Health
New Report: Developing World Taking on Greater Burden of HIV/AIDS Funding
For the first time ever, the developing world is taking a greater financial share of fighting HIV/AIDS than wealthier countries. This is the key finding of a new report from UNAIDS, which shows that in 2011, low and middle income countries contributed $8.6 billion to fighting HIV/AIDS compared to $8.2 billion from the developed world.
A Potential Global HIV Game Changer in Some Potential Future
“The FDA Approves Truvada for PrEP” is a terribly jargon laden phrase that just might mark a turning point in the 30 year fight against HIV/AIDS. Here’s what that means and why yesterday’s news is so potentially significant.
Our Aging Population
Within the next five years, people over age 65 will outnumber children under 5 for the first time. This plays into other demographic changes such as urbanization: between 1975 and 2005, the number of older people living in urban areas quadrupled.
Home Testing for HIV – Not a Game Changer Just Yet
The home test kit for HIV will help some people. Every tiny step forward in increasing access helps. BUT it’s not a global health breakthrough – not at this price point.
Where Did Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Come From?
New research suggests that Haiti’s cholera epidemic might have domestic origins.
Why a School of Tropical Medicine is Opening in the USA
A new school opening in Houston, Texas can put the USA on the tropical diseases “map.” Why this matters to global health.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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