African expertise key to stopping ebola
Foreign expertise cannot protect African communities from ebola or other outbreaks of infectious disease. African health capacity and expertise is essential.
from allAfrica on Aug 16, 2018.
Kerala flood death toll reaches 324
At least 324 people have died in the Indian state of Kerala since the start of monsoon season in late May, officials said Friday.
from CNN on Aug 17, 2018.
Johnson & Johnson urged to improve access to TB treatment options
MSF urging US pharmaceutical corporation Johnson and Johnsons to make the TB drug bedaquiline affordable, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
from MSF on Aug 17, 2018.
Ethiopia's reform agenda 'threatened by rising insecurity'
Rising insecurity is threatening to undermine the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s reform agenda, says an international rights group.
from africanews on Aug 17, 2018.
UN Palestine refugee agency warns of threat to schools
Lack of funds means that the new school term for over 500,000 Palestinian students could be cut short after just one month, warns the UN.
from UNRWA on Aug 17, 2018.
Nigeria is home to 500+ kinds of graft. Here’s a new way to think about them
Corruption in Nigeria is complicated, far-reaching, and multi-faceted. A new taxonomy can help us make sense of it.
from African Arguments on Aug 17, 2018.
War zone complicates roll-out of ebola vaccine in latest outbreak
Health workers must figure out how to dispense vaccines amid fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
from Nature on Aug 16, 2018.
Rojava: frontline of capital’s war on the environment
Many Kurdish people have had their connection to their land battered out of them. Now, they are taking it back.
from News International on Aug 17, 2018.
