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Global Health Leadership Positions Still Mostly A Rich Man's Game: Report
NPR: Men Still Dominate The Boards Of Global Health Group, Reports New Study
The world of global health leadership is still very much a man's world – that's the conclusion of a new report published by Global Health 50/50. The title: "Boards for All?" The report looked at the gender and geography of more than 2,000 board members across 146 global health organizations. Among the findings: Only 1% of board members were women from low-income countries, and nearly half the organizations evaluated had boards composed entirely of people from high-income countries. (Lu, 4/8)
In other global health news —
CBS News: Queen Elizabeth II Commiserates With Hospitalized COVID Patients After Her Own Bout With The "Horrible" Virus
Queen Elizabeth II, after her own recent bout with COVID-19, empathized with patients, doctors and nurses at a London hospital last week as she listened to their stories about life on the front lines of the pandemic. The monarch spoke to patients and staff at the Royal London Hospital during a virtual visit that marked the official dedication of the Queen Elizabeth Unit, a 155-bed critical care facility built in just five weeks at the height of the pandemic. "It does leave one very tired and exhausted, doesn't it?'' she told recovering COVID-19 patient Asef Hussain and his wife, Shamina. "This horrible pandemic." (4/11)
Bloomberg: Hong Kong Covid Infections Slow As City Concludes Self-Testing
Hong Kong’s number of daily Covid cases dropped to the lowest in almost two months as the city ends a voluntary citywide testing exercise that has uncovered more than 2,000 infections. Health officials said on Sunday that there were 1,921 new daily cases, 18 of them imported, and 65 virus-related deaths. Residents have reported 2,202 Covid infections via rapid antigen tests distributed to households last week as part of the government’s three-day program, Albert Au, principal medical and health officer at the Department of Health, said at a briefing. (Zhao and Chen, 4/9)
Bloomberg: India To Distribute Fortified Rice To Tackle Malnutrition Issue
India will distribute fortified rice through various government-run food programs to tackle acute malnutrition among children and women in the world’s second-most populous nation. The initiative, which will cost about 27 billion rupees ($356 million) a year, will be funded by the federal government and completed in phases by June 2024, according to an official statement released after the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the plan. (Pradhan, 4/8)
