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Greetings and welcome to
the latest edition of the
CGI Newsletter
Dr. Chris Stout, Editor
Gracie Wang, Asst-Editor
Volume III, Number 12 December 2016
_____News, Tools, Reports and Shout-Outs______
Another Award Winning Year…!
The Center for Global Initiatives has been Honored As Top-Rated Nonprofit for a sixth
year in a row by GreatNonprofits.org, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit
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___Award, Grant, Funding, Ed. & Job Opportunities___
Humanitarian Desk Officer – MENA, SAF & Europe, Oxfam, UK
Oxfam International is looking for a motivated and dynamic
humanitarian to support the coordination and deployment of
Global Humanitarian Team resources to Oxfam humanitarian
programs in countries throughout the Middle East, Northern and
Southern Africa including Europe. They will also contribute to
enabling high quality humanitarian programs working towards
community resilience and having a joined up package of support
in-line with the country’s ambition.
The successful applicant will have:
• Experience both remotely and in person building capacity of programs and teams
• Proven experience working in Humanitarian and/or Development context either at a HQ or
field level.
• Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to build good relations internally and externally
• Able analyze, interpret and communicate complex and fast moving programmatic information
• Excellent planning, coordination and prioritization skills and proven capacity to undertake
varied tasks to tight deadlines
• Fluency in English required and competence in Arabic is desirable.
For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/humanitarian-desk-officer-mena-saf-europe-
oxfam-uk/
Public Health Program seeks a Program Officer to be based in Budapest
The Public Health Program seeks
a Program Officer to be based
in Budapest. The Program
Officer will be responsible for
strategic leadership and
management of the allocated
PHP Roma health portfolio.
They will have extensive field
expertise in Roma rights and inclusion, solid program management skills, and experience engaging at
the international policy level (e.g. with the European Union and human rights mechanisms).
The portfolio currently consists of work focused on social accountability and legal empowerment of
Roma communities to recognize and claim their health related rights and engage in policy dialogue on
issues affecting them; EU advocacy on Roma access to healthcare; and the Roma Health Scholarship
Program that supports students to complete medical studies and challenge the perception on Roma
from within the healthcare system. The position will also contribute to conceptualizing and developing
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The Program Officer manages and leads the development of allocated Roma health portfolio
including grant making and strategy development in target countries, and reports to the PHP Team
Manager.
Global Networks Program Director, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience , NY
The Coalition is currently
seeking candidates for the
position of Global
Networks Program
Director. Based in the
Coalition’s New York
office, the Global Networks Program Director reports directly to the Coalition’s Executive Director
and leads the Coalition’s programmatic work in seven regions: Asia, Africa, Russia, Latin
America/Caribbean, Europe, North America, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The
Global Networks Program Director helps build the capacity of historic sites, museums and memory
initiatives in these seven regions to serve as centers of civic dialogue and engagement through the
conceptualization, development and implementation of workshops and training initiatives, advocacy
campaigns, cross-regional exchanges, and other creative and innovative efforts across the globe.
Working with the Global Networks Program Manager, s/he is responsible for supporting and growing
the Coalition’s regional networks and for developing and disseminating Coalition resources to
network members. S/he collaborates closely with the Coalition’s Development, Communications, and
Membership departments, as well as with the Global Transitional Justice Program. The position
requires frequent domestic and international travel. For more information, see:
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/119219/
ODI Fellowship Scheme, gives postgraduate economists and statisticians the chance to work in
developing country public sectors as local civil servants
The Fellowship Scheme is now inviting applications. The deadline is 15th December 2016. Apply
here. ODI’s prestigious Fellowship Scheme gives postgraduate economists and statisticians the chance
to work in developing country public sectors as local civil servants on two-year contracts.
The Scheme has two objectives: to provide developing country
governments with high-calibre junior economists and statisticians
where there are gaps in local capacity; and to give postgraduate
economists and statisticians practical work experience in a developing
country.
The Scheme is open to candidates of all nationalities provided they
have a master’s degree or PhD in economics, statistics or a related
discipline. Postings are determined primarily by the needs of partner
governments rather than the
preferences of candidates themselves.
Senior Analyst to the CFO, One Acre Fund, Rwanda
One Acre Fund is looking for a professionally mature, highly
motivated, and proactive individual to serve as Senior Analyst
to the CFO. Acting as the right-hand of the CFO, this role
requires a person with strong project management,
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effectively with a range of internal partners, and the strategic acumen and intellectual ability to
advance various strategic initiatives. The senior analyst will have great exposure to the inner-workings
of one of the world’s leading social enterprises and receive mentorship and coaching that will help
accelerate their career in the social sector. For more information, see:
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/one-acre-fund-kigali-rwanda-18-senior-analyst-to-the-cfo/
Open Society Foundations’ (OSF) Latin America Program seeks a full-time Program Officer
Under the strategic direction
of a Latin America Program
Division Director, the
program officer will be
responsible for
implementing, monitoring
and helping to develop and
evaluate one or more parts of
the program strategy. This includes carrying out all stages of relevant grant making, managing
relationships with other entities including potential and current grantees and other civil society and
social change organizations, and participating in collaborative decision making both within OSF and
with external entities. The program officer is also responsible for strengthening connections between
the Latin America Program and the broader priorities of OSF, and facilitating effective and
coordinated engagement of OSF programs in the region. For more information, see:
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/open-society-foundations-osf-latin-america-program-seeks-full-time-
program-officer/
Assistant Director, NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Assistant Director
ensures the Entrepreneurial Institute’s (EI) effective day-to-
day operational, project, fiscal, and people management to
further organizational work in support of technology
commercialization and entrepreneurship among NYU
students, faculty and researchers in all twenty schools and
colleges. The Assistant Director will serve as a primary
administrative liaison/partner with key Entrepreneurial
Institute stakeholders (NYU University Development &
Alumni Affairs, Office of the Industrial Liaison (OIL), the
Berkley Innovation Lab, NYU Future Labs (Incubators)
and the Reynolds Program for Social Entrepreneurship,
among others) in support of the organizational mission.
For more information, see
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/assistant-director-nyu-
entrepreneurial-institute-ny/
Technical Program Director – BRIGE, DC or Portland, Mercy Corps
The Technical Program Director will provide
strategic vision, technical oversight, and overall
coordination towards the implementation of
the BRIGE Program, effectively supporting
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and Niger to meet the program deliverables on time and on-budget. The Technical Program Director
will serve as Mercy Corps’ representative on gender and resilience and will collaborate with others
within and outside of the agency who are working on gender and resilience. The position will require
travel up to 50% to Nepal, Indonesia, Niger, and other locations. For more information, see
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/technical-program-director-brige-dc-portland-mercy-corps/
US Kairos Digital Campaigner Fellowship 2017, Citizen Engagement Lab
The OPEN-US Kairos Fellowship is in its
second year and has expanded from a six
month to a year-long paid on-the-job training
program for emerging digital campaigners of
color. Kairos, an ancient Greek word, refers
to “the right or opportune moment for
action.
In recent years, we have witnessed an inspiring movement for human rights that is calling attention to
structural violence, racism, and inequality in the United States. Technology and digital campaigning
have fundamentally changed how we organize. Yet there is often an access gap when it comes to
leaders of color employing these cutting-edge tools.
Qualifications: We are looking for imaginative, quick thinking, self-motivated individuals with a
preference for candidates with two or more years organizing experience. Candidates must possess deep
ties to communities of color, a passion for social justice, a commitment to disrupting structural
oppression, and a love for the internet and its vast potential for building progressive power and
increasing civic engagement.
Two Positions at the Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO
The GEM Report occasionally has a need for consultants. A consultant is a
recognized specialist with particular skills, expertise or knowledge who is
contracted by UNESCO for a short period, either in an advisory or
consultative capacity or to provide a product or service. All consultants hired
by the GEM Report Team must be registered on the Education Sector’s
roster of consultants.
Coordinator, Peace and Development Partnerships Program
The Peace and Development Partnerships (PDP) Program promotes best practices
in environmental peacebuilding based on principles grounded in the CI’s Rights-
based Approach (RBA) and social safeguards within the Policy Center for
Environment and Peace (‘The Policy Center’). PDP provides strategic direction,
leadership, technical assistance and capacity building for the Policy Center, other
CI Divisions and programs and for external partners on environmental
peacebuilding, partnership building with development NGOs and other social dimensions of
conservation.
The Coordinator provides technical and operational support to PDP activities, including providing
assistance with the implementation of CI’s Environmental Peacebuilding Strategy; developing basic
training packages in peace and conflict-sensitive conservation for CI staff and partners; leading PDP
communication efforts; researching potential institutional partnerships with humanitarian, relief and
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_____Conferences, Courses, and Meetings _____
Call for Proposals: Feminist Approaches to Conflict Resolution Conference
December 1
Solidarity: Feminist Approaches to Conflict Resolution Conference
April 6-7, 2017 Proposal Deadline: December 1, 2016 School for
Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University Arlington,
Virginia The Center for the Study of Gender and Conflict is proud to
announce the call for proposals for our 5th annual conference is now
open! The conference will take place on the Arlington, Virginia campus
of George Mason University, located in the Washington D.C. metro
area. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/call-for-
proposals-feminist-approaches-to-conflict-resolution-conference/
Call for Applications, Youth Peacebuilding Workshop, Jordan (open to youth from Arab States)
December 4 - December 7
Are you between 15 and 35 years
old and from the Arab Region?
Are you engaged in activities to
build peace and reduce violence
in your community or country?
Have you been dedicated to
conflict resolution or mediation
at a regional, national or local level and are seeking to exchange experiences with peers from other
countries in the Arab region? If yes, this is a good opportunity for YOU!
Apply now to share your experience and learn from others by participating in a fully-funded Youth
Peacebuilding Workshop, coordinated by UNDP and UNESCO on behalf of the United Nations Arab
Regional Inter-Agency Technical Task Team on Young People (UN IATTTYP) and co-organized with the
Peacebuilding Support Office and UNFPA from 4 to 7 December 2016 in Amman, Jordan.
Training Course on Gender Integration in Food and Nutrition
Security
December 5 - December 9
IRES Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
Women in developing countries play a crucial role in meeting the food
and nutrition needs of their families through the three pillars of food security which are; food
production, economic access to food, and nutrition security. Despite women’s importance, they are
constrained by lower access to land, credit and extension advice, as well as by domestic responsibilities.
These constraints have consequences for productivity, efficiency and environmental sustainability. To
address these, different approaches can be taken to make the design of agricultural projects gender-
sensitive.
This course provides guidance on how to design and implement agriculture policies and programmes
that are gender-responsive, sustainable, contributing to gender equality, and therefore able to improve
food and nutrition security. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/training-
course-on-gender-integration-in-food-and-nutrition-security-2/

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CONTACT Summer Peacebuilding Program
June 5, 2017 - June 23, 2017
SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro, VT United States
The CONTACT Summer Peacebuilding Program is a three-
week professional and academic program in conflict
transformation. The first two weeks of the program take
place on the SIT Graduate Institute campus in Brattleboro,
Vermont, where students learn about core ideas and
practices in conflict transformation. The final week of the
program takes place in Washington, DC, and includes visits
to key governmental and nongovernmental organizations
involved in peacebuilding work around the world.
The program’s philosophy is that conflict transformation
training is most effective when it combines skills-based
academic instruction with personal interaction between
peacebuilders across ethnic, national, religious, and cultural
divides. CONTACT students learn from each other as well as instructors in an intensive format
following an experiential learning model. Trainings are led by a diverse group of internationally
recognized faculty with years of applied, classroom, and research experience. Typically, peacebuilders
from over twenty-five countries participate in the program.
Among the topics explored during the three-week program are conflict analysis, social identity and
conflict, peacebuilding interventions, post-conflict reconciliation, intercultural communications,
gender and peacebuilding, mediation, negotiation, dialogue, policy advocacy, the arts and
peacebuilding, non-violent social action, and monitoring and evaluation. For more information, see:
https://pcdnetwork.org/event/contact-summer-peacebuilding-program/
CONTACT Peacebuilding Training and Education in South Asia
January 23, 2017 @ 8:00 am - February 3, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
Unnamed Venue, Kathmandu, Nepal
The CONTACT Peacebuilding Training and Education in South Asia
program is a two-week professional training in conflict transformation
held once a year in Kathmandu, Nepal. (2017 dates are January 23–
February 3.) The program serves the needs of working professionals
in countries in South Asia as well as in Myanmar who want to further
their skills and knowledge in peacebuilding and community
development.
The program explores ways to confront the past, intervene in the present, and create a shared vision
for a secure and sustainable future for the South Asia region. Through a combination of South Asia–
focused readings, discussions, and experiential activities with faculty, participants develop a full range
of peacebuilding skills and techniques. Participants benefit from a unique opportunity to be in a
diverse, multicultural setting and share experiences and knowledge with their fellow peacebuilders by
building collaborative cross-border relationships that will contribute to conflict transformation,
sustainable peace, and increased development in the region. For more information, see:
https://pcdnetwork.org/event/contact-peacebuilding-training-and-education-in-south-asia/

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Summer Course, Virtue, Happiness, and Self-transcendence, U of Chicago
June 18, 2017 - June 23, 2017
Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL
The Seminar is intended for outstanding middle- and
advanced-level graduate students and early career
researchers in the areas of Philosophy, Psychology,
and Theology/Religious Studies. Our aim is to
involve participants in our innovative and
collaborative research framework within these three
fields, and to provide an engaged environment to
deepen and enliven their own research.
The Seminar is highly intensive, meeting twice a day
for one week and continues in conversations
informally over meals. Participants are housed on
the University of Chicago campus and eat
communally in a nearby dining hall.
The 2017 seminar is supported by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation and our
institutional partner the Hyde Park Institute, and includes lodging, meals, tuition, and reimbursement
up to $500 for travel. Accepted participants are asked to pay a $200 registration fee.
Humanitarian Negotiators Training Course (HNTC) 15
March 20, 2017 @ 8:00 am - March 24, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
Unnamed Venue, Barcelona, Spain
Many humanitarian aid professionals believe that negotiation is
perhaps the activity in which they spend most of their time in both
field and headquarters situations. Almost everything that
humanitarian workers need to achieve has to be negotiated with
donors, host governments, local structures, communities,
beneficiaries, other humanitarian agencies and their own staff.
This course gives students an understanding of negotiation theory
as well as practical historical and current applications. It examines
all types of negotiations, from roadblocks and negotiations in situ for access to negotiations for peace
agreements far from the conflict. Theoretical lectures are supported with group scenario-based
exercises.
Many humanitarian aid professionals believe that negotiation is perhaps the activity in which they
spend most of their time in both field and headquarters situations. Almost everything that
humanitarian workers need to achieve has to be negotiated with donors, host governments, local
structures, communities, beneficiaries, other humanitarian agencies and their own staff. This course
gives students an understanding of negotiation theory as well as practical historical and current
applications. It examines all types of negotiations, from roadblocks and negotiations in situ for access
to negotiations for peace agreements far from the conflict. Theoretical lectures are supported with
group scenario-based exercises. For more information, see:
https://pcdnetwork.org/event/humanitarian-negotiators-training-course-hntc-15/

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_____Newsletter in a Newsletter _____
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY NEWS BULLETIN
This is from our dear friends at APA’s Office of International Affairs.
To send information items for the International news bulletin please write to
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To send information items for the International news bulletin please write to international@apa.org
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PSYCHOLOGY
Volunteer with NGO abroad
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for
opportunities in Sri Lanka, Kenya, Nepal, Uganda, Costa
Rica, Thailand, Ecuador, Peru, Cameroon and Ghana.
Both students & seasoned professionals are needed.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For more
information, please visit: http://www.ngoabroad.com/.
UN Volunteer Service
The United Nations offers an opportunity for
international volunteer assignments of long term (12 months or longer), or short-term (3 months or
shorter) duration. Additionally, there are
opportunities for online volunteer
assignments that connect development
organizations and volunteers over the
Internet and supports their effective online
collaboration. For more information, please
visit: https://www.unv.org/.
Fulbright Program
This program supports international exchange and collaboration. It is active in
more than 160 countries and has supported over 300,000 participants all over
the world.
• For U.S. Scholars to Go Abroad: For more information, please
visit: https://eca.state.gov/fulbright/fulbright-programs
• For Non-U.S. Scholars to Come to the United States: For more
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visit: http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/
WEBINARS
Leadership Conversation Hour
Uwe Gielen, PhD will be presenting on “Developing International Psychology Leaders through
Publication and Scholarship”. This webinar session will focus on publication opportunities for
international psychologists and leaders in internationally oriented journals, newsletters, and book
series. The opportunities include those provided by APA's
International Psychology Division as well as those
sponsored by other institutions and publishers. To join
the webinar on November, 16, 2016, at 5:30-6:30PM
EST, please
visit: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/3CE660E87D711F5
A2427D1491F0A8378.
Free One Hour Professional Development Webinar
The goal of this webinar is to help health care providers enhance their skills to provide linguistically
competent care in medical settings. The theme is “The Human Connection: Challenges of Language
Translation Services in a HealthCare Setting”. To register, please
visit: https://zoom.us/j/382210319. Date: November, 22, 2016; Time: 5:30PM EST/4:30PM CST
(2:30PM PST).
AWARDS &
GRANTS
APA Awards and
Grants
CIRP Award Announcement: Outstanding Dissertation Award
An award by the APA’s Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) for the most
outstanding psychology dissertation on a topic related to international and global communities. For
more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/cirp-dissertation-
award.aspx. Deadline: January 17, 2017.
CIRP Award Announcement: Recognition of Programs Fostering International and Global
Perspectives
An award by the APA’s Committee on International Relations in
Psychology (CIRP) that recognizes a doctoral program that has
demonstrated an overall commitment to international issues. For more
information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/cirp-global-
perspectives.aspx. Deadline: January 17, 2017.
Florence L. Denmark and Mary E. Reuder Award
The award’s purpose is to who, like Dr. Denmark and Dr. Reuder, have
made significant international scholarly, visionary and/or mentoring
contributions to further the understanding of women and/or gender. For more information, please
visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/denmark-reuder52.aspx?tab=1. Deadline: May 1, 2017.
APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology
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international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. For more information,
please visit:http://www.apa.org/about/awards/international-
advancement.aspx?tab=1. Deadline: June 1, 2017.
APA International Humanitarian Award
This APA award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian service and activism by a psychologist or a
team of psychologists, including professional and/or volunteer work conducted primarily in the field
with underserved populations. For more information, please
visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/international-
humanitarian.aspx?tab=1. Deadline: June 1, 2017.
Henry P. David Research Grant
Grant provides up to $1,500 for support of ongoing research in
behavioral aspects of population studies or human reproductive
behavior. For more information, please
visit:http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/david.aspx. Deadline: Feb
ruary 15, 2017.
*APF offers numerous grants, scholarships, and fellowships
supporting projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems. For more
information, please visit:http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/index.aspx.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED
Recent Publications
• An International Human Rights Perspective on Maternal Criminal Justice Involvement in
the United States. By Goshin, Lorie S.; Arditti, Joyce A.; Dallaire, Danielle H.; Shlafer,
Rebecca J.; Hollihan, Allison.Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Nov 7, 2016, No Pagination
Specified.
• Culture Shapes Spatial Frequency Tuning for
Face Identification. Tardif, Jessica; Fiset,
Daniel; Zhang, Ye; Estéphan, Amanda; Cai,
Qiuju; Luo, Canhuang; Sun, Dan; Gosselin,
Frédéric; Blais, Caroline. Journal of
Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and
Performance. Nov 7, 2016, No Pagination
Specified.
• More Than a Boundary Shift: Perceptual
Adaptation to Foreign-Accented Speech
Reshapes the Internal Structure of Phonetic
Categories. By Xie, Xin; Theodore, Rachel
M.; Myers, Emily B. Journal of Experimental
Psychology: Human Perception and Performance,
Nov 7, 2016, No Pagination Specified.
• Evidence-based care for Iraqi, Kurdish, and Syrian asylum seekers and refugees of the Syrian
civil war: A systematic review. By Nakeyar, Cisse; Frewen, Paul A. Canadian
Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, Vol 57(4), Nov 2016, 233-245.

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APA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Travel with APA to Cuba in 2017
APA is organizing a fifth “learning partner” trip to Cuba to
explore the psychology community and to attend Psicosalud 2017
(http://www.psicosaludcuba.com/) in Havana. The dates of the
trip are Oct. 27-Nov. 5, 2017, with an optional extension
through Nov 9, 2017, to visit the interior and east of Cuba and
meet with university-based psychologists. The program will
include orientation lectures on psychology education in Cuba, the
Cuban health care system, the history and current status of
psychology in Cuba, visits to Cuban institutions, clinics and
offices, and interaction with Cuban psychologists. PsicoSalud, a health psychology conference, is
organized by the Cuban Society of Health Psychology and focuses on “Working for the well-being of
all.” For more information, please visit:http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/learning-
partner.aspx.
APA Convention 2017
APA seeks proposals for individual presentations and sessions for the 2017
Annual Convention Aug. 3-6, 2017, in Washington, D.C. For more
information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/convention/proposals.aspx.
Deadlines:
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• Film Festival: Friday, Dec. 22, 2016, 5 p.m. ET.
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“Change the World”
It always struck me that saying that sounded a lot like grandiose hubris, or at best, a dauntingly
overwhelming task. The utter impossibility of it seemed certain until I realized that it can mean
helping one person at a time. That is a theme you’ll see throughout this book and our websites and
our work. I have added some of my LinkedIn Influencer blogs/essays that I hope may be
inspirational, also. The format of this book is inspired by Brian Eno’s A Year with Swollen
Appendices, not so much the diary aspect but rather the overwhelmingly large collection of
information in the various appendices.
Open-Sourced Humanitarian Interventionism
It’s long been my goal to make life easier for those working in humanitarian and volunteer
endeavors, as well as those in need of help. Indeed, in one way or another, we all need help in one
form or another. So, just about everything you find herein and on the Center’s website, is free of
charge, and a lot you could also find for yourself. What I’ve tried to do is speed up the search, vet
what has been found, and then curate the results, making them as readily and easily available as I
know how to. This is my dream of open-sourcing humanitarian work.
Current Content, For Pretty Close To Forever
The reason for this “reverse engineering” is twofold. First, the amount of content and links on the
Center’s website may not always be apparent to the novel user. This book allows for near complete
exposure to the functional tools and content that await the online user. Second, this book will never
be out-of-date, in that when new content becomes available via uploads to the DropBox account,
you’ll be able to read that as well. All you have to do is email me and ask to be linked. I curate the
content constantly. You can also request being added to our mailing list via my email address as well
if you’d like to be kept up-to-date on events and other relevant content.
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_____Zika, 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
ZIKA VIRUS
Canceling Zika’s Emergency
After the WHO ended its global health emergency for Zika on Friday, experts called the decision
premature. The WHO advisory committee emphasized that Zika is an ongoing threat that will need
ongoing response.
However, US NIAID director Anthony S. Fauci argued it was too early to cancel the Public Health
Emergency of International Concern with the possibility of a resurgence in Brazil and elsewhere
within months.
Lawrence Gostin, director of Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global
Health Law, agreed, saying “WHO’s action to call off the global emergency has provided reason for
governments and donors to pull back even more,” Gostin said.
The New York Times
Related: The Race for a Zika Vaccine - The New York Times
Related: Myanmar health authorities struggle to prepare for Zika outbreak – Reuters
HIV/AIDS
Dangerous Times for Young Women
Young women in sub-Saharan Africa face especial danger in terms of their risk of contracting
HIV/AIDS, according to the new UNAIDS World AIDS Day report.
A lack of risk awareness, challenging environments with poor access to food and education, and
relationships with older men contribute to their heightened vulnerability.
The Numbers:
• 91% of new infections in the 15-to-19-year-old group were in adolescent girls.
• About 19% of the estimated 2.1 million new global cases in 2015 occurred in females
between the ages of 15 and 24
• Nigeria alone accounts for more than 1/4 of the 150,000 new infections in children last year.
The Quote: “Young women are in an age group that is the least likely to have taken an HIV test and
know their status. It’s really amazing,” says UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé.

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Science
Island Epidemic
Decades of unchecked mining and militarization in Papua, Indonesia, have resulted in an HIV
epidemic linked to a rampant sex trade and inadequate health services. In 2013, Indonesia’s health
ministry found the infection rate in the small western province was 20 times that of the national
average—and 88% of people infected were unaware of their condition. A key source: Brothels at
mining sites where where some 80% of sex workers are estimated to be HIV positive.
The epidemic has spawned theories about government-sanctioned extinction of Papua’s indigenous
peoples. Meanwhile, Papuan activists are campaigning for independence to regain control of their
health and livelihood.
IRIN
MALARIA
Fighting Back
Scientists may have discovered a way to kill malaria-transmitting mosquitoes by deploying a drug
typically used against typically used against riverblindness and other diseases.
The drug ivermectin essentially makes human blood poisonous to mosquitoes. If it is mass-
administered in malaria-prone regions, it could decimate mosquito populations.
Unfortunately, the body metabolizes ivermectin quickly, but Robert Langer of MIT and Giovanni
Traverso of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have devised an ingenious delivery system to
extend the drug’s life. They created a star-shaped device infused with ivermectin that will dissolve in
the stomach over the course of 2 weeks. Human trials begin next year.
The Economist
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
Bad Birds
As demand for animal meat grows in India, so, too, does the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant
superbugs in the food chain, reports a new study. Recently, researchers tested 55 farm-raised and 45
free-range chickens at 7 markets in Southern India. 11% of both chicken types carried harmful
multi-drug resistant bacteria.
That free-range poultry was affected surprised researchers. They suspect those chickens consumed
antibiotic-laced feed or were exposed via contaminated food, water or feces.
Senior study author Niyaz Ahmed warns, “Unless the use of bacteria-fighting medicines [is]
controlled on farms, it’s ‘only a matter of time’ before the germs won’t be stopped by any drug.”
Bloomberg News
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Water Racism
Unsafe drinking water is a bigger problem for minority communities in the US than for white

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communities, suggests a new study from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Researchers there found that many black neighborhoods in nearby Wake County rely for their water
on wells and septic tanks, which are more susceptible to contamination than municipal water
systems. The tap water in these communities is 700 times more likely to have E. coli and 50 times
more likely to have coliform bacteria than municipal water used by residents in majority white
neighborhoods just miles away. Similar disparities exist elsewhere in the US.
Pacific Standard
FOREIGN AID
Direction Unknown
While President-elect Donald Trump’s commitment to global health and development remains
unknown, some officials worry his administration could undermine 16 years of US-led progress in
global poverty and disease relief.
Starting with George W. Bush’s administration, foreign aid for programs addressing AIDS, malaria
and tuberculosis has been a rare point of bipartisanship. Raj Kumar, president and editor-in-chief of
Devex, fears that could change.
“Since [global health and development] has not been a priority for [Trump's] campaign and there are
other priorities which are going to cost money like a tax cut, it's entirely possible that some foreign
assistance programs will be on the chopping block,” he says.
NPR Goats and Soda Blog
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
A Moral Test for America
A US Surgeon General’s report released today aims to call attention to the magnitude of the
epidemic of drug and alcohol addiction in America, where more than 20 million people are addicted
yet only 1 in 10 receives treatment.
“Facing Addiction,” gathers the latest information on the health impacts of drug and alcohol misuse,
issues around treatment and prevention, and research on the neurobiology of addiction, which, the
report emphasizes, is a disease, not a moral failing.
“I’m calling for a culture change in how we think about addiction,” U.S. Surgeon General Vivek
Murthy told the Washington Post. “Unless we eradicate the negative [stereotypes] . . . we won’t create
an environment where people feel comfortable coming forward and asking for help.”
The Washington Post
Malaria: The Net Effect
Insecticide-treated bed nets still protect against mosquitoes, despite growing worry over insecticide
resistance, according to a study released Wednesday at the ASTMH annual meeting.
A 5-year investigation by the WHO, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, found that

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people using long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in Benin, Cameroon, India, Kenya, and Sudan—all
areas with signs of mosquito resistance to insecticides—showed significantly lower malaria infection
rates. The WHO estimates that treated nets accounted for most (69%) of the 663 million malaria
infections prevented in sub-Saharan Africa from 2001-2015.
“This study provides encouraging news that we have not yet run out of time in battling insecticide
resistance,” said Stephen Higgs, president of ASTMH. Still, mosquito resistance remains a critical
concern, and the WHO urges investment in the development of new and improved vector control
tools.
SYRIA
WHO Condemns Attacks on Hospitals
Following attacks on 5 hospitals in Syria in a 48-hour period earlier this week, the WHO
condemned the bombings, demanding that all parties in the conflict respect the safety and neutrality
of health workers and facilities.
The Numbers:
• 3 hospitals in Western Rural Aleppo and 2 hospitals in Idleb were attacked, killing at least 2
people, and wounding 19 there, including 6 medical workers
• WHO has documented 126 such attacks in 2016
• All 3 hospitals in Western Rural Aleppo were providing over 10,000 consultations/month
• An attack on an Idleb mobile clinic deprives over 3500 patients of basic health care access.
In response, the WHO writes, “The pattern of attacks indicates that health care is being deliberately
targeted in the Syrian conflict – this is a major violation of international law and a tragic disregard of
our common humanity.”
WHO
Syria’s Hunger
The UN reports that 6 years of fighting, weather conditions and the soaring costs of farming have
sent food production in Syria plummeting to a record low.
In the past 5 years, wheat output has dropped by more than half and the availability of livestock has
seen staggering declines, conditions that have led to food insecurity for more than 7 million Syrians.
The situation in rebel-held east Aleppo is particularly dire, according to World Food Programme
spokeswoman Bettina Luescher. “It is very hard to say how people will be coping there,” she says.
Reuters
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
Livestock-Linked Infections
Not only do some workers at industrial hog production facilities carry multidrug-resistant staph
bacteria in their noses, they may also be developing skin infections from the bacteria, suggests a new
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study.
Of the 183 people included in the study, 44% of hog workers and 31% of members of their
households tested positive for staph bacteria. Among the hog workers and the children who lived
with them, 6% and 11% respectively reported a recent skin and soft tissue infection.

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Close to half of the bacteria strains carried by hog workers and nearly a third of strains carried by
household members were multidrug-resistant.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
HEALTH SYSTEMS
On the Ground
Research that takes into account local societal structures, cultural influences, environments, politics
and behavior would benefit the international community in tackling the global burden of
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), argues Adnan Hyder of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health.
Deaths from NCDs like diabetes are on the rise, and the WHO reports that 86% of the burden
comes from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hyder says mobile technology is proving
valuable in advancing research related to improving the quality and impact of LMICs’ health
services.
Ultimately, he says, in-country advocates need to be able to devise “locally meaningful” ways to
reduce risk factors such as smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diets.
Devex
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Smuggling Hope
Small-cell lung cancer patients in the US are finding hope in the form of a vaccine smuggled from
Cuba.
Cimavax, an immunotherapy treatment, stimulates the production of antibodies that bind with
Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF), a cancer-causing protein. Trials in Cuba showed consistent but
nominal increases in length of life--an additional 3-5 months--in vaccinated patients, with greater
benefit to those with elevated levels of EGF.
The FDA granted authorization to begin clinical trials in the US last month but it could be years
before the vaccine is commercially available.
The New York Times
NEGLECTED DISEASES
Worse Than We Thought
Previously believed to be harmless, a filarial worm infection called Loiasis may actually contribute to
an increased risk of death, according to a recent Lancet Infectious Diseases study.
Affecting over 10 million people in Africa, the infection, also known as “African Eye Worm,” is
transmitted through horsefly bites that transfer the Loa loa parasite to the host.
The findings come after researchers resurveyed over 3,600 participants involved in a 2001 study of
the disease. The researchers found that those who in 2001 had high levels of Loa loa died
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attributed to Loa loa.
DNDi
VIOLENCE
The Burden of Intimate Partner Violence
In Australia, one of the greatest risks to health for women between the ages of 18 and 44 is intimate
partner violence, says a new national study published by Australia’s National Research Organization
for Women’s Safety (ANROWS).
Findings show that 1 in 3 Australian women have experienced abuse—physical, sexual or emotional—
by an intimate partner, and while intimate partner violence is ranked the 7th
biggest health risk for
women, it’s 3rd
for Indigenous women and 1st
for women of childbearing age.
Though ending intimate partner violence is key, this study shows that addressing issues of gender
and radicalized inequality will also be integral.
Scientific American
CONFLICT
Standing for Victims in Syria
The ongoing Syrian conflict has left Aleppo with only 30 doctors to provide health care to about
300,000 people. M. Zaher Sahloul of the University of Illinois, Chicago, recently traveled to Syria to
volunteer at “an underground hospital in a besieged Mideast city” and recalls the horrific conditions
faced by physicians and civilians alike.
Sahloul is now calling on individuals to organize and demand that political leaders exert moral
leadership in the crisis. Doctors, he said, can advocate for action at medical societies and can
volunteer in medical missions to help refugees. And everyone, he says, can join the effort to resettle
Syrian refugees and donate to charities that are helping victims of the conflict.
The Conversation (op-ed)
PNEUMONIA
The Pneumonia Fumbler Challenge
In recognition of World Pneumonia Day on November 12, the International Vaccine Access Center
at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is raising awareness of pneumonia’s toll
on children. (It's the leading infectious killer of children under 5 years old worldwide--killing more
children than Zika, Ebola, malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV combined.)
As part of the day, IVAC is asking you to take the tongue-twisting Pneumonia Fumbler Challenge.

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