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The Guardian: Somalia under renewed scrutiny over FGM after two more young girls die “Two more girls in Somalia have died after undergoing female genital mutilation, just weeks after a high-profile case prompted the attorney general to announce the first prosecution against the practice in the country’s history. … [A]ctivists…

Agence France-Presse: U.N. seeks to open air bridge to aid Yemeni cancer patients: WHO “The United Nations is working to open a humanitarian air bridge to take Yemeni cancer patients for treatment at qualified facilities, WHO country representative for Yemen Nevio Zagaria said Sunday. ‘The aim is to help patients…

Health Policy Watch: Exclusive: Senior U.N. Official On Syria Calls For An End To Attacks On Health Facilities As International Efforts Mount To Avert Another Humanitarian Catastrophe Over Looming Battle For Idlib “Panos Moumtzis, assistant U.N. secretary general and regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syria crisis (since September 2017) spoke…

New York Times: A Boy Named Chance in a Land Without Heart Surgeons Denise Grady, science reporter for the New York Times “…In lower-income countries, where strep often goes undetected, rheumatic heart disease is a huge public health problem, affecting tens of millions of people. This year, about 100 Rwandan…

Deutsche Welle: Zimbabwe struggles to contain cholera outbreak “The latest cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has claimed the lives of 28 people, state media confirmed on Sunday. The outbreak was first detected earlier this month in a township outside the capital of Harare and has prompted the government to declare a…

Deutsche Welle: Human development progress overshadowed by inequality “The 2018 Human Development Index (HDI) released by the United Nations on Thursday showed that although there have been steady improvements in human development, major concerns about quality of life and education remain. … Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Ireland, and Germany top the…

Financial Times: Rising obesity in Africa reflects a broken global food system Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation “…The food production system must … prioritize public and planetary health over purely commercial goals. Global food policies must encourage the production of a diverse range of foods naturally rich in…

Axios: UNICEF and Congo officials boost efforts to contain Ebola outbreak “In response to an small uptick in confirmed Ebola cases in the busy urban hub of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNICEF announced Friday it’s bolstering its efforts there…” (O’Reilly, 9/14). U.N. News: DR Congo: new…

Devex: Opinion: A sensible way to strengthen U.S. humanitarian response and leadership Gregory Gottlieb, director of the Feinstein International Center at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and Howard (Roy) Williams, adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs “…[T]he right…

The Lancet Global Health: A new era for tuberculosis? Editorial Board “…Earlier drafts of the political declaration — the key outcome document of the [first-ever U.N. High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuberculosis] — contained reference to the full use of flexibilities in intellectual property rules geared towards maximizing access. Yet, under…