2015 July 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 7, July 2015
_____News, Tools, Reports and Shout-Outs______
News from Tanzania
As you may know CGI has had a
long running partnership with
friends in Tanzania. We helped to
found a kindergarten there in 2005.
Here’s the latest report from Fr.
Aloyce Urio: “I would like to share
with you the progress of the kindergarten
school. The children are doing fine.
Those who were very tired and very slow
are now very active in the class. They
are doing very well and they are all
having school uniforms. They also get
porridge in the afternoon. They have two teachers. Again thank you very much for your support. Many people here
are deeply touched when they see the children the way they are doing in comparison with the past when they were
very tired during the first day they reported to our kindergarten.”
To learn more: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/projects_Tanzania.cfm

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Please check out my June LinkedIn
Influencer post on “The State of Your
Industry” topic for June:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-
philanthropy-finding-hope-among-disaster-
aid-dr-chris-stout?trk=hp-feed-article-photo
_____Award, Grant, Funding, & Job Opportunities_____
Exciting new opportunity for U.S. based psychologists! The APA’s MOU travel grant program is
designed to promote collaboration and exchange among U.S. based APA members and members of
those national psychology associations with which APA has a formal agreement (Memorandum of
Understanding). Travel with colleagues to Colombia or Mexico as part of the 2015 Inaugural APA-
MOU Partner Collaboration and Exchange program. For more information please
visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/mou-travel-grant.aspx.

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Calling all innovators and entrepreneurs! Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) and USAID
Jordan Mission’s Jordan Competitiveness Program are hosting a live pitch competition on August
26th in Amman, Jordan. Selected innovators will pitch their development solution to be considered
for a grant ranging from $100K to $1,500,000+ USD. This event will include a live audience with
other potential investors and relevant stakeholders.
Who is Eligible for the DIV:LIVE Competition
The DIV competition looks for applications from any type of organization (non-profit, for-profit, social
enterprise, academic institution, or individual) working in any sector and any country. DIV:LIVE
seeks applicants focused, but not limited to, to solutions in Jordan and the MENA region. Applicants
should be willing and available to travel to the DIV:LIVE event in Jordan on August 26 for the final
round of competition. (Note that travel and accommodation costs are not covered by DIV or USAID).
What will DIV:LIVE Look For
DIV seeks innovations that aims to solve the world’s most intractable development challenges through
demonstrated impact and cost-effectiveness. See our portfolio of grantees for more information.
How to Apply and Compete for Funding
Step 1: Review DIV’s call for proposals to assess if your innovation is a good fit for DIV.
Step 2: Complete a brief DIV application by July 10. Competitive applicants may also compile
additional information* that best showcases their innovation. Suggestions include:
 Pitch deck
 Pro-forma financial statements and/or model
 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
 Product specifications

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 Organization chart
 Biographies of major personnel and their CVs
 Theory of change framework/logic model
 Monitoring and evaluation plan
Step 3: Send this application and any additional materials to DIVapplications@usaid.gov by July 10.
Use the subject “DIV:LIVE.”
Step 4: The DIV team will evaluate your application materials based on the criteria outlined in DIV’s
call for proposals. The most promising development solutions will be invited to the DIV:LIVE
competition on August 26th
in Amman, Jordan.
Step 5: If invited to the DIV:LIVE event, you will pitch your solution to a panel of experts. Multiple
winners of DIV awards can be selected.
For more info see http://www.usaid.gov/div/live-jordan
IDEO Fortnight is a 2-week
intensive internship during the
months of August and September
This year Fortnight Cambridge will ask
you to collaborate with another
fortnighter to launch your project within
the studio and/or Cambridge,
Massachusetts. This year we are asking
for submissions around the creative
theme of Call & Response with the
intention of launching something, even a
rough prototype, at the end of your two
week project. You’ll get to see how
people respond to your idea as you create
it in the spirit of immediate feedback and
impact!
Do you have a new thought that you want to get out in the world? A new picture or sound that
everyone needs to hear? Maybe new forms of eating, drinking and communicating that need to be
shared with a neighbor. This year is about coming up with an artistic experiment that, when released,
can be built upon, iterated and launched out.
Applications will be accepted through June 14th. We will go through your proposals and pair you up
with a like-minded Fortnighter as a co-conspirator. We will give you one month to get your ducks in a
row and then two weeks to join IDEO Cambridge to contribute daily releases that culminate in a final
launch event. Of course if you already have a co-conspirator in mind please apply together!
To apply please submit your resume, portfolio, availability during the months of August and
September, and your project idea using the theme of call and response. We think in pictures, so please
tell us about your project idea using visuals. Wild ideas are not only encouraged but preferred!
For more info see http://fortnightcambridge.ideo.com/

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Assistant Director, Social Enterprise Institute,
University of Chicago
The Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) was launched in March
2012 to support growing interest among faculty, students and
alumni to understand and engage with the evolving set of institutions addressing social problems. In
particular, SEI has two main objectives: furthering research on how institutions help to solve social
problems and supporting the aspirations of Chicago Booth students and alumni to impact social
issues. This two pronged approach is based on our belief that both leadership on the ground and
rigorous academic research are critical to solving the complex social problems our society faces, and
that Chicago Booth can play an important role in both.
Day to day, SEI staff coordinate and support activities related to social enterprise and the social sector
within Booth and the University, both those organized directly by SEI and those managed by other
groups such as student groups, other Booth departments or other parts of the University.
Unit Job Summary
Assistant Director, Social Enterprise Initiative: Responsibilities of the Assistant Director include event
planning, program support, student relationships, and logistics. This position is involved in the
creation, planning, and execution of both established and new programs.
The Assistant Director will be responsible for owning social entrepreneurship as a key strategic area
for SEI's growth. This includes, but is not limited to the following responsibilities:
>Manage all aspects of the Social New Venture Challenge, including design and execution of a year-
long calendar of events and programs, coordination of application and decision process, oversight of
New Social Venture course logistics, recruitment and management of outside judges, and planning
and execution of the SNVC Finals event.
>Manage Social Entrepreneur in Residence program, including establishing his/her year-long calendar
and ensuring student awareness.
>Continue to grow SEI's relationship with cross-campus departments and individuals, act as liaison for
all social entrepreneurship programs and inquiries, most commonly with the Polsky Center for
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Chicago Innovation Exchange, and Harris/SSA.
>Build resources offerings to both student and alumni social entrepreneurs; continue to design new
programs and promote new resources to these important audiences, ultimately helping to build the
Booth social entrepreneurship community.
The Assistant Director will also be responsible for all programs and events geared towards student
groups related to social impact. This includes, but is not limited to supporting the nine plus student
groups that comprise the Social Impact Council including planning and facilitation of quarterly
meetings and acting as their liaison to SEI for resources and support, as well as planning and executing
a year-long series of monthly lunch and learns and happy hours to support student groups and
interests.

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For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please
visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/
The successful candidate
will work primarily on the
‘Peace Beyond Borders’
Programme that we are
implementing in cooperation
with Oxfam and a consortium of
national and international
partners in the Great Lakes
Region. The Programme is
entering its third phase, during
which a Regional Roadmap to
Peace will be rolled out in
several areas in Burundi, the
DRC and Rwanda according to
a conflict transformation
approach. IW and Oxfam will
design and implement advocacy strategies for the Roadmap with the AU, UN, EU and other key
actors. For more info on the vacancy and how to apply:
http://www.impunitywatch.org/html/index.php?alineaID=221
InternationalCrisisGroup,
HeadofCommunications
andOutreach,North
America
Reporting to the Director
of Communications and
Outreach in Brussels, this
position serves as the lead
communications expert
in North America.
Preferably based in New
York, but possibly in Washington DC, the successful candidate will assist in expanding Crisis Group’s
global profile and influence to raise our profile and impact among key North American constituencies
including policy-makers, media, opinion-leaders, philanthropists and business.
Application procedure:
Please send applications in English by email before 1 July 2015 to open.positions@crisisgroup.org,
including "Head of Communications & Outreach, North America" in the subject line and your cover
letter, CV and details of three references in attachment. Please note that only candidates selected for
further consideration will be contacted. For more information,
see http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/about/employment/careers/open-positio...

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TEDx Content Coordinator
New York, NY, United States
TED is seeking a Content Coordinator to join the
TEDx team and to help us spread ideas from our
massive and rapidly growing library of TEDx Talks.
The focus of this role is to watch and review the talks
filmed at TEDx events worldwide – with an eye toward identifying excellent talks, important ideas,
and emerging trends. This coordinator will work directly with the Digital Media Manager to discover
and package the best TEDx talks to highlight across TED media platforms, including TED.com, and
our ideas blog (ideas.ted.com). Over the last five years, the TEDx program has grown rapidly, enabling
more than 13000 independently organized events in more than 170 countries. These events range
from highly produced gatherings in world capitals to small events in rural communities. Talks at these
events are filmed and posted online. As a result, there are now more than 60,000 TEDx talks on
YouTube, and they were viewed 220M times last year; less than half of these were delivered in English.
At this stage, we need a highly organized, globally minded video content curation team to keep up
with the growth and to maximize the impact of these ideas from around the world.
See http://hire.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Careers.aspx?k=Job&c=qC69Vf...
CallforApplications,ASEANImpact
Challenge,aregionalchallengedesignedfor
impact-drivensocialinnovatorsand
entrepreneurswithintheASEANregion
ASEAN Impact Challenge is a regional
challenge designed for impact-driven
social innovators and entrepreneurs
within the ASEAN region. Guided by the
topic ‘Sustainable Communities,
Resilient Nations’, changemakers will be
challenged to find ambitious solutions and create innovations to pressing community, social and
environmental issues within the region. Two innovations from each ASEAN country with a proven
model and the potential to scale will be given the opportunity to pitch their revolutionary initiatives to
a group of entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers during the 1ASEAN Entrepreneurship Summit
held in Kuala Lumpur in November. This challenge is supported by the Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
and is an initiative under Malaysia’s National Blue Ocean Strategy.
For more info see http://www.aseanimpactchallenge.org/about.php#asean_impact_challenge

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EchoingGreen,Director,Work
onPurpose,NY
Echoing Green is seeking a
bold thinker and action-
oriented leader to oversee the
strategy and implementation
of Work on Purpose,
ensuring the program
successfully achieves its
objectives and advances
Echoing Green’s
mission. The ideal candidate
will bring a deep
understanding of and passion for human development and a demonstrated commitment to social
impact. S/he will have a communications-oriented perspective on program development and will be
an exceptional communicator with a proven ability to write and speak persuasively to a variety of
audiences. In addition, s/he will be a detail-oriented project manager with an ability to prioritize and
execute with efficiency and a strong sense of urgency.
To apply:
https://leaderfit.catsone.com/careers/index.php?m=portal&a=apply&jobOrderID=5568866&portalI
D=20424&ref=indeed
Nominations for the Human Rights Tulip 2015
are now open.
The Human Rights Tulip is an award given by
the Dutch government. Every year, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs awards the Human Rights
Tulip to a human rights defender who promotes
and supports human rights in innovative ways.
Hivos has been selected to help guide the
selection process and will support the winner to
further develop and scale up their innovation.
You are invited to put forward a person or
organisation as a candidate between June 15 and
July 15, 2015 at www.humanrightstulip.nl. The
winner will be selected by the Dutch minister of
Foreign Affairs on the basis of public voting and
the advice of an independent jury. Individuals
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support worth € 100.000 to further develop and scale up their innovation. In consultation with the
winner, a working visit to the Netherlands will be organised to coincide with the award ceremony in
The Hague on December 10.
Please invite your networks to put forward candidates via the same website and encourage human
rights defenders within your network to nominate themselves for the Human Rights Tulip 2015 as
well. For more info see https://www.hivos.org/news/human-rights-tulip-2015-call-nominations
CallforApplications,Reagan-
FascellDemocracyFellowsfor
democraticactivists,scholars
andjournalists,National
EndowmentforDemocracy,
DC
Reagan-FascellDemocracy
Fellows
The Reagan-Fascell
Democracy Fellowship
Program is an
international exchange
program named in honor
of NED’s principal
founders, former president
Ronald Reagan and the
late congressman Dante
Fascell. Funded by the
U.S. Congress, the
fellowship program supports democratic activists, scholars, and journalists from around the world to
undertake independent research on democratic challenges worldwide. For more information
see http://www.ned.org/fellowships
CallforApplications,PaulandDaisy
SorosFellowshipforNewAmericans
Every year, The Paul & Daisy Soros
Fellowships for New Americans
supports thirty New Americans,
immigrants or the children of
immigrants, who are pursuing
graduate school in the United
States. Full eligibility requirements can be found here.
 Each Fellowship supports up to two years of graduate study - in any field and in any advanced
degree-granting program - in the United States. Please note that the Fellowship does not cover
tuition for executive programs, accelerated Bachelor's/Master's programs, or online degrees.

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 Each award is for up to $25,000 in stipend support (not to exceed $35,000), as well as 50
percent of required tuition and fees, up to $20,000 per year, for two years.
 New Fellows join a strong community of current and past Fellows who all share the New
American experience.
 The application deadline is November 1, 2015 at 11:59 pm EST.
 The competition is merit-based. Selection criteria emphasize creativity, originality, initiative, and
sustained accomplishment. The program values a commitment to the Constitution and the Bill
of Rights. The program does not have any quotas for types of degrees, universities or programs,
countries of origin, or gender, etc.
 The top 77 applicants will be designated "finalists" and will be asked to appear for interviews in
New York City or California in late-January or early-February of 2016. The Fellowship program
will cover travel and accommodation.
 The 30 Fellowship winners, selected from among the 77 finalists, will be notified in March of
2016. They will begin to receive stipend and tuition support from the program in the fall of
2016. If a Fellow is in the second-to-last year of their graduate program in the spring of 2016,
when the new class of Fellows is announced, the Fellowship may approve special requests, under
certain circumstances, to retroactively activate the Fellowship in order to cover that term.
 The first year of Fellowship funding cannot be deferred.
 Unsuccessful applicants are welcome to reapply in subsequent years if they are still eligible.
 For more info see http://www.pdsoros.org/competition/
_____Upcoming Conferences and Events_____
The Center for Narrative Practice is accepting applications for the
2015 Low Residency Certificate in Narrative Practice. The
certificate program provides an intensive introduction to the
theory, methods, and applications of narrative, story, and
creativity. Students will collaborate with professionals from diverse
fields, disciplines, and backgrounds, and will receive practical
training that can be incorporated into their lives and careers. The
nine-month program begins with a residency week in Boston, MA
from August 24-18, 2015. Continuing medical education credit is
available. For more information:
http://www.narrativepractice.org/certificate_about.html
We are delighted to inform you that we
have just a few spots left for the Summer
Institute in Global Mental Health and
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July 6-18, 2015 at Columbia University in New York City. This 2-week program will be taught by an
internationally recognized global mental health faculty and co-sponsored by the Global Mental Health
Lab @Teacher’s College, Columbia University, the International Trauma Studies Program, and the
Antares Foundation. Learn more at: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/continuing-professional-
studies/conferences-programs-workshops/all-offerings/summer-institute-in-global-mental-health-and-
psychosocial-support-gmhpss/
_____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
EBOLA
Ebola Fears Undermined Malaria Control
Tens of thousands of malaria cases went untreated in Guinea last year, as Ebola fears kept people with
away from clinics.
74,000 fewer people were diagnosed and offered treatment for malaria than would have been
expected, infectious disease experts reported in the Lancet. In some hard-hit areas, the numbers of
people seeking treatment at outpatient clinics dropped by up to 42%, while people seeking care for
suspected malaria fell by 69%, according to the systematic survey.
The study, led by Mateusz Plucinski, noted that the early symptoms of malaria can mimic Ebola, but
untreated malaria cases ultimately increase the overburdened health system—pointing to the need to
keep malaria control efforts on track during an Ebola epidemic. The Guardian
Ebola reappears in Sierra Leone's capital after several weeks without new cases – Deutsche Welle
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Awarded 2015 Chatham House Prize –Chatham House
Straight Talking MSF
The “sense of urgency” with regard to Ebola is gone, MSF chief Joanne Liu proclaimed, adding: “I’m
concerned things will not change.”
Aid donors at the recent G7 summit in Germany missed their chance to lay out measures for a far
more vigorous response to epidemics, she charged. In the end, “the recommendations were all watered
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Liu is open to forming a rapid response unit with an “emergency mindset” that would work with an
agency like the WHO to fight disease, “but only if there is a paradigm shift in the way the organization
responds to outbreaks.” The Guardian
Lessons from Fighting Malaria
How did Senegal stop Ebola in its tracks? The country quickly identified and tested 74 close contacts
of its first Ebola patient and monitored them for 21 days, according to Philippe Guinot, PATH’s
country program leader for Senegal.
PATH worked with the Ministry of Health to set up an emergency operations center and a monitoring
system that had worked in the context of malaria. Local health workers used mobile phones and apps
to upload reports that were then used to map cases.
Based on the experience, Guinot offers 5 lessons for the future. PATH Blog
Mass Media: A Vector for Fear
Each TV news report about Ebola in the US likely inspired tens of thousands of tweets and Internet
searches—even though there were only 4 confirmed cases in the country by the end of October 2014.
Researchers from Arizona State University used a mathematical model of contagion that shows how
the peaks and valleys of TV news coverage from 2 major networks precede the same trends in Internet
and Twitter data during a 6-week period.
Their unprecedented work explores how benign interest, information-seeking behavior or public
hysteria can throw off digital epidemiology—a field that aims to use similar online data for real-time
prediction of outbreaks. PLOS One
Ebola could hit again and we would hardly do better: MSF – Reuters
Ebola in Sierra Leone: 'Remind people not to forget about us, the survivors' –The Guardian
Know Thy Enemy
The virulence of Ebola strains appears to be linked to the degree of protein disorder in the
nucleocapsid—the shell around the virus’s genetic material.
Computational analysis revealed that more disorder correlates with more lethal strains, according
to the first study of its kind.
The discovery, published in Molecular BioSystems, could constitute a major breakthrough in
understanding why fatality rates range from 25% to 90%.
“Greater disorder in proteins allows the virus to take over the host's machinery more easily, as it could
then bind RNA, DNA and proteins more promiscuously,” explains lead author Gerard Goh.
Chemistry World via Scientific American

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Perfect Storm for HEV
Come monsoon season, survivors of Nepal’s earthquake—especially pregnant women—face a "very
high" risk of a hepatitis E outbreak, infectious disease experts warn in a new Lancet article.
The tremor that killed over 8,500 people and injured more than 23,000 displaced thousands more
people and limited clean drinking water and sanitary facilities—conditions ripe for circulating hepatitis
E virus (HEV).
The 1 safe and effective vaccine available is only licensed for use in China, but it could save 400
pregnant women if used in Nepal, experts say. Business Standard
MALARIA
A Dollar A Dose
An experimental antimalarial drug that could treat patients with a single $1 dose is set to go into
clinical trials within the next year.
Called DDD107498, the new compound targets part of the machinery that makes proteins within the
parasite, which means it should be effective against current drug-resistant disease.
“Results from tests conducted on human blood in the laboratory and in live mice suggest it is highly
potent,” researchers reported in the journal Nature.
VOA
MERS
Thailand’s First Case
A hospital in Thailand confirmed its first MERS case today, in a 75-year-old businessman from Oman.
It took nearly 4 days to confirm the case, in a Bangkok hospital known for treating medical tourists. 58
hospital workers have been quarantined as a result.
Thailand’s case comes just as South Korea’s outbreak appears to be leveling off, after infecting 166
people and killing 24. Reuters
The Global Health Security Challenge
The MERS outbreak in South Korea is an important reminder that global health security hinges on
strengthening public health systems, Lawrence O. Gostin and Daniel Lucey emphasize in this
commentary.
Health settings can amplify transmission risks, they note, as seen with SARS, Ebola, and MERS.
Noting that well-trained health care workers can bring outbreaks under control quickly, they urge
governments to fully fund and uphold the International Health Regulations that “…require all states
to build core capacities, including diagnosis, treatment, laboratories, contact tracing, isolation, and
humane forms of quarantine.” JAMA

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South Korea’s MERS outbreak is a “wake-up call,” the WHO stated, but does not constitute a
“Public Health Emergency of International Concern” thanks to efforts to contain the illness. The
country, meanwhile, reported its 20th
fatality and 8 new cases, according to Voice of America.
Michael Osterholm, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Minnesota,
contributed to an AP update on MERS by asking why priority hasn’t been placed on developing a
camel vaccine to stop transmission from young camels to humans. "If MERS shows up in the inner
cities of one of the developing world megacities, like Lagos or Kinshasa, we will be in real trouble," he
said. "We know there will be future outbreaks if MERS isn't stopped in the Middle East, but we are
not very close to doing that now.”
In a no-nonsense assessment of the world’s reaction to MERS, Helen Branswell penned this aptly
titled commentary for IRIN: “MERS’s best friend is ignorance, so it’s time to wise up.”
She asserts, “Over nearly three years, information about MERS has systematically either been hoarded,
mishandled or perhaps not even collected at all.”
Combine that with the fact that attention in the past year understandably shifted to Ebola, and end up
with little progress made to learn more about MERS which simmered on the back burner.
CHOLERA
Keeping Peace, Spreading Disease
The Haitian cholera epidemic—resulting in more than 730,000 infections and 8,900 deaths since
2010—originated with UN peacekeepers.
This tragedy is a largely unheeded warning about preventing those sent to help vulnerable populations
from becoming a vector for disease, according to Adam Houston of the Institute for Justice &
Democracy in Haiti.
“. . . the cholera epidemic in Haiti is not even the worst-case scenario. That distinction would likely go
to the spread of drug-resistant malaria,” Houston writes, adding that the UN “has a duty to ensure that
peacekeepers protect the most vulnerable not only from war but from pestilence as well.”
Foreign Affairs
South Sudan Cover-Up?
South Sudan's Ministry of Health has avoided declaring a cholera outbreak despite 10 confirmed cases
in Juba and 9 deaths from suspected cases, according to Radio Tamazuj.
Citing a cholera response sit rep and a medical source at Juba Teaching Hospital, Radio Tamazuj
reports that the MoH appears to be downplaying the confirmed and suspected cases and resisting
international pressure to declare an outbreak. WHO guidelines specify that an outbreak should be
declared when there are 10-20 cases. Radio Tamazuj
DENGUE
Conflict Breeds Disease
Amid Yemen’s escalating violence and humanitarian crisis, the WHO has confirmed an outbreak of
dengue fever in several parts of the country—with more than 3,000 suspected cases and at least 3

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deaths.
The cases are likely to rise due to the collapsing water, sanitation and health systems, according to the
latest report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Officials
warn that the cases could be much higher.
Approximately 21 million in the country require humanitarian assistance, and 42,210 people have fled
Yemen since the escalation of conflict in March, mainly to Djibouti and Somalia.
OCHA via ReliefWeb
Related: Dengue fever ravages cities – The Nation (Thailand)
PLAGUE
History Repeats
Plague—a disease characterized as “one of God’s three arrows”—is the focus of an enlightening article in
The Lancet by Andrew Wear, a historian at the University College London.
In response to plague in the 15th and 16th centuries, Venice, Florence, Genoa and Milan instituted
the first-ever public health measures by creating boards responsible for the construction of pest houses,
quarantine and barriers to the movement of people and trade, he writes.
Wear closes with this apt insight: “What so many practitioners found difficult to accept was their
outright failure, blaming instead the patient or other people's treatments, something that perhaps is
still apparent today.” The Lancet
VACCINES
Chlamydia Mystery Solved
A promising new Chlamydia vaccine—one delivered via nanoparticles—may be on the horizon,
reported researchers from Harvard, MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Importantly, the team revealed in the journal Science what likely went wrong with a 50-year old
Chlamydia vaccine study that produced the unexpected outcome of making people more susceptible
to the STD instead of teaching the human body to fight the bacteria.
Chlamydia, which can cause female infertility and ectopic pregnancies, infects about 100 million
people each year. Smithsonian
SURGERY
NO2 to the Rescue
An estimated 5 billion people worldwide lack of access to surgery, and poor access to sterilization is
one of the underlying reasons. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) could provide a solution for low-resource
environments, according to a feasibility study in PLOS One.
The WHO recommends the autoclave as a primary method of sterilization for surgical care, but a lack
of electricity, maintenance requirements, and the cost of equipment impede efforts to meet
sterilization guidelines. For example, 66% of healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa lack a reliable

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source of electricity.
Portable sterilizers using NO2 could bypass the need for electrical power, and offer a number of other
advantages, including operation at room temperature. Next up: studies to demonstrate the practical
feasibility. PLOS One
YEMEN
Health Services Crumbling
Exasperated doctors in Yemen describe their near-impossible task to maintain health services amid an
intensifying humanitarian catastrophe.
With the conflict-driven closure of over 158 facilities and a lack of fuel, medical supplies, and
transportation, health services in the country are grinding to a halt. UNICEF estimates that 21 million
people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and millions of children are at risk of suffering from
diarrhea and pneumonia.
“There is no electricity at the hospital. We have no oxygen cylinders. How are we supposed to operate?
We have anaesthesia to apply and infant incubators with no oxygen. How can you carry out surgery
without electricity to run the equipment? It makes you feel powerless, as if your hands are cut off,
while you are expected to treat all these patients,” said Ahlam Al-Maqtari, a doctor at the Al-Sabeen
hospital in Sana’a. UNICEF (Blog)
Related: UN launches fresh Yemen aid appeal as WHO confirms dengue fever outbreak – The
Guardian
Related: 15 million Yemenis in urgent need of healthcare: WHO – Press TV (Iran)
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