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Devex: 5 stories to watch during the U.N. General Assembly in New York “The 73rd United Nations General Assembly is officially underway, and Global Goals Week is just around the corner. … Devex will be on the scene throughout the week, breaking down the biggest stories from the United Nations,…

CNN: Globally, losing the fight against cancer and other chronic diseases “More than half of all U.N. countries will fail to honor their commitment to reduce premature deaths from cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes by 2030, a new analysis predicts. … Published Thursday in the medical journal…

Thomson Reuters Foundation: Lives of hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children hang in balance — charity “Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children could die if renewed attacks damage or temporarily close the key port of Hodeidah, Save the Children said on Wednesday, after heavy fighting in the area resumed…” (Kanso,…

STAT: Rethinking innovation in maternal and child health in Africa: five case studies Koki Agarwal, director of USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Program “…In the developing world, where surgeons don’t have gloves and clinics don’t have reliable electricity or running water, the word ‘innovation’ takes on a different meaning than…

Livemint: India’s ignored mental health challenge Editorial Board “…The five research papers released by the India State-level Disease Burden Initiative last week and published in The Lancet family of journals deserve attention … Each report focuses on a specific non-communicable disease (NCD) … and aims to inform Modicare’s state-specific planning.…

NPR: Have A Cool Idea To Help End World Hunger? Pitch It To The U.N. “Let’s figure out how to end hunger forever. And do it fast. That’s the lofty goal of the World Food Programme’s Innovation Accelerator, a two-year-old venture inspired by the startup scene. It’s gathering an arsenal…

WHO: Coming of age: adolescent health This new webpage discusses health in adolescence and provides various resources on the topic, including videos from experts and youth from around the world and links to WHO documents. The page states, “Adolescent health is starting to attract the attention it deserves, and is…

U.N. Dispatch: The Good, Bad and REALLY Bad News from the World Health Organization’s Latest Report on Tuberculosis Alanna Shaikh, international development consultant, discusses results from the WHO’s recently released global tuberculosis report, highlighting progress and challenges ahead, as well as the need for increased investment. Shaikh writes, “In global…

Agence France-Presse: Giving birth in Afghanistan: inside MSF’s ‘baby factory’ (9/20). Agence France-Presse: Toll from cholera outbreak in Lake Chad region now more than 500 (9/19). Associated Press: Rumors, conflict challenge Ebola response in eastern Congo (Keaten, 9/19). Devex: An Australian perspective on U.N. disability development (Cornish, 9/20). Devex: Q&A:…

Bloomberg: These Are the Economies With the Most (and Least) Efficient Health Care “Want medical care without quickly draining your fortune? Try Singapore or Hong Kong as your healthy havens. The U.S. will cost you the most for treatment, both in absolute terms and relative to average incomes, while life…