Filipino Health Worker Dies Of MERS In UAE; Five Others Infected April 14, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the death of a health worker from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the United Arab Emirates. Yemen also reports its first case of MERS. Agence France-Presse: Filipino paramedic dies of MERS in UAE “The United Arab Emirates announced Friday that one of six Filipino paramedics…
Private Sector Must Play Role In Maternal, Child Health Initiatives, Canadian Minister Says April 14, 2014 News Summary Canadian Press/CBC News: Private sector a key partner in Harper maternal health initiative: Paradis “Canada must have help from private-sector companies to meet its key development goal of reducing infant mortality and improving the health of young mothers in poor countries, says the country’s aid minister. Tying Canada’s overseas development…
UNICEF Calls For Increased Investment In Syria’s Children April 14, 2014 News Summary The Guardian: Syria’s children need guaranteed funding to prevent a ‘lost generation’ “The crisis in Syria, which has left 5.5 million children in need of urgent educational and psychological support, will become an even greater humanitarian catastrophe if the international community does not come up with three years’ guaranteed funding,…
Chilean President Bachelet Vows To Revise Nation’s Abortion Ban April 14, 2014 News Summary GlobalPost: Is Chile about to end Pinochet’s total ban on abortion? “…Chile is one of just six nations in the world, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York, which have blanket bans on abortion, permitting them in no circumstances, even if the mother is at the point…
U.N., U.S., E.U. Call For Action On South Sudan; U.N. Official Expelled From Sudan April 14, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the humanitarian situation in Sudan and South Sudan. Devex: UNFPA chief’s expulsion: Another humanitarian crackdown in Sudan? “The international aid community was dealt another blow this week in Sudan, when the government ordered the head of the U.N. Population Fund to leave the country…” (Ravelo, 4/11).…
Clinical Trials Of Hepatitis C Treatments Show Success April 14, 2014 News Summary News outlets examine recently released clinical trial results of hepatitis C treatments. Financial Times: Drug groups step up race for hepatitis C treatments “Drugmakers are stepping up the race for multibillion-dollar hepatitis C treatments after trial data showed how the disease had become one of the most promising areas of…
U.S.-Funded Research On Ebola Treatments Shows Progress April 14, 2014 News Summary CQ HealthBeat: U.S.-Funded Ebola Drugs Make Gains in Testing “While global health agencies confront the recent Ebola outbreak in western Africa, researchers funded by federal agencies are gaining ground in efforts to develop medicines to combat the deadly virus…” (Young, 4/11).
Bangladesh Makes Strides In Ending Newborn Deaths, Report Says April 14, 2014 News Summary VOA News: Q&A with Ishtiaq Mannan: Preventing Newborn Deaths “Save the Children says that over a million babies die each year on their birthday. These are preventable deaths. However, some Asian countries are bright spots in this sad reality. In its newest report, Ending Newborn Deaths, Bangladesh figures prominently. It’s…
Gates Foundation’s ‘Reinvent The Toilet Challenge’ Exhibits Progress For WASH In India April 14, 2014 News Summary In the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Impatient Optimists” blog, Doulaye Koné, senior program officer for sanitation technologies and tools at the foundation, discusses progress made in and future steps for the “Reinvent the Toilet Challenge: India” (RTTC), a program aimed at developing safe and affordable sanitation. After visiting New…
Russia’s Takeover Of Crimea Negatively Impacting HIV Prevention Services April 14, 2014 News Summary The Independent: Battling AIDS: Former health secretary claims Russia is causing setback in efforts to defeat the virus Norman Fowler, former British health secretary “…One of the unwelcome first results of the Russian takeover of Crimea has been a radical change in policy on the treatment of injecting drug users.…