Achieving Health Equity Requires Joint Action March 26, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: The War Against Health Inequity Jennifer Kamara, director at World Health Equity “…[T]o address the question, ‘What can you do about this health inequity?’ the answer is simply to join the movement in whichever way you can. Your passion needn’t be mature, and you needn’t have experience in…
Women’s Rights Activists Applaud Outcome Of U.N. Commission On Women March 26, 2014 News Summary Huffington Post: United Nations Commission Calls for Increased Efforts to Promote Gender Equality Alexander Sanger, chair of the International Planned Parenthood Council “After two weeks of intense negotiations, the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women ended early Saturday morning with a strong call to prioritize gender…
TB Becomes Increasing Priority In South Africa’s Health Agenda March 26, 2014 News Summary Devex: Is emerging South Africa ready to fight TB on its own? “This week, as the aid community observed World Tuberculosis Day, all eyes turned to South Africa, which despite its booming economy continues to hugely suffer from this old and preventable disease. A decade after launching a national strategic…
HIV-Positive Widows Must Have Property Rights To Ensure ‘Safety And Survival’ March 26, 2014 News Summary The Guardian: HIV-positive widows in Kenya fight for their land rights Gina Alvarado, gender and evaluation specialist at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) “…The [HIV] epidemic, in combination with women’s lack of land rights, has resulted in a growing number of widows being cast aside by their…
Britain’s Prince Charles Organizes Vaccination Campaign For Philippines Typhoon Victims March 26, 2014 News Summary CNN: Prince Charles arranges mass vaccination for Typhoon Haiyan victims “Five million doses of measles and rubella vaccine will be delivered to the Philippines, following a donation organized by Britain’s Prince Charles…” (Foster, 3/26).
CNN Discusses Drug-Resistant Malaria, Disease Elimination Efforts In SE Asia March 26, 2014 News Summary CNN: Scientists race to eliminate malaria as ‘wonder drug’ loses its powers “… A river that can be crossed in a rickety boat is no barrier to a parasite that rides in the salivary glands of mosquitoes or the red blood cells of humans. … History tells us what happens…
Sanofi Expects Dengue Vaccine Clinical Trial Results In September March 26, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Sanofi faces make-or-break verdict on big dengue vaccine bet “Sanofi expects final clinical results for its vaccine against dengue by late September, the French drugmaker’s project leader has told Reuters, and has already gambled on starting production despite some disappointing early trials data. Sanofi has invested more than one…
Ethiopia Expected To Pass Anti-Gay Law March 26, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on proposed legislation in Ethiopia that would make homosexuality a “non-pardonable” offense. Associated Press: Ethiopian lawmakers to pass bill deemed anti-gay “Ethiopia’s lawmakers are set to pass a bill that puts homosexuality on a list of offenses considered ‘non-pardonable’ under the country’s amnesty law, a measure that…
Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law Brings Cuts To Foreign Aid, Research March 26, 2014 News Summary SciDev.Net: Uganda’s anti-gay law may threaten its research “… The [Ugandan anti-gay] legislation has been met with outrage in the West, and several countries and international organizations immediately pulled the plug on aid that has been helping Uganda to sustain its economy. Donors have so far withheld a total of…
Some Global Health Aid Improves U.S. Image Abroad, Study Shows March 26, 2014 News Summary GlobalPost: Global health aid to fight HIV/AIDS boosts U.S.’s image abroad, says new study “…[A] new study provides strong evidence that at least some forms of global health aid improve public opinion about the United States in the countries that receive it. The study, published earlier this month in the…