The newsletter provides updates on awards, tools, reports, and opportunities from the Center for Global Initiatives (CGI). CGI received a Top-Rated Award from GreatNonprofits for the fourth year in a row. The newsletter also highlights recent blog posts from the Global Health Policy Center, news of restrictive NGO laws passed in Cambodia, and the work of the Center for Global Health at the University of Illinois. Additionally, it provides information on funding opportunities such as the Lipman Family Prize and Forbes Under 30 $1M Change the World Competition.
How do you use LinkedIn to market yourself towards a social justice career? How do you use Twitter to share your response to a world event? What apps do you use to communicate a cause? Everyday we use technology and social media to promote ourselves, share our passions, and to be activists. In 2019, online campaigns and movements are able to change laws and make a difference in the world, but when does the online activism cause problems? As the world is advancing the use of technology and social media, we can learn how to be better social justice advocates and deter the negative impacts of online activism.
Presenters: Sheridy Leslie & Chiara Camponeschi
Attendees of this workshop will learn how to develop an online volunteering program. Expect to learn about the concept of virtual volunteering and the long list of tasks virtual volunteers can perform. Through the use of real cases and examples, you’ll learn the best practices in attracting, recruiting and managing online volunteers, as well as how best to acknowledge and celebrate their efforts.
How do you use LinkedIn to market yourself towards a social justice career? How do you use Twitter to share your response to a world event? What apps do you use to communicate a cause? Everyday we use technology and social media to promote ourselves, share our passions, and to be activists. In 2019, online campaigns and movements are able to change laws and make a difference in the world, but when does the online activism cause problems? As the world is advancing the use of technology and social media, we can learn how to be better social justice advocates and deter the negative impacts of online activism.
Presenters: Sheridy Leslie & Chiara Camponeschi
Attendees of this workshop will learn how to develop an online volunteering program. Expect to learn about the concept of virtual volunteering and the long list of tasks virtual volunteers can perform. Through the use of real cases and examples, you’ll learn the best practices in attracting, recruiting and managing online volunteers, as well as how best to acknowledge and celebrate their efforts.
Jim Zimmerman of EverTrue and John Templeman of Case Western Reserve University explore ways your organization can successfully adapt to generational philanthropic preferences.
Don’t Tell Me Your Values, Show Me Your Budget and I’ll Tell You What You ValueBonner Foundation
In this session, we will explore why your direct participation in the budgeting process at home, at your schools, and at the city government level is the best way you can see your social justice priorities come to fruition. As they say in my favorite musical, Hamilton: “follow the money and see where it goes.”
Staying Relevant: 501c3 Nonprofits Webinar Slides - 7 April 2020EveryLibrary
The EveryLibrary Institute and the Friends of the Dallas Public Library presented a webinar uniquely focused on the business of running a nonprofit 501c3 library support organization during the Coronavirus crisis. Friends groups, foundations, mission-driven nonprofits, and membership organizations are invited to learn about best practices for management during the crisis, key provisions in the Stimulus Bill for non-profits, and how to best position your organization during the restart and recovery. This free webinar will help you realign your organizational resources, communicate to donors and stakeholders during the crisis, and increase your effectiveness as a library support organization. View the webinar on-demand via https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/stayingopenstayingrelevant
Building Bridges: Best Practices in Creating Effective Partnerships between Student Volunteers and their Communities to Support Newcomers in Small Communities.
A PowerPoint companion to the Manual.
At the recent Place Matters conference in Washington, D.C., David Williams, PhD, the Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and staff director of the reconvened Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, talked about the need for cooperation between the community development industry and health leaders.
“Community development and health are working side by side in the same neighborhoods and often with the same residents but often don’t know each other or coordinate efforts.”
Jim Zimmerman of EverTrue and John Templeman of Case Western Reserve University explore ways your organization can successfully adapt to generational philanthropic preferences.
Don’t Tell Me Your Values, Show Me Your Budget and I’ll Tell You What You ValueBonner Foundation
In this session, we will explore why your direct participation in the budgeting process at home, at your schools, and at the city government level is the best way you can see your social justice priorities come to fruition. As they say in my favorite musical, Hamilton: “follow the money and see where it goes.”
Staying Relevant: 501c3 Nonprofits Webinar Slides - 7 April 2020EveryLibrary
The EveryLibrary Institute and the Friends of the Dallas Public Library presented a webinar uniquely focused on the business of running a nonprofit 501c3 library support organization during the Coronavirus crisis. Friends groups, foundations, mission-driven nonprofits, and membership organizations are invited to learn about best practices for management during the crisis, key provisions in the Stimulus Bill for non-profits, and how to best position your organization during the restart and recovery. This free webinar will help you realign your organizational resources, communicate to donors and stakeholders during the crisis, and increase your effectiveness as a library support organization. View the webinar on-demand via https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/stayingopenstayingrelevant
Building Bridges: Best Practices in Creating Effective Partnerships between Student Volunteers and their Communities to Support Newcomers in Small Communities.
A PowerPoint companion to the Manual.
At the recent Place Matters conference in Washington, D.C., David Williams, PhD, the Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and staff director of the reconvened Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, talked about the need for cooperation between the community development industry and health leaders.
“Community development and health are working side by side in the same neighborhoods and often with the same residents but often don’t know each other or coordinate efforts.”
Abengoa es una compañía internacional que aplica soluciones tecnológicas innovadoras para el desarrollo sostenible. Entre ellas, se encuentran soluciones integrales en energía, agua y medioambiente.
Conceptos de recursos humanos aplicados a la dirección de proyectosElizabeth Ontaneda
Reclutamiento, capacitación, evaluación del desempeño, recompensas, línea de carrera: son conceptos muy comunes que en el día a día profesional escuchamos. Sin embargo, ¿se aplican de la misma manera en un entorno de equipos de proyecto, dentro de un contexto de personal heterogéneo, y reunidos de manera temporal? En esta charla, Renzo Toledo expone y discute con los participantes las consideraciones que debemos tomar para enfocar las políticas de recursos humanos en los entornos de proyectos de nuestras organizaciones.
Presentación que busca describir el sentido del verdadero amor en todos los aspectos de la vida, amor fe, amor biblia, amor vida cotidiana, amor pareja, amor familia...
You have helped your clients see themselves and their families in a new light as economic actors. You can do the same for their lives as civic actors. The nations of the world have agreed to the Sustainable Development Goals, goals such as eradicating extreme poverty, eliminating preventable child deaths, and ensuring all children complete secondary school all by 2030. In this training you will learn how to empower your clients to use their voices as citizens on issues that matter in their lives, the lives of community members, and across their nation. By helping clients influence village leaders and members of Parliament through advocacy, we will make the SDGs real.
2015 us young lions competitions assignment briefPR Council
2015 US Young Lions Competitions partnered with Every Mother Counts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother around the world. Every year the US Young Lions judges look for the most creative and innovative campaign ideas. The winning team for each category will represent the country as “TEAM USA” at the global competitions in France.
For the first time the United States will be sending a team for the PR category. This team is sponsored by the PR Council, the trade association for America public relations Firms.
Raisers' Ask - South Asia's Fundraising MagazineRanjini Victor
Raisers’ Ask is a magazine that aims at equipping fundraisers in South Asia with information and good practices to guide their fundraising. It shares skills in the form of articles, case studies and tutorials, besides experiences and perspectives in communication, fundraising, governance, donor relations and technology. It also seeks to provide research based on which fundraisers can make decisions..
Are charities learning from how businesses are tackling issues around trust, reputation and sustainability, does it matter, and if it does, what can they do about it? Our latest report shows nice ways charities can ensure their methods match their mission.
CJA is monitoring the development of the field of catalyst initiatives. Catalysts seek to help local regions transform health and health care in their regions. This is the first in the series.
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Answer questions 14-1 and 14-4 with approximately 40 to 90 words each.
14-1.
Identify which level(s) of government regulate(s) NFP organizations and identify the source of authority.
14-4.
What are the distinguishing characteristics between a public charity and a private foundation? What is a public support test and how does it relate to public charities and private foundations?
Answer the following questions with 100 to 150 words each.
FASB Statement 117
1. What are the three classifications of net assets established by FASB Statement 117? How are these net assets affected by the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions? How are releases of these net assets accomplished?
A. how is adherence to the restrictions monitored?
B. how is income from restricted assets reported?
Financial Reporting
2. What financial statements are required of not-for-profit organizations? How are they different or comparable to those provided by organizations that operate for profit? How does the retained earnings section of for-profit organizations differ from that of the net assets section of not-for-profits?
a. what are some of the differences in the balance sheet of a not for profit entity and a for profit entity?
NFP or Governmental
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The Corporation’s Social
Responsibilities
The idea that businesses bear broad responsibilities to society as they pursue economic goals is an
age-old belief. Both market and nonmarket stakeholders expect businesses to be socially responsi-
ble, and many companies have responded by making social goals a part of their overall business
operations. Some businesses have even integrated social benefit with economic objectives as their
primary mission. With these dramatic changes in the mission and purpose of a business organiza-
tion, what it means to act in socially responsible ways is not always clear, thus producing contro-
versy about what constitutes such behavior, how extensive it should be, and what it costs to be
socially responsible.
This Chapter Focuses on These Key Learning Objectives:
• Understanding the role of big business and the responsible use of corporate power in a
democratic society.
• Knowing when the idea of corporate social responsibility originated and the phases through
which it has developed.
• Investigating how a company’s purpose or mission can integrate social objectives with
economic objectives.
• Examining the key arguments for and against corporate social responsibility.
• Defining a social enterprise and understanding its role in solving social problems.
• Evaluating business’s social obligations to help the world’s poorest members.
• Recognizing socially responsible best practices.
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United Way Worldwide Partner of Choice PresentationJosé Ferrão
United Way improves lives and strengthens communities around the world. Our mission enjoys the support of 70,000 companies, including more than 280 fortune 500 corporations, because we have a proven track record of large-scale impact and continuous innovation.
Means and Methods of Humanitarian InterventionDr. Chris Stout
It has long been the ethos, if not the ethic, of psychology to work via its various iterations and specialties to the betterment of individuals, groups and areas. Professional service is an important aspect of a psychologist’s identity. It is one of the “big three” (teaching, research, service) that are integral to the activities of colleagues, and is emphasized as a core value in founding documents such as the American Psychological Association’s mission (“to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives”), vision (e.g., “…a global partner… to facilitate the resolution of personal, societal and global challenges in diverse, multicultural and international contexts”), and ethical standards (e.g., for “Justice,” “Respect for People’s Rights and Dignities,” and “giving psychology away/pro bono”).
This presentation will demonstrate how to translate service into concrete international action. Beginning with examples of specific international service needs and opportunities, at home and abroad, the presentation will highlight people, programs, and places where the vibrant potential for global service is very real and present. For current and future psychologists as well as colleagues in different areas interested in “making a difference in the world,” this talk offers a very pragmatic how-to in developing skills, identifying partners, and managing the logistics and practicalities of international service within a psychology career.
Methods of Humanitarian Intervention - APA 2019Dr. Chris Stout
Narrative version with reference links is available on LinkedIn at: “State of Philanthropy: Finding Hope Among the 'Disaster' of Humanitarian Aid” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-philanthropy-finding-hope-among-disaster-aid-dr-chris-stout/
Science, Technology and Ethics: Hacking Darwin with Jamie Metzl, PhDDr. Chris Stout
Could this be the most important book of our generation?
Jamie Metzl, PhD, JD, and polymath extraordinaire, writes “From this point onward, our species will take active control of our evolutionary process by genetically altering our future offspring into something different from what we are today. We are, in other words, beginning a process of hacking Darwin.” This is a quote from his latest book, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity.
Technologies, Organizations and Tools for Global Psychologists in Humanitaria...Dr. Chris Stout
Dr. Chris Stout will provide tools and discuss models that psychologists and other disciplines have used in global humanitarian work. The use of psychological principles in policy development and sustainability along with interventionism will also be discussed. He will share real-world stories from innovative non-profits that will open new perspectives, ideas and approaches for attendees to learn from and adapt to their interests and work.
Dr. Chris Stout is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives, a Top Ranked Healthcare Nonprofit. He is a former faculty member at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine and is currently an Advisory Board Member at the Center for Global Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Medicine. He served as a NGO Special Representative to the United Nations via Division 9 of the APA, was a Federal Advocacy Coordinator for APA for 12 years, was co-chair of CIRP, is past-President of the Illinois Psychological Association, Fellow in three Divisions of APA and is a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice. He was a World Economic Forum Global Leader of Tomorrow and invited faculty at their Annual Meeting in Davos. He published the award–winning three volume set, The New Humanitarians, in addition to over 35 other books, having been translated into 8 languages. He has been interviewed on CNBC, Oprah, and by the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune and others. He’s received numerous humanitarian awards, including APA’s International Humanitarian Award and four honorary doctorates.
Technologies, Organizations and Tools for Global Psychologists in Humanitaria...Dr. Chris Stout
You’re Invited:
I am proud to announce that I have been invited by APA’s Division 52 – International Psychology to do a Continuing Education Webinar entitled: “Technologies, Organizations and Tools for Global Psychologists in Humanitarian Intervention,” moderated by Falu Rami, Ph.D. and hosted by Karen Brown, Ph.D. on May 21, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT, 11:00 PM CDT, 9:00 AM PDT.
I hope you can join! - Chris
Invited Midwestern Psychological Association Presentation - 2019Dr. Chris Stout
The mission of the Center for Global Initiatives is to help in the creation of self-sustaining programs that improve access to healthcare in underserved communities throughout the world.
Learn more at: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/ and http://www.drchrisstout.com/
I hope you find this issue to be informative and helpful in your work. Please send me any information you’d like posted in upcoming issues.
The embedded links may not work in SlideShare, so please feel free to email me for a copy at DrChrisStout@gmail.com to be added to our email list.
You can join our Facebook Group and interact with over 5200 likeminded individuals at:
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Any recommendations to improve this communique would be most appreciated!
And if you’d like to support the Center’s work with a tax deductible donation, that would be fantastic(!) and do a great deal: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/donateNow.cfm
Cheers, and thank you for your work,
Chris
Founding Director, http://CenterForGlobalInitiatives.org
Becoming a New Humanitarian: Examples and Tools Dr. Chris Stout
The mission of the Center for Global Initiatives is to help in the creation of self-sustaining programs that improve access to healthcare in underserved communities throughout the world.
Learn more at: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/ and http://www.drchrisstout.com/
Presented at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit, Chicago 2017 #PAChicago
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This presentation centers on currently published findings focused on the use of predictive analytics in healthcare venues of sports medicine and orthopedic rehabilitative settings. Aspects of data access via national patient registries as well as nascent applications of machine learning will also be covered. An example of one approach of incorporating a model of assessment, evidence-based practice, treatment augmentation, and resultant outcome evaluation will be provided as well.
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I hope you find this issue to be informative and helpful in your work. Please send me any information you’d like posted in upcoming issues.
The embedded links may not work in SlideShare, so please feel free to email me for a copy at DrChrisStout@gmail.com to be added to our email list.
You can join our Facebook Group and interact with over 5200 likeminded individuals at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CenterForGlobalInitiatives/
Any recommendations to improve this communique would be most appreciated!
And if you’d like to support the Center’s work with a tax deductible donation, that would be fantastic(!) and do a great deal: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/donateNow.cfm
Cheers, and thank you for your work,
Chris
Founding Director, http://CenterForGlobalInitiatives.org
Setting Goals by Sarah Buerger & Dr Chris StoutDr. Chris Stout
There are lots of planners, systems, seminars, and books to help achieve goals, get organized, and plan. But Meaningful Productivity is the first comprehensive approach for one’s LIFE – not just work or home. It is based on an integrative philosophy of living that has evolved and been acid-tested in the real world by its originator. It is designed to be specifically tailored to your needs, goals, and ambitions.
Meaningful Productivity is designed to be simple and unencumbered. It is basically a hybrid of a scheduling system/planner with a to-do list. Its simplicity is its power. It is my goal to get Meaningful Productivity out to the masses, via amazon so it is as affordable as it is easy to use. I am not too concerned with my copyright, other than you recognize my authorship and perhaps may wish to use my consultative services or purchase other materials, via DrChrisStout.com.
My focus is on life significance. This significance is defined via achievement with satisfaction. Significance wins out over success. Meaning and individualized importance are drivers. Sure, sometimes these result in outward reward of status, celebrity, or wealth, but these are side-effects, not ends. This philosophy is best stated in one of my mottos: “Do important things.”
I feel the accomplished life is ongoing, not an endpoint. Accomplishment should occur across the life span. Life thus needs a design. Certainly randomness has its place, and entropy can make for an enjoyable calamity, but a life left to be “designed” by chance is too much at risk of being wasted.
Some choose to simplify their lives. And this has become quite popular as of late. I support this philosophy with clarification: to simplify is to be unencumbered from the unnecessary, not to sacrifice needs and self-defined reasonable wants.
It is my philosophy to support high-achievement over over-achievement. Over-achievers tend to be more driven by obtaining external trappings resultant from achievement rather than inherent drive by the work itself. These are the individuals who risk burn out they are those who feel heavy work involvement is expected by a superior (not the result of an “internal” motivation); or feel a need to perform for others; or feel pride in external/material attainment over intrinsic satisfaction in the work itself; and then they reach a point in mid- to late-career that results in the “is this all there is?” phenomenon.
I hope you find this issue to be informative and helpful in your work. Please send me any information you’d like posted in upcoming issues.
The embedded links may not work in SlideShare, so please feel free to email me for a copy at DrChrisStout@gmail.com to be added to our email list.
You can join our Facebook Group and interact with over 5200 likeminded individuals at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CenterForGlobalInitiatives/
Any recommendations to improve this communique would be most appreciated!
And if you’d like to support the Center’s work with a tax deductible donation, that would be fantastic(!) and do a great deal: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/donateNow.cfm
Cheers, and thank you for your work,
Chris
Founding Director, http://CenterForGlobalInitiatives.org
Books inspire and create. They can provide pleasure or provocation—either can make you better. Every few months (or so, I’m a slow reader) you can see what I’m recommending for you in order to live A Life in Full.
To learn more and subscribe to our Quarterly eMagazine, please visit http://ALifeInFull.org
Cheers, and always happy to help…
Chris
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Global Health Film Club
The Film Club provides unique venue to view a film as a group and then follow with conversation and methods to address the issues. The film serves as vehicle to learn about a specific humanitarian issue.
Some of you may be familiar with the concept behind “The 100 Ton Club.” It’s basically lifting 100 tons, yes, 200,000 pounds, in a day’s time.
If you know some of my background, you may know that I like to take on various (odd) physical challenges—running marathons and ultras, racing cycling criteriums, summer biathlons, cross-country ski races, Warrior Dashes and other obstacle races, diving the Blue Hole, the Great Barrier Reef, and with sharks, climbing 3 of the World’s Seven Summits, etc. You may not know that I grew up poor, obese (particularly a bummer when you consider my last name), had orthopedic issues, etcetera—woe was me.
You also likely know that I run a non-profit Center for Global Initiatives and often pair some physical challenge as a fundraiser for our work in Tanzania.
So, by my 58th birthday (8 May) I hope to join-the-Club and lift 100 tons, but as somewhat of making this an endurance challenge as well, I hope to do it in 3 hours.
Gulp…
If you’d like to support this crazy challenge for our friends in Tanzania, please do: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/donateNow.cfm
Or, if you’re so inclined, you may want to take on your own challenge (maybe this one too?) and support the Center’s work.
Thanks for any help you can lend…!
Chris
I hope you find this issue to be informative and helpful in your work. Please send me any information you’d like posted in upcoming issues.
The embedded links may not work in SlideShare, so please feel free to email me for a copy at DrChrisStout@gmail.com to be added to our email list.
You can join our Facebook Group and interact with over 3900 likeminded individuals at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CenterForGlobalInitiatives/
Any recommendations to improve this communique would be most appreciated!
And if you’d like to support the Center’s work with a tax deductible donation, that would be fantastic(!) and do a great deal: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/donateNow.cfm
Cheers, and thank you for your work,
Chris
Founding Director, http://CenterForGlobalInitiatives.org
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Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
Prof. Marcus Renato de Carvalho
www.agostodourado.com
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2015 September Tools for Change CGI Newsletter
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Greetings and welcome to
the latest edition of the
CGI Newsletter
Dr. Chris Stout, Editor
Volume II, Number 9, September 2015
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If you haven’t read
the Global Health
Policy Center blog
in a while, now is
a great time to
visit. Here are
some highlights of
their recent posts:
Based on his recent trip, Sahil Angelo highlights efforts in South Africa to reach men with
HIV services. Earlier pieces from that trip include Richard Downie’s analysis of South Africa’s
efforts to attain universal health coverage and Phil Nieburg’s commentary about the lack of
adequate focus on tuberculosis.
Todd Summers weighs in about new prevalence surveys that revealed alarming rates of
tuberculosis in several countries, including Nigeria and Indonesia. Click here to see more of
CSIS’s work on TB.
Following the Third International Conference on Financing for Development and the launch
of a new Global Financing Facility (GFF), Katey Peck notes that the international community
must focus on reaching women and children in conflict settings in order to end preventable
maternal and child deaths by 2030.
As Nigeria marks a year without a case of wild poliovirus, Nellie Bristol urges caution and calls
on both Nigeria’s leaders and the international community to maintain focus in order to reach
certified disease elimination.
Following two recent events at CSIS,
Janet Fleischman comments on the importance
of engaging the faith community and better
understanding the role of faith-based health care
in the developing world.
Cambodia's parliament passes
restrictive draft law on NGOs
On June 13, Cambodia's parliament passed the
draft of a law that would require NGOs
operating in the country to register with the
government and report their activities and
finances or risk fines, criminal prosecution and
closure. More info:
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/par
liament-passes-restrictive-draft-law-on-ngos-
07132015162455.html
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Newsletter within a newsletter!
Check out the amazing work being done at the
Center for Global Health at the College of
Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago:
CGH Summer 2015 Newsletter
“We will not be successful in our efforts to end
deaths from AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis unless
we do more to improve health systems around the
world.”
President Barack Obama, 2009
The U.S. Agency for International
Development’s (USAID’s) Office of Health
Systems is pleased to announce the launch of
“Impact of Health Systems Strengthening on Health,” a review of published systematic literature
reviews assessing the documented effects of health systems strengthening (HSS) interventions on
health status and health outcome measures in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Leaders in LMICs require timely and compelling evidence on how to best invest in strengthening their
health systems to improve their citizens’ well-being. Yet, evidence to achieve sustainable improvements
at scale has been limited. USAID is committed to advancing the evidence base on HSS, and this
commissioned report clearly demonstrates that investing in HSS can improve health in LMICs.
Learn more
Follow @USAIDGH for daily updates on Health Systems Strengthening
Read the report’s press release and find links to the synopsis and full report
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Join the conversation at Health Systems Global
Read the Health-Related Research and Development Progress Report
Photo credit: Maria Miralles/HFG Project
Fundraising proposal writing guide.
This online guide offered by the Foundation Center,
a leading source of philanthropy worldwide, outlines
how to write a fundraising proposal.
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ortcourse/
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Applications
NowOpenfor
$250,000
Annual
Lipmann
FamilyPrize
forLeadership
and
Innovationin
theSocial
Sector
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This year’s Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize winner and two finalists will take home twice the
amount of their predecessors, thanks to a significant investment from prize founders Barry & Marie
Lipman. The winning organization will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds, up from $125,000 in
previous years. The finalists will receive $25,000 each, up from $12,500. Applications are now being
accepted from organizations working for social change all over the globe.
“Previous winners of the Lipman Family Prize have shown how well they leverage unrestricted funds
and expert advice to unleash their full potential,” says Lipman, a Wharton School undergraduate
alumnus (W’70) who started the prize in 2011, with his wife, Marie. “Seeing the huge difference
innovative organizations can make when they have the resources they need is a better return on
investment than I ever imagined. So we decided to double our investment, to build new knowledge,
resources, and solutions for the social sector.”
The Lipman Family Prize is an annual global prize given to an organization that celebrates leadership
and innovation in the social sector with an emphasis on impact and transferability of practices. First
awarded in 2012, the prize is administered by the University of Pennsylvania through the Wharton
School. Past winners include iDE, READ Global, Breakthrough, and Riders for Health.
In addition to financial support, Lipman Family Prize winners and finalists gain access to University of
Pennsylvania and Wharton School resources, including a tuition-free executive education program,
pro-bono consultation from University faculty and staff, peer learning events, as well as expert- and
student-driven research to inform and guide their work. With a core emphasis on education, the
Lipman Family Prize cultivates long-term partnership among the finalists, the Prize committee and the
School.
“The unconventional nature of this prize is part of what makes it so valuable for an organization like
ours,” says John Mulvey, Grants Officer for Breakthrough, a global human rights organization working
to make violence against women and girls unacceptable, and winner of the 2014 Lipman Family Prize.
“Our main tool for action is cutting-edge multimedia flash campaigns that mobilize communities,
which means we have to take advantage of situations as they arise. So the unrestricted nature of the
prize is key. It gives us the flexibility to respond quickly, so we can leverage key media and pop culture
momentum to bring attention to domestic abuse.”
Furthermore, he says, “Having a relationship with Wharton – the leading business school in the
country – is immeasurably valuable. Being able to tap into faculty expertise, network with alumni, and
work with top-notch students has been an unexpected benefit.”
Applications for the 2016 Lipman Family Prize will be accepted until August 31, 2015, at 5 p.m. EST.
The winning organization will be announced in February 2016. Additional information about the
application process can be found on the Lipman Family Prize website.
About the Lipman Family Prize
The Lipman Family Prize at the University of Pennsylvania is an annual global prize that celebrates
leadership and innovation among organizations creating positive social impact. Governed by a steering
committee comprised of University faculty, staff, and Lipman family representatives, the Lipman
Family Prize is administered by the Wharton School on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania.
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The Halcyon Incubator is committed to
solving 21st century challenges by helping social
entrepreneurs with audacious ideas incubate and
accelerate social ventures with the capacity for
measurable social change.
How it Works
Why Apply
Eligibility
Selection Criteria and Process
Application
WhyApply
The Halcyon Incubator supports Fellows in numerous ways and enables them to build sustainable
ventures with the capacity to change the world.
Fellows accepted into the program will have access to the following resources:
Strategic Venture Resources - The Halcyon Incubator has partnered with some of the leading firms in
the community to advise and directly support the Fellows’ ventures. During the course of the program,
Fellows receive more than 1,000 hours (in aggregate) of:
Strategy and operations consulting provided by Deloitte
Legal and business advice through Tandem Legal
Communications, public relations, and marketing assistance through Sage Communications
Accounting and financial training from KPMG
One-on-one executive coaching provided in partnership with The HR Sage
World-Class Network of Mentors and Advisors - The Halcyon Incubator builds a community of
support around the Fellows by bringing together a robust network of seasoned entrepreneurs,
experienced change-makers, and leaders in the government, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors.
Each venture is paired with an experienced, field-specific mentor who provides weekly guidance
and support during the Residency Phase.
Select dinners and events engage Fellows with a robust network of supporters, advisors, and
potential funders.
Residency, Business and Living Expenses - The Halcyon Incubator was founded to ensure that all
social entrepreneurs, regardless of their economic background, can succeed. The program reduces the
financial barriers to starting a social venture by providing:
Five months of free housing at the historic Halcyon House
$10,000 stipend for food and living expenses during the Residency Phase
One year of free workspace at Halcyon House
Eligibility for six months of reduced-rent workspace through one of our partners after the Post-
Residency Phase
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Critical Audiences - The program works to provide exposure for ventures to help ensure long-term
sustainability.
Access to entrepreneurs, press, and supporters during a formal debut at Kick-Off, an event at
the beginning of the Residency Phase
Watch previous Kick-Off events here: Fall Kick-Off 2014, Spring Kick-Off 2015
Access to potential funders, investors, and partners during Demo Day, an event at the end of
the Residency Phase
Access to key community figures and innovators at conferences and other events
Watch videos from the Women Leading Disruptive Innovations Conference hosted at
Halcyon House in March 2015 here
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Halcyon Incubator:
Applicant(s) must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program.
Applicant(s) must be fluent in English.
The venture must be the original idea of the applicant(s).
The venture must be in start-up phase or have been in operation for less than two years.
The venture must be independent and autonomous. Ventures cannot be considered
independent or autonomous if they were started under the direction of an existing
organization.
The applicant or applicant's team must be the primary decision maker for the venture’s
development and management.
Applicant(s) must be able to make a full-time commitment to the venture's development
during the first twelve months of the fellowship.
Applicant(s) who will be enrolled in a college or university during the time of the
fellowship are not eligible.
Applicant(s) must have legal work status in the United States or be able to obtain a visa
for the Residency and Post-Residency phases.
Applicant(s) must complete the entire online application and submit it and all required
documents before the closing date.
Ventures may be for-profit, nonprofit, hybrid, or undecided, as long as the core mission is to
create measurable social change. Partnerships (ventures co-founded and led by two individuals)
may apply as long as both founders meet the above eligibility requirements. For more info see
http://halcyonincubator.org/
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Call for Applications, Global Social Benefit Institute Accelerator, Miller Center for
Social Entrepreneurship
One Application for All GSBI Programs
Cost free for Accepted Social Entrepreneurs
GSBI programs are offered at no cost to participating entrepreneurs.
Participants in the GSBI Accelerator are expected to pay only for round-trip airfare to San Jose or San
Francisco, California for the August in-residence portion of the program.
Program staff time, in-residence meals, and accommodations for the GSBI Accelerator program are all
paid through the fundraising efforts of the Miller Center. We fundraise so that the cost of our
program does not prohibit any social entrepreneur from getting the help they deserve.
Participants in GSBI Online complete the course remotely and require no travel.
Qualifications
Apply now to the GSBI Online and GSBI Accelerator programs! One short application for both
programs.
WhoShouldApply:
Leaders of for-profit, non-profit, or hybrid enterprises
Social impact-based mission
Operational with tested business model
Seeking investment
Preparing to scale impact
WhatYouGain:
In-depth mentoring from Silicon Valley executives for the duration of the program
Strengthened business model
Refined business plan
Financial plan for scaling
Organizational development
Talent management
Operational excellence at scale
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ApplicationProcess
Complete a simple application to be considered for all of our programs. Just be sure to apply by the
following dates to be considered for the next cohort.
Apply anytime, but applications received by October 23, 2015 will be given priority for the next
cohorts of our GSBI Online and GSBI Accelerator program. http://www.scu-social-
entrepreneurship.org/gsbi-apply
Forbes under 30
$1M Change the
World
Competition
TheChallenge
The Forbes Under 30 $1 Million Change the World Competition is the largest ever for young social
entrepreneurs.
Five or six finalists, selected from the complete pool of competitors, will receive a cash award of
$100,000 USD. They will then compete on-stage at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia
on October 6, 2015 in front of 2,000 world-class mentors and the best young entrepreneurs and game-
changers in the world, as culled from the Forbes 30 Under 30 lists.
The overall winner will receive at least $400,000 USD in additional cash and in-kind support, bringing
their award total to at least $500,000 USD, and the overall award total to $1,000,000 USD.
The competition calls on social entrepreneurs with disruptive and scalable ideas with the potential to
change the world. It is open to both nonprofit and for-profit enterprises. This is not a business plan
competition – organizations or companies must already be in operation and the prize money should
be utilized to accelerate the most promising ideas.
All submissions must be submitted on HeroX.com. Applications will be screened by the Wharton
Social Impact Initiative of the University of Pennsylvania. The finalists will be announced in early
September, before competing on the main stage at the Forbes Under 30 Summit on October 6.
These Challenge Guidelines are part of the Challenge Specific Agreement that governs the
competition and to which you must agree before making a submission. To view the Challenge Specific
Agreement, click on "Submit an Entry."
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Submission Requirements
The competition submission consists of under 30 questions that require you to complete short
answers, upload documents, and create short videos. Click on “Submit Entry” to register for the
competition and to view and to complete the submission form.
We encourage you to register for the competition as soon as possible and to make note of all
submission requirements. We also suggest that you compile all components of the submission offline
and then login to HeroX.com to upload and copy/paste your answers.
The submission deadline is August 26, 2015 at 11:59PM Eastern Time. No late entries will be
accepted. Please plan ahead; to avoid any technical issues with your browser do not submit during the
last few minutes.
Applicants who make the first cut-off will be asked for follow-up information; telephone interviews
may be requested. Finalists will be notified by September 9 and must be able to travel to Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania from October 5-6, 2015 for the Forbes Under 30 Summit. A full-pass to the Summit will
be provided; finalists are responsible for their own travel expenses. International applicants need to be
mindful of visa and other logistics issues.
The finalists will be notified by email on or around 12:00 noon ET on September 9, 2015. The
challenge partners will make a maximum of three attempts to contact each finalist. If a finalist is
unreachable during the 48-hour period in which challenge partners attempt to make contact, or if he
or she does not comply with this SCA, an alternate finalist may be selected from other eligible
Submissions.
JudgingCriteria
True to the competition’s name, this challenge seeks innovative models that attack big problems with
solutions that are scalable. The competition is looking for exceptional teams executing bold ideas with
the potential to make a huge impact. Judges are looking for solutions in the areas of education,
extreme poverty, sustainability, global health and any other number of other social problems.
Prizes
The challenge will award a total of $1,000,000 USD in cash and in-kind prizes. The awards and/or
investments will come from the following Sponsoring Organizations: The Charles and Lynn
Schusterman Family Foundation, the Case Foundation, the Pratt Foundation, the Keywell
Foundation and entrepreneur Bob Duggan, plus an in-kind advertising grant from Forbes.
Five or six $100,000 USD prizes (or equivalent); and
One $400,000 USD prize (or equivalent) to the overall winner
Finalists will be invited to participate in the Under 30 Impact Lab – an afternoon during which
the attendees at the Under 30 Summit will work with challenge finalists to help them solve
problems and accelerate their growth.
Nonprofit prizes:
Nonprofits will receive their cash award in the form of a grant or other charitable commitment
(subject to the terms and conditions of the respective sponsoring organizations).
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For-profit prizes:
For-profit companies will receive their cash award in the form of an investment, in the form of equity
at the same valuation and on the same terms as their current or previous funding round, or if no
funding round is underway, in the form of a convertible note. The investment will be completed no
later than 60 days following the announcement of the winner.
In-kind prizes:
In-kind awards, as part of the grand prize, will be given to the company outright, without any equity
consideration.
ChallengeSchedule
Date Milestone
July 22, 2015 Challenge opens
August 26, 2015 Submissions deadline, 11:59PM Eastern Time
September 9, 2015Finalists announced
October 6, 2015 Forbes Under 30 Summit and Winners Announced
THEONLYGLOBALFELLOWSHIPFORSOCIALINTRAPRENEURS!
We're talking a high intensity, hands-on, accelerated fellowship experience working one-on-one with a
social enterprise in India. Our six-month accelerator is filled with one-on-one coaching, monthly
capacity building workshops, customized curriculum specifically designed for intrapreneurs,
networking opportunities… not to mention you'll build relationships that will last a lifetime.
IDEX is a professional fellowship experience designed for ASPIRING INTRAPRENEURS who want
to take control their career path while helping to address society's most pressing problems. With more
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than 200 global alumni, IDEX is creating the next wave of “social intrapreneurs” who will support,
lead and advance the work of socially-focused enterprises around the world.
Qualifications
Candidates must possess the minimum qualifications to be eligible for the IDEX Fellowship:
Bachelor or Masters/Graduate Degree (BS/BA/BBA must be obtained prior to start of
program);
Age limit: 21-35 years old
Ability to perform in a high pressure environment;
English fluency (written and spoken);
Ability to legally work in India for six months (IDEX will provide more information on the
business visa application process).
Minimum of 1-3 years of professional work experience;
Excellent listening and communication skills (written and verbal).
Our Ideal Candidate
IDEX values diversity and passion. We believe the unique perspectives and experiences of each fellow
leads to greater impact in the field.
Candidates are chosen from a diverse yet competitive pool of talented, passionate individuals from a
wide range of geographies, professional and academic backgrounds and ethnicities. In the selection
process, we are seeking to understand your passion and the value you bring to IDEX and the larger
social enterprise sector.
Applicants should have:
Two professional references;
Proven track record of leadership responsibilities;
Demonstrated passion for social enterprise and improving quality of life for low-income
communities;
Ability to work in new and challenging environments with limited resources;
Willingness to work with low-income populations in developing economies and demonstrated
practical skills in relationship building, cultural sensitivity and thrive in a start-up environment;
High interest in working in emerging markets;
A passion and desire to work in emerging markets and use social enterprise principles to solve
global issues;
An ability to quickly adapt and work in resource constrained environments;
Desire to engage in an intense professional development experience while applying; creative
solutions to deepen impact;
Committed to make an equity investment of time, energy and capital in their personal growth
and professional development.
How to Apply: Visit www.idexfellows.com. Applications close September 15th.
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_____Upcoming Conferences and Events_____
The Society for the Study of
Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC) is a
wonderful group of psychiatrists,
anthropologists, and other
professionals and academics in the
various fields of mental health
interested in culture and mental
health (see:
https://psychiatryandculture.org),
and this year their annual conference
will be in Minneapolis, MN. It will
take place at the University of
Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey
School of Public Policy & Affairs
with the theme of "Transforming
Policy and Practice for Culturally
Competent Mental Health Care."
SSPC also offers two awards geared toward students to cover costs of attending and be spotlighted
with your own plenary session, one for a medical student/resident/fellow and one for a graduate
student in psychology/anthropology/public health/etc. See their website for more information, and
hope many will consider attending. Click here for abstract submission forms:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4etmm_-
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web
_____Ebola, Infectious Disease, and More…_____
Aggregated News Reports from:
Global Health NOW is an initiative of the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health, www.jhsph.edu. Views and
opinions expressed in this email do not necessarily reflect those of
the Bloomberg School. Created by Brian W. Simpson, MPH,
Dayna Kerecman Myers, Maryalice Yakutchik, Jackie Frank and
Salma Warshanna-Sparklin. You can connect with them
at: bsimpso1@jhu.edu
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EBOLA
“Spectacular” Promise in Vaccine Results
Finally good news: An Ebola vaccine trial in Guinea, detailed in The Lancet has shown very promising
results.
More than 7,600 people from communities with cases of Ebola in Guinea have received the vaccine.
None of those in the group that received the vaccine first have contracted the virus so far, for an
efficacy of 100%. It has been well tolerated, also.
Describing the results as “spectacular,” Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, which helped
support the research, said “… to their eternal credit, a global partnership of researchers, governments,
NGOs, companies and funders managed to accomplish something that too many have for too long
filed in the drawer marked “too difficult”: conducting a trial in the midst of an epidemic.”
The trial will now be expanded, while researchers continue to collect data on safety and efficacy
toward licensing the vaccine. Jeremy Farrar, The Guardian
Related: First-ever Ebola vaccine shows ‘promise’ — now what? – PBS NewsHour
Related: Ebola Experts Caution: Vaccine Still Months Away – VOA
Related: CDC’s Top Modeler Courts Controversy with Disease Estimate – Mike Stobbe, AP
rVSV-ZEBOV: Too Good to Be True?
When the July 31 Lancet paper found the new Ebola vaccine seemed to confer total protection, there
was much rejoicing. Should there have been?
Some incisive follow-on stories dig into what the Guinea trial of rVSV-ZEBOV really means. A Nature
piece in a FAQ style posits, “100% protection sounds too good to be true.” And then follows with: “It
probably is” because the study was small so the vaccine’s true protection rate is probably lower.
The Nature article also investigates whether the vaccine’s fast-track approach could be applied to other
diseases.
Wired magazine’s Katie M. Palmer does a particularly good job delving into the data. The fact that the
epidemic had already begun to wane complicated the evaluation of vaccine efficacy: Did the vaccine
prevent new infections or did the infections just fall off since the epidemic was burning out anyway?
Related: World Health Organization preparing speedy administration of Ebola vaccine to vulnerable
communities – Genetic Literacy Project
Related: Sierra Leone: Tracing Ebola in Tonkolili – WHO
Let’s Finish This
Ongoing Ebola cases and secret burials are combining with inter-governmental fatigue and waning
focus to allow the deadly virus to persist in West Africa, writes Joanne Liu, head of Médecins Sans
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Frontières (MSF).
While retrospective meetings are being held and academic reports drafted about lessons learned, the
Ebola epidemic is “far from under control,” argues Liu. A major push to finally quell the epidemic is
required. Liu calls on ministries of health and aid agencies to do a better job of engaging and
empowering communities while regaining their trust; properly support surveillance systems and
rebuild health care infrastructure. Joanne Liu, Nature
Related: Another sharp Ebola drop, but transmission threats remain – CIDRAP
Related: Ebola: Embed research in outbreak response – Nature
Not Over Yet
Conakry is among 4 prefectures in Guinea still Ebola active, while Boké, previously a hotspot, has
reached the end of its contact tracing period, according to this weekly curated summary providing
insight into the outbreak.
4 new patients in Guinea—one a health worker—were diagnosed during the week to July 26, WHO
reported. In comparison, 22 new cases were recorded here during the previous week.
Even as Sierra Leone's President launched an official recovery program designed to revive critical
infrastructure, Ebola deniers still exist, says Ibrahima Dioubaté, a community mobilizer in Coyah:
"They think it's a money-making scheme. We're seen as being out to get money. That makes us afraid.”
Ebola Deeply
MALARIA
Green Light for Mosquirix
The world's first malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, cleared a big hurdle today, as EU regulators backed its
use in babies at risk of malaria in Africa.
Next, the WHO will assess the vaccine and issue guidelines on use of the vaccine, developed by
GlaxoSmithKline in partnership with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, with Gates Foundation
support. The vaccine could help prevent millions of malaria cases in affected countries, but it’s not a
panacea. Clinical trials showed only partial protection, dashing hopes that the vaccine could wipe out
malaria.
GSK has promised it will make no profit from Mosquirix. Reuters
Related: When offered, many will take malaria rapid test, cutting misuse of drugs, study finds –
Humanosphere
A Common Enemy
Despite decades of animosity, they met on neutral ground Monday in Washington DC to discuss their
common enemy: malaria.
Representatives from the government of Myanmar (Burma) and the main opposition party and ethnic
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minorities discussed the spread of drug-resistant malaria. At stake is the effectiveness of artemisinin,
the primary medicine used against malaria.
With elections scheduled for November 8, the participants committed to working together regardless
of the electoral results, said Myaing Myaing Nyunt, from the University of Maryland Institute for
Global Health, which helped organize the meeting.
A recent Lancet Infectious Diseases study found widespread resistance across the country, which has
the most malaria deaths in the Mekong region. Bangkok Post
A Spider Brigade
Mosquito-eating spiders from East Africa and Malaysia could help humans fight malaria, researchers
suggest. One promising recruit called Evarcha culicivora has adapted to hunt
female Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit malaria parasites.
These vampire spiders “love” feeding on human blood as it gives them a sexually attractive odor to
potential mates, says Fiona Cross, an arachnologist who co-authored arecent study on the spiders.
Another species, the P wanlessi, feeds on mosquito larvae in pools of water.
It may take some convincing, however, before people invite E culicivora spiders to live on their walls
and embrace their potential in malaria control, Cross admits. The Guardian
Related: Copying tuberculosis could yield vaccines against malaria and cancer –Stuff.co.nz
Related: Rapid diagnostic testing for malaria reduces overprescribing in Uganda –Healio
HIV/AIDS
A Consensus from Vancouver
More than 500 researchers, clinicians and others have signed on to the Vancouver
Consensus statement calling for immediate access to antiretroviral treatment upon an HIV+ diagnosis.
Following the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and
Prevention (IAS 2015), the experts agreed that antiretrovirals can “rapidly advance the fight to end
AIDS.”
Despite this, representatives of the Consensus signatories note in a Lancet editorial that only 10
countries “have formally adopted the option for people diagnosed with HIV to start antiretroviral
treatment immediately.” They call on politicians to muster the political will to not only expand
antiretroviral access but to increase support for testing and counseling and protect human rights of
marginalized groups. The Lancet
Donbass Morass
Unless a humanitarian corridor is opened up soon, thousands of patients in need of drugs to treat
HIV and other illnesses in Ukraine’s Donbass region risk losing access.
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As the conflict between Ukrainian forces and Russian separatists continues, patients must travel to
government-controlled territories for treatment. That’s impractical for many, and the WHO estimates
that supplies of HIV medicines will last only until mid-August in some parts of the Donbass—where no
humanitarian convoy has delivered medicines since February.
“For their part, those in control of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics in the
Donbass have shown little interest in protecting the lives of people with HIV,” writes Michel
Kazatchkine, a French physician and the UN secretary general’s special envoy for HIV/AIDS in
Eastern Europe and Central Asia, in this sobering op-ed. The New York Times
Related: Peer-led network intervention substantially lowers HIV infections in people who use drugs in
Ukraine – aidsmap
Related:
Transgender Women Face Inadequate Health Care, 'Shocking' HIV Rates – NPR
Kenya’s Girls Have DREAMS
Kenya will receive $30 million from the DREAMS project to help prevent and treat HIV/AIDS
among adolescent girls, President Obama announced during his visit to East Africa.
The DREAMS project, funded by the US, the Nike Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, falls under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
DREAMS addresses the fact that young women are as much as 10 times more likely to become HIV
infected than young men, said Deborah Birx, who heads up PEPFAR. Explaining the DREAMS
acronym, Birx said, “… the D stands for determine, the R for resilient, the E for empowered, the A for
AIDS-free and the M for mentored and the S for safe.” VOA
Related: A Little-Noticed Win in Global HIV Treatment – Wall Street Journal Washington Wire blog
Related: Drought increases the spread of HIV in Africa – Stanford University, Freeman Spogli
Institute for International Studies
Related: HIV/AIDS: Radio Dramas to Hit the Airwaves in Nigeria – This Day Live
SLEEPING SICKNESS
A Medical Mystery in Kazakhstan
It started in the spring of 2010. A 61-year-old in the Kazakh village of Krasnagorsk, collapsed. She slept
for 4 days and remembered nothing when she awoke. Since that first case, waves of residents have
experienced the same scenario and received the same diagnosis: abnormal brain function of no known
cause.
The symptoms, in varying degrees, affected young and old; men and women. Typically, most victims
became dizzy, toppled over and slept for days. Some thrashed about. Some could be awakened and
spoken to, only to fall back asleep.
Could the illness be traced to a shuttered uranium mine? Was it an unknown virus? Mass hysteria?
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Sarah A. Topol’s riveting, well-reported story in Buzzfeed chronicles the attempts to solve a medical
mystery. BuzzFeed
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Cost of Hep C
The hepatitis C epidemic hitting several US states in the Appalachian region is straining federal health
budgets.
Kentucky, which has more than 7 times the national average of acute hepatitis C cases, spent more
than $50 million of its Medicaid budget last year providing new hepatitis C drugs to just 861 people.
A 12-week course of treatment can cost as much as $100,000.
The identified cases of hepatitis C represent a fraction of the infected population, as only 1 in 10 cases
is reported, say public health officials. New York Times
Related: Aboriginal people are disproportionately affected by hepatitis. We know why –The Guardian
Syrian Refugees Spark Measles Worry
The Syrian refugee crisis has led to the first serious outbreak of measles in years in Turkey, which hosts
up to 2 million refugees.
While Syrian infants living in refugee camps are vaccinated, thousands of refugee children living
outside the camps are not. As a result, says Savan Günay, a Turkish pediatrician and professor, “The
vaccination program that we have been following with care for 30 years is now in disarray.”
Diseases that previously affected only 0.1% of people in Turkey can now be seen in upwards of 2% of
the population, according to Günay. Cihan (Turkey)
POISON
Perky Rice
Cooking rice in an ordinary coffee percolator that repeatedly flushes it through with fresh hot water
has been shown to remove much of the grain’s stored arsenic, researchers report in PLoS ONE.
Arsenic is "mobile" in liquid water, and thus can be removed by cooking the grain in this different way,
Andrew Meharg and colleagues at Queen’s University Belfast, demonstrated.
Efforts are ongoing to breed low-arsenic strains of rice and alter growing techniques, but in the
meantime, “This paper . . . is offering a short-term solution to the problem. It’s giving people an
opportunity to reduce the arsenic burden of their rice,” says Margaret Karagas, an epidemiologist at
Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Scientific American
MERS
Unofficially Over in South Korea
With South Korea’s release of its last MERS patient yesterday, the government declared a de facto end
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to the outbreak that led to 186 cases and 36 deaths.
The outbreak cannot be declared officially over, under WHO rules, until 28 days after the recovery of
the last patient.
“For a tuition fee somewhere over $20 billion, it learned what such an outbreak can do in a badly run
healthcare system. The response was enhanced by a reasonably free press that embarrassed both the
healthcare system and the government funding it,” writes Crawford Kilian in his blog, adding that
South Korea should send the bill to the Saudi Arabian government, where “an absolutist monarchy
and media that say only what they're told to say” has cost the world years and lives and sent MERS on
a path to becoming endemic in the Gulf states. H5N1
Related: MERS Isn’t An Epidemic. That Makes it Harder to Find a Cure – Wired
Related: A cure for Mers? Hong Kong scientists endorse two drugs they say cured marmosets of the
virus – South China Morning Post
Related: Antibody that fights MERS found – Science News
Related: South Korea declares end to MERS, World Health Organization exercises caution –
euronews
HEPATITIS
Asia’s Overlooked Epidemic
World Hepatitis Day offers an opportunity today to focus on the epicenter of chronic hepatitis B and
C—Asia Pacific—where 70% of deaths from this “silent epidemic” occur.
In the region, hepatitis takes more lives than malaria, TB, or HIV/AIDS, yet the response from
governments and donors is largely silent as well—despite that viral hepatitis B and C infections are
entirely preventable.
In this commentary, Ding-Shinn Chen and Stephen Locarnini, co-chairs of the Coalition to Eradicate
Viral Hepatitis in Asia Pacific, describe the state of efforts underway to build political will for a
coordinated, global response. Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
PARASITIC DISEASES
Worm Wars and Magic Fixes
Vox correspondent Amanda Taub weighs in on the much disputed paper concluding that giving
Kenyan schoolchildren deworming pills improved not only their educational outcomes but also those
of kids in neighboring schools.
“It seemed like the world had stumbled onto an actual magic pill,” notes Taub, whose commentary
reveals the clear-eyed skepticism of a former human rights lawyer. “The truth is that solving hard
problems almost always requires hard solutions. That sounds obvious. But the ferocity of the worm
wars debate goes to show that it's a lesson the global development community, in its obsession with
finding a magic fix for poverty that probably does not exist, can easily forget.” Vox
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VACCINES
Stockpile Needed
A WHO appeal for vaccine manufacturers to increase production of meningitis C vaccine by 5 million
doses before January appears to be falling on deaf ears, putting 1000s of Africans at risk of dying in a
large outbreak next year.
25 countries constitute Africa’s meningitis belt. Cases of the disease have been rising since it re-
emerged in Nigeria in 2013 and 2014, and in Niger this year. WHO reports 12,000 cases of meningitis
C and 800 deaths in Niger and Nigeria in the first 6 months of this year.
"If there is a true willingness to scale up (vaccine) production, I am pretty sure the manufacturers can
do that,” said William Perea, a WHO epidemiological officer. VOA
Related: Africa Risks Large Meningitis Outbreak, Public Health Officials Warn – Infection Control
Today
VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES
Blue Death for Tsetse Flies
Tsetse flies have long causes sleeping sickness in Africa (more than 7,000 cases in 2013). How to stop
them? Give them the blues.
University of Liverpool entomologist Steve Torr tells NPR’s Goats and Soda blog that tsetse flies like
bright colors that stand out from surrounding green vegetation and they’re gaga over bright blue. So
Torr and colleagues built a fly trap with a handkerchief-sized patch of blue fabric and insecticide-
treated netting. The flies circle the lovely blue, run into the netting and die in 3 minutes. Sweet.
Since only 1 in 1,000 tsetse flies carry the sleeping sickness parasite, Torr hopes the traps could kill off
the parasite-laden flies in 5-6 years. NPR Goats and Soda
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_____Guest Contribution _____
A dear friend, Monce C. Abraham (www.monceabraham.com), asked that I reprise this post
he’s written:
That's me with Dr
A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam, Eminent
Scientist and
Former President
of India, in the
blurry pic.
Yes, I was wearing a
windcheater, tee
and track pants;
and managed to
end up in his
presence without a
shave on the day
this 'happened'…
But, Dr Kalam was
still kind enough to
respond.
As I browse through my Facebook stream filled with messages of individuals who had their fair
moment of inspiration meeting, working with and learning from the Hon’ble President, I would have
loved to say that I had the honor of knowing him personally, discussed his vision for India 2020 and
what made him believe in it so much, along other matters that inspired him to act on his beliefs and
which led to such a remarkable inspiring life.
But, all I have to offer are 15 seconds of interaction with him plus a few minutes spent observing him
from close.
Read rest of the article here: http://monceabraham.com/2015/07/28/goodbye-mr-president/
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