Opinion Pieces Discuss Potential Impact Of Mexico City Policy On Women’s Health Worldwide January 30, 2017 News Summary Huffington Post: The Mexico City Policy does not Actually Consider Women’s Health Joel Lamstein, president and CEO of John Snow Inc. (JSI) & World Education, and Merce Gasco, senior technical adviser at JSI Research & Training Institute “…The Mexico City policy has nothing to do with public health; it is…
Kaiser Family Foundation Updates Fact Sheet On Key U.S. Government Officials In Global Health January 27, 2017 News Summary Kaiser Family Foundation: Key Global Health Positions and Officials in the U.S. Government This updated fact sheet lists U.S. government positions and officials related to global health operations, including links to agencies and officials’ profiles, when available (1/26).
Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Updated Primer On U.S. Engagement In Global Health January 27, 2017 News Summary Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. Government Engagement in Global Health: A Primer This updated primer provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. government’s engagement in global health issues. Specifically, the document includes information about global health challenges; provides a brief history of the evolving response of the U.S. government and…
Global Dispatches Podcast Examines History, Potential Impact Of Expanded Mexico City Policy January 27, 2017 News Summary Global Dispatches Podcast: Trump Just Re-Instated the “Global Gag Rule.” Here’s what that means. In this podcast Mark Leon Goldberg, editor of the U.N. Dispatch and host of the Global Dispatches Podcast, speaks with Seema Jalan, executive director of the Universal Access Project and Policy, Women and Population at the…
MSF Criticizes U.S. Army’s Decision To Grant Sanofi Exclusive Rights To Experimental Zika Vaccine January 27, 2017 News Summary Devex: Zika vaccine could be delayed, unaffordable after U.S. Army grants exclusive rights to pharma company “The U.S. Army’s plan to grant exclusive rights to a promising Zika vaccine to a major pharmaceutical company has raised questions about whether that threatens its future affordability and availability to people in developing…
Latest Global Fund Results Show Supported Programs Making Progress Against HIV, TB, Malaria January 27, 2017 News Summary Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: New Global Fund Results Show Further Progress Against HIV, TB and Malaria “Latest results show that programs supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have achieved significant increases in the number of people receiving treatment for HIV, diagnosis…
Final 3 WHO DG Candidates Discuss Qualifications During Press Briefing January 27, 2017 News Summary NPR: Finalists For Top WHO Spot Say Why They’d Be Good At The Job “The World Health Organization’s next director general will inherit an ailing institution with funding problems — and a bad reputation for how it’s handled global health emergencies. The three finalists for the top spot are Tedros…
Devex Offers Lessons For Development Sector Working With USAID Based On Australian Experience January 27, 2017 News Summary Devex: Lessons for aid in the Trump era, from Australia “…For the development sector working with USAID, looking to Australia can provide insights into how to plan and prepare for the changes ahead. 1. Budget cuts mean all programs will be under review. … 2. Foreign aid becomes a diplomatic…
WFP Hopes U.S. Aid To Organization Continues Under Trump Administration, Executive Director Says January 27, 2017 News Summary Agence France-Presse/Rappler: U.N. food agency hopes for continued U.S. funding “The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) said she was hopeful of continued U.S. funding for the organization, despite reports that Washington was mulling heavy cuts in financial support. Foreign Policy magazine reported on Thursday, January 26, it had…