Global Health Experts Express Concern Over Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law In Letter To GAC April 10, 2014 News Summary The Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks” blog reports on a letter sent on Wednesday to U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Deborah Birx expressing concern over the impacts of Uganda’s recently enacted Anti-Homosexuality Law on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs in the country. Leaders of the Infectious Diseases Society…
U.S. Investments In Global Health Save Lives, Maintain National Security April 10, 2014 News Summary In an opinion piece published in the latest edition of PSI’s Impact magazine, Reps. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) write, “As lawmakers and co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance, we have a fiscal responsibility to ensure that American dollars are being spent wisely and effectively.…
Development Aid Spending Reached Record Level In 2013, OECD Report Says April 9, 2014 News Summary News outlets note that official development aid spending rose to a record high in 2013, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Devex: Foreign aid spending by OECD-DAC donors rises to all-time high in 2013 “Spending on official development aid rose by 6.1 percent…
Global Health Spending Hits Record High As Donor Sources Shift, Analysis Shows April 9, 2014 News Summary Media sources examine a new analysis from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation showing global health funding hit a record high in 2013. Health Affairs Blog: Health Affairs Web First: Global Health Funding In 2013 Five Times Greater Than 1990 “…A new study, being released today…
Defense Secretary Hagel Urges Better International Humanitarian Aid Coordination During Asian Tour April 9, 2014 News Summary Omaha World-Herald: During Southeast Asia trip, Chuck Hagel stresses humanitarian aid coordination “…During his ongoing trip through the [Asian] region, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has made a priority of pushing for better international coordination in the face of natural disasters and other crises, such as the disappearance of the Malaysian…
Ebola Outbreak In West Africa Is ‘Challenging,’ Expected To Last Months, WHO Says April 9, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the spread of an Ebola outbreak that continues to claim lives in West Africa. Agence France-Presse: West Africa Ebola outbreak among ‘most challenging’ ever: WHO “West Africa’s Ebola unprecedented outbreak is among the ‘most challenging’ for health workers since the deadly disease emerged elsewhere in Africa…
Efforts Underway To Lower Cost Of New Hepatitis C Drug April 9, 2014 News Summary Two Reuters articles discuss efforts to lower the cost of a new hepatitis C treatment. Reuters: Gilead aims to license hepatitis C drug to 3-4 Indian firms “Gilead Sciences aims to license its new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi to three or four Indian generic manufacturers to allow sales of the…
Sub-Saharan Africa Will Not Meet MDG For Sanitation, Study Says April 9, 2014 News Summary VOA News: Sub-Saharan African Countries to Miss U.N. Sanitation Goal — Study “A new study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine finds that no sub-Saharan African country will meet the U.N. Millennium Development Goal for sanitation, and that many are lagging behind achieving the target for clean…
U.N. Report Warns Drought In Syria Further Threatens Food Security April 9, 2014 News Summary Media outlets discuss a new U.N. report (.pdf) warning that drought could worsen an already fragile food security situation in Syria. Al Jazeera: U.N.: Syria drought to deepen food crisis “The United Nations has warned that a looming drought in Syria could push millions more people into hunger and exacerbate…