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Latest news on African health issues - July 18, 2014

7/18/2014

 
Bringing you the most recent and relevant news stories, research articles and upcoming events around health in Africa:

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health
The likeness of fetal growth and newborn size across non-isolated populations in the INTERGROWTH-21st Project: the Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study and Newborn Cross-Sectional Study The Global Health Network
Experts Call on the African Union to Promote the Rights and Welfare of the Child CARMMA
Regional consultation on universal access to Sexual and Reproductive Health WHO Regional Office for Africa

Infectious Diseases
West Africa Ebola toll hits 603 Agence France-Presse
Ebola: voices from the epicentre of the epidemic The Guardian
Could HIV self-testing be a game changer in Africa? Thomson Reuters Foundation

Health Systems Strengthening
Experts discuss improvement of Medical Education and Training in AfricaWHO Regional Office for Africa

Monitoring and Evaluation
Global Health Research Process Map The Global Health Network

Latest news on African health issues - July 14, 2014

7/14/2014

 
This Week's Events and Celebrations
July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
African Leaders Commit to Ending Preventable Maternal, Newborn and Child Deaths on the Continent CARMMA
The Need for Malaria Integration in Maternal and Newborn Health Maternal Health Task Force

Infectious Diseases
Final Communique: Forty-fifth ordinary session of the authority of ECOWAS heads of state and government ECOWAS
ECOWAS holds summit, Ebola on agenda The Point
Ebola crisis in West Africa deepens; 500+ dead Associated Press
Misconceptions fuel Ebola outbreak in West Africa UNICEF
WHO Recommends Arvs to Prevent HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men Health-e
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations WHO
IOM Welcomes Action to Eliminate Malaria in Endemic Zones of Southern Africa Africa Brains

Health Systems Strengthening
NAFDAC spearheads medicine regulation, harmonisation in West Africa Daily Independent

Cross-Sectoral
Sex in the City: As Cities Grow, Are We Forgetting the Urban Poor? National Geographic
World’s population increasingly urban with more than half living in urban areas United Nations

Latest news on African health issues - July 10, 2014

7/10/2014

 
Bringing you the most recent and relevant news stories, research articles and upcoming events around health in Africa:

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health | Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Maternal Health Vision for Action USAID
New study attributes size of newborns to mothers’ health The New Times
Gender equity and sexual and reproductive health in Eastern and Southern Africa: a critical overview of the literature Global Health Action
New study documents reasons married women in developing nations who wish to avoid pregnancy do not use contraceptives Guttmacher Institute

Infectious Diseases | Chronic Diseases
Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update WHO
Ebola emergency meeting establishes new control centre The Lancet
WHO: 38 Million Die Annually From Chronic Diseases Voice of America

Health Systems Strengthening
27th Anniversary Celebration of WAHO Day: Director General’s Message West African Health Organization

Monitoring and Evaluation
European and African countries meet to advance health technology development for poverty-related diseases Global Health Technologies Coalition

Communication and Advocacy
New Infographics: Increasing access to modern contraceptive methods is key but not enough to satisfy women’s need for effective family planning Guttmacher Institute

Cross-Sectoral
African Union Heads of State and Government Adopt the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa African Union
WAHO and WAEMU Close Ranks to Strengthen Medicines Registration West African Health Organization
World Population Day 2014 USAID
More Africans in extreme poverty than in 1990: UN Agence France-Presse
Programme on health impacts of urbanisation announced SciDev.net
UN: World Cities to Add Additional 2.5 Billion People by 2050 Voice of America
OPINION: Unleashing African Young People’s Potential Inter Press Service News Agency

Latest news on African health issues - July 7, 2014

7/7/2014

 
Bringing you the most recent and relevant news stories, research articles and upcoming events around health in Africa:

This week’s events
July 8-10: International conference on peri-urban landscapes: water, food and environmental security Sydney, Australia
July 10: How to achieve Sustainable Development Goal #4: Ensuring Healthy Lives Washington D.C., United States

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
USAID’s Acting on the Call USAID
MCHIP Close-out Event: Critical Concepts for Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths USAID
Which 7 countries are most committed to ending hunger? The Guardian

Infectious Diseases
ECOWAS ministers launch $10M fund against Ebola virus Daily Trust
ARASA and partners to host workshop on HIV-Aids reporting Media Institute of Southern Africa

Health Systems Strengthening
UN urges bold action to turn around off-track MDGs SciDev.net
Mind the gap: why UN development goals must tackle economic inequality The Guardian

Monitoring and Evaluation
Seven ways to assist health research in developing nations SciDev.net

Latest New on African Health Issues - July 3, 2014

7/3/2014

 
Bringing you the most recent and relevant news stories, research articles and upcoming events around health in Africa:

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Global partners call for improved maternal, child health Vanguard
World leaders: Women and children must be central to new 2030 global poverty goals WHO
Looking to Africa’s LDCs to learn how to save the lives of millions of mothers and their babies Inter Press Service
Fulfilling the Health Agenda for Women and Children: The 2014 Report  Countdown to 2015
How to ace your application to the Healthcare Innovation Award Devex
 
Infectious Diseases
Special Ministerial Meeting on Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa Accra, Ghana, 2 - 3 July 2014 WHO
African health ministers meet to address Ebola outbreak Voice of America
 
Health Systems Strengthening
Infographic: How mobile money is faring in Africa Humanosphere
 
Monitoring and Evaluation | Communication and Advocacy
Big data and how it can serve development Impatient Optimists

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