to…
New Regional Research Facility For Infectious Diseases Opens In Cambodia March 11, 2014 News Summary Xinhua: New research facility for infectious diseases in Asia unveiled in Cambodia “France’s Institut Pasteur du Cambodge on Tuesday inaugurated a new facility [in Phnom Penh] for a regional research platform in Asia, focusing its research on infectious diseases in the region. …’The creation of the new facility at the…