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USAID awards $15 million grant to Tufts University for CRSP program

Eileen T. Kennedy, DSc, Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University announced today that the school has been awarded two grants totaling $15 million by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The USAID "Leader with Associates (LWA) Award" was granted to the school to serve as the Management Entity for a new Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) in Africa and Asia. This is the first CRSP to be awarded by USAID in nearly 25 years.

13 Oct 2010

World Bank, IMF discuss development funds at annual meeting

The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) fund requires new resources from Western governments to adequately fight global poverty, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Saturday during the annual meetings of the bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., the Guardian reports.

12 Oct 2010

WHO Western Pacific meeting to address maternal health, rise in dengue

Maternal health and dengue fever are among the issues that will be discussed at the 61st session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, Bernama reports.

12 Oct 2010

HHS awards $727 million to community health centers as part of new law

The Obama administration late last week announced it is awarding $727 million to community health centers around the nation to help them build new clinics and improve the safety net, The Washington Post reports.

12 Oct 2010

Health overhaul rhetoric intensifies on campaign trail

In a debate Friday, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., "accused Republican challenger Ron Johnson of wanting to replace the program with a system that puts insurance companies in control," The Associated Press reports. "Johnson, who calls the health care law an assault on personal freedoms, countered that the nation's health care system was already the finest in the world, and needed only minor tweaks to become even better.

12 Oct 2010

$750 million needed to treat obstetric fistula until 2015

A report released by the United Nations today calls for intensified investment in cost-effective interventions to address the problem of obstetric fistula. The document estimates that at least $750 million is needed to treat existing and new cases between now and 2015. Caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without timely medical intervention, the condition affects as many as 3.5 million women in the world.

11 Oct 2010

First Edition: October 11, 2010

Today's early morning highlights include articles on new options for open season, concerns among retirees about the provisions of the federal health law and the latest campaign arguments over that new overhaul.

11 Oct 2010

Health insurance: Coverage expands for children, young adults; not necessarily for retirees

Glenn Franco, a retired community-college instructor in Michigan, tried to get his 24-year-old daughter on his health plan—and was turned away. Many large employers are telling retirees the same thing.

11 Oct 2010

Increased global attention, research needs to be given to stroke prevention: UEA

Increased global attention and research needs to be given to stroke prevention and the social and economic effects of the condition in developing countries, according to an academic at the University of East Anglia.

8 Oct 2010

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

According to an index on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, "most countries are improving their economies and their human development, yet nearly two-thirds are suffering a 'democratic recession' a deterioration in human rights, physical security and the rule of law," the Globe and Mail reports.

7 Oct 2010

U.N. calls for increased efforts to reduce urban poverty, improve city living conditions

The U.N. marked World Habitat Day Monday with a call for governments worldwide to do more to reduce urban poverty and improve the living conditions that populations in cities around the world face, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation reports.

6 Oct 2010

Health overhaul implementation updates: States fret, Sebelius hits The Hill

In a congressional appearance Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asked lawmakers to move beyond politics and focus on successfully reforming American health care.

6 Oct 2010

Investigations on child maltreatment may not improve modifiable risk factors: CPS

Household investigations for suspected child maltreatment by Child Protective Services may not be associated with improvements in common, modifiable risk factors including social support, family functioning, poverty and others, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

6 Oct 2010

New study shows direct correlation between motor vehicle deaths and access to surgeons

Having more surgeons working in a geographic area has a direct impact on the likelihood that victims will survive motor vehicle crashes, according to a new research study presented at the 2010 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

5 Oct 2010

Depressed pregnant women at increased risk of delivering preterm birth and low-birth weight infants

Clinical depression puts pregnant women at increased risk of delivering prematurely and of giving birth to below-normal weight infants, according to a report published Oct. 4 in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

5 Oct 2010

Increase in unemployment rate linked to child maltreatment

The stresses of poverty have long been associated with child abuse and neglect. In a study presented Sunday, Oct. 3, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco, researchers directly linked an increased unemployment rate to child maltreatment one year later.

4 Oct 2010

Record number of Americans signed up for Medicaid last year, straining state budgets

Associated Press: "A record number of Americans signed up for Medicaid last year, as the recession wiped out jobs and workplace health coverage. A report released Thursday by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation found that enrollment in the safety-net medical insurance program jumped to more than 48 million — a record 15.7 percent share of the U.S. population.

1 Oct 2010

World Bank President calls for new, more open approach to economic development

"World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Wednesday called on economists to rethink the way they look at issues affecting developing nations and said he was overhauling the way his institution approached research," Reuters reports (Wroughton, 9/29).

1 Oct 2010

Role of marriage in reducing poverty and improving child outcomes

A forthcoming issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family states that children today are less likely to be born into a "traditional" family structure, defined as two biological married parents. Growing numbers of children in the United States experience multiple family living arrangements during childhood. How these transitions affect the individual child's well-being needs to be fully addressed by researchers and policymakers alike.

30 Sep 2010

UN Secretary announces global strategy for women and children's health at MDG summit

At the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) summit in New York this week, world leaders gathered to review progress on the eight goals agreed in 2000 on alleviating world poverty and ill-health by 2015. As the summit came to a close, governments, businesses and aid organisations made commitments totaling $40bn to reach the goals, with particular emphasis on improving maternal and child health.

30 Sep 2010

Poverty News and Research

USAID awards $15 million grant to Tufts University for CRSP program

World Bank, IMF discuss development funds at annual meeting

WHO Western Pacific meeting to address maternal health, rise in dengue

HHS awards $727 million to community health centers as part of new law

Health overhaul rhetoric intensifies on campaign trail

$750 million needed to treat obstetric fistula until 2015

First Edition: October 11, 2010

Health insurance: Coverage expands for children, young adults; not necessarily for retirees

Increased global attention, research needs to be given to stroke prevention: UEA

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

U.N. calls for increased efforts to reduce urban poverty, improve city living conditions

Health overhaul implementation updates: States fret, Sebelius hits The Hill

Investigations on child maltreatment may not improve modifiable risk factors: CPS

New study shows direct correlation between motor vehicle deaths and access to surgeons

Depressed pregnant women at increased risk of delivering preterm birth and low-birth weight infants

Increase in unemployment rate linked to child maltreatment

Record number of Americans signed up for Medicaid last year, straining state budgets

World Bank President calls for new, more open approach to economic development

Role of marriage in reducing poverty and improving child outcomes

UN Secretary announces global strategy for women and children's health at MDG summit

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