FDA Commissioner Releases Statement On Agency’s New Efforts To Expand Antimicrobial Stewardship August 1, 2018 News Summary FDA: Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on FDA’s new efforts to advance antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings “…[I]t’s critical that we implement good antimicrobial stewardship practices in human health care and veterinary settings. … [T]he FDA will soon implement a new, five-year blueprint for how the FDA plans…
USAID Newsletter Focuses On Global Health R&D August 1, 2018 News Summary USAID’s “Global Health News”: Global Health Research and Development USAID’s July 2018 newsletter focuses on global health research and development. “Research, introduction, and scale-up of proven solutions are critical components of USAID’s work to overcome some of the world’s most challenging health and development problems. As a leader in the…
CNN Examines Implications Of Mexico City Policy For Global HIV/AIDS Efforts July 31, 2018 News Summary CNN: How Trump’s abortion gag rule policy impacts the global AIDS crisis “New findings presented last week at the 22nd International AIDS Conference reveal how President Donald Trump’s expansion of the so-called global gag rule — which restricts U.S. health assistance funding to non-U.S. NGOs that offer abortion services –…
New Book, POLITICO Examine Lessons Learned From Ebola Responses July 31, 2018 News Summary The Guardian: Book lifts lid on litany of mistakes in Ebola outbreak that killed 11,300 people “The World Health Organization and other global agencies have failed to learn sufficient lessons from the 2014 Ebola outbreak that killed more than 11,300 people in West Africa, a British doctor at the center…
Devex Examines HIV/AIDS Response, Integration Of TB, Reproductive Health Programming July 31, 2018 News Summary Devex: Long Story Short #23: Inside the global HIV/AIDS response “…Live from AIDS 2018, this conversation covers the top stories to watch in the HIV/AIDS response — from youth engagement to integration of programming with tuberculosis, sexual and reproductive health, and more…” (Midden, 7/30).
3 In 5 Newborns Not Breastfed Within 1 Hour Of Birth, Increasing Risk Of Illness, Death, U.N. Report Says July 31, 2018 News Summary The Guardian: 60% of babies ‘at risk due to breastfeeding delay after birth’ “Almost 60 percent of babies around the world are not breastfed within the first hour after their birth, putting them at risk of sickness and even death, a new report has revealed. Current guidelines from the World…
Development Finance Community Should Do More To Incorporate Gender Equality Into Portfolios, Oxfam Policy Adviser Says July 31, 2018 News Summary Oxfam America’s “Politics of Poverty”: Should women be considered a sector when it comes to humanitarian and development funding? Aria Grabowski, policy adviser for Accountable Development Finance at Oxfam America, discusses whether and how development financiers are incorporating gender equality into their work. Grabowski writes, “If the development finance community,…
PAI Report Documents Preliminary Impact Of Mexico City Policy On Women’s Health In Ethiopia July 31, 2018 News Summary PAI: Access Denied: Ethiopia This report documents the “preliminary impact of [the expanded Mexico City Policy] on women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. At the time of publication, key populations who rely on the private sector — such as adolescents and youth, people living with HIV/AIDS, and sex workers…
Podcast Examines Progress On SDGs, Outcomes Of Recent U.N. Meeting July 31, 2018 News Summary CBS News: Global Goalscast: Who’s making progress on their development goals? “For 10 days in July, global delegates met at the United Nations in New York to discuss their progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, and the news was not all good. … But according to Rajesh Mirchandani, chief communications…
