Canadian PM Harper Makes Maternal, Child Health a Priority March 28, 2014 News Summary Canadian Press/GlobalPost: Expert says Harper’s kids and moms priority a good one “[Canadian] Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to host international talks later this spring on child and maternal health is a crucial step towards eradicating preventable diseases that still kill children, says an international health group…” (3/27).
PRI’s ‘The World’ Reports On Impacts Of Obstetric Fistula March 28, 2014 News Summary PRI’s “The World”: Scarred by childbirth, mothers are finding help to heal and start over “…Obstetric fistula affects hundreds of thousands of women in sub-Saharan Africa. For many, it is far more than a physical ailment. It can turn them into outcasts…” (Kelto, 3/24).
GHTC Releases Report On Role Of U.S. Leadership In Global Health R&D March 28, 2014 News Summary Media outlets discuss a new report released by the Global Health Technologies Coalition on the role of U.S. leadership in global health research and development (R&D). VOA News: Report: U.S. Essential for Global Health “A new report says while big budget battles in Washington may be over for now, adequate…
Capitol Hill Briefing On TB Highlights Need For Continued Progress March 28, 2014 News Summary The Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks” blog reports from a Capitol Hill briefing that took place on Wednesday examining the progress and challenges surrounding TB efforts. Speakers at the event recounted stories “of how illness as well as responses around the world are interconnected, when effective treatments for…
Economic Growth Not Strongly Associated With Improved Child Nutrition, Study Shows March 28, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on a study published in the Lancet Global Health examining the association between economic growth and child undernutrition. NPR: A Booming Economy Doesn’t Save Children From Malnutrition “Lack of food is the leading cause of child death worldwide, killing 3.1 million children each year and accounting for…
WFP Executive Director Calls For Humanitarian Action In CAR March 28, 2014 News Summary VOA News: WFP Chief Calls for Humanitarian Intervention in CAR “The executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urges the international community to address the disaster in the Central African Republic (CAR) where hundreds of thousands have fled violence and instability to neighboring Cameroon, Chad, and the…
Southern African Leaders Agree To Framework To Address TB Among Miners March 28, 2014 News Summary GlobalPost: Southern African countries commit to address mineworkers’ TB “…To mark World TB Day, ministers from southern Africa met in Johannesburg on Tuesday to develop a regional strategy for reducing TB among mineworkers. Leaders from South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland — the four countries home to the largest share…
Doctors, Advocates Urge U.N. To Take Health-Based Approach To Drug Control Policies March 28, 2014 News Summary The Lancet: Doctors criticize U.N.’s approach to global drugs control “Growing numbers of doctors are calling for a health-based approach to be adopted as a cornerstone of global drugs policy as a high-level U.N. conference highlights what critics say are continued failings in international bodies’ strategies for dealing with global…
Lancet Examines Possible Impacts Of Annexation On Crimean Harm Reduction Programs March 28, 2014 News Summary The Lancet: Fears over future of opioid substitution therapy in Crimea “Russia’s annexation of Crimea is threatening to force hundreds of people who use drugs back into addiction or turn them into refugees as opioid substitution treatment (OST) programs in the region seem set to end…” (Holt, 3/29).
Myanmar Remains Potential ‘Gateway’ for Spread Of Drug-Resistant Malaria, Experts Warn March 28, 2014 News Summary IRIN: Curbing Myanmar’s spread of drug-resistant malaria “Efforts to halt the spread of drug-resistant malaria in Myanmar have delivered encouraging results through the private health sector, but health experts warn the [fight against the] disease cannot be won outside the public health system — and that the country is still…