Ebola Vaccination Campaign Launches In DRC; Total Ebola Deaths Rise To 27, With 49 Confirmed, Suspected Cases May 21, 2018 News Summary Associated Press: Nurse dead in Congo as Ebola vaccination campaign starts “A nurse has died from Ebola in Bikoro, the rural northwestern town where the outbreak began, as the country Monday begins a vaccination campaign in three health zones affected by the deadly outbreak, Congo’s health minister said. The nurse’s…
Devex Previews Issues To Watch At This Week’s World Health Assembly May 21, 2018 News Summary Devex: What to watch at this year’s World Health Assembly “…While the Ebola outbreak has spotlighted global health security at this year’s assembly, member states should be reminded that it’s not the only critical health issue — or issue more generally, for that matter — that will carry serious consequences…
Taiwan ‘Very Angry’ Over Exclusion From World Health Assembly May 21, 2018 News Summary Associated Press: Taiwan ‘angry’ over not being invited to WHO assembly “Taiwan’s health minister says the island feels ‘very angry’ that it was not invited to the World Health Organization assembly in Geneva. Chen Shih-Chung attributed the U.N. body’s refusal to let Taiwan participate to tensions between mainland China and…
Pakistan Close To Eliminating Polio But Challenges Remain, With 1 Case Reported So Far This Year May 21, 2018 News Summary New York Times: Pakistan Has Just One New Polio Case, but Isn’t Declaring Victory Yet “…Pakistan has come agonizingly close to declaring victory over polio. Each of the last three years, nongovernmental organizations involved in fighting it have optimistically declared it the virus’s final year, seeking support from international donors…
More News In Global Health May 21, 2018 News Summary Associated Press: Medical teams sent to south India amid deadly virus outbreak (5/21). The Lancet: HIV/AIDS community divided over allegations about UNAIDS (Zarocostas, 5/19). The Lancet: Tramadol: Africa’s opioid crisis (Salm-Reifferscheidt, 5/19). Newsweek: Anti-fungal drug resistance as serious as the antibiotic apocalypse, warn scientists (Gander, 5/18). Reuters: Regulators flag possible…
Exclusion Of Taiwan From WHA Harms Global Health Efforts May 21, 2018 News Summary Times of India: Ensuring Global Health: Keeping Taiwan out of World Health Assembly doesn’t make sense Rudroneel Ghosh, journalist “…[L]eaving Taiwan out of the WHO architecture is a big mistake. Irrespective of political differences between China and Taiwan, global health cooperation is too big an agenda to be compromised in…
U.S., North Korea Meeting Could Have Implications For Global Health Security May 21, 2018 News Summary Forbes: U.S. — North Korea Meeting Could Be Make Or Break For Global Health Security Nicole Fisher, founder and CEO of HHR Strategies “…[A]s President Trump and Kim Jong-Un prepare for a potential meeting to discuss nuclear disarmament, the implications for global health hang in the balance. Without a meeting,…
U.S. Foreign Assistance, Leadership ‘Indispensable’ In Making Health, Development Gains Worldwide May 21, 2018 News Summary Des Moines Register: U.S. foreign aid is our country’s most cost-effective budget allocation Kurt Meyer, volunteer at Lutheran World Relief “…[T]he role of the U.S. government remains indispensable: by convening gatherings with other governments, negotiating agreements, opening access to marginalized populations, and keeping front-line workers safe. … The world cannot…
U.S. Retreat On Efforts To Address Global Health Security Leaves U.S., World At Greater Risk May 21, 2018 News Summary The Lancet: False economy and global health security Editorial Board “…President Trump’s retreat on efforts to combat major global health security issues leaves the USA and the entire world at greater risk: his administration announced its intention to cut $252 million in funds already allocated to Ebola response initiatives, on…
Trump Administration Should Install ‘Prominent Coordinator’ To Lead U.S. Efforts On Ebola May 21, 2018 News Summary Washington Post: Ebola is back. It’s an emergency. Editorial Board “…In a world of globalized transportation, dangerous pathogens do not stop at passport control. Braking Ebola in Congo is essential to keeping it from Chicago. The Trump administration seems to get this point in theory — a recent report declared,…