Bill Gates grills Germany over late reaction to Ebola
During a visit with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, multi-billionaire Bill Gates accused Germany and other western countries of having reacted too late in the fight against Ebola, calling on the...
View ArticleNGOs decry German development budget as ‘irresponsible’
Numerous German aid organisations are blaming the Merkel government for failing to keep its financial commitments on development policy, with some NGOs going so far as to call the budget a scandal in...
View ArticleEbola and beyond
It is time for developed countries to recognise that the best way to protect their citizens from Ebola is to help stop the spread of the virus in West Africa, says Lawrence O. Gostin.
View ArticleAgriculture development chief: ‘The crisis after Ebola will be a food...
Food production structures in many West African countries face the threat of collapse – a consequence of the Ebola epidemic that is also likely to affect Europe, says Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the...
View ArticleA rights-based approach to health is fundamental to the post-2015 framework
We must commit to strengthening health systems, as well as maintaining efforts towards eradicating communicable diseases, writes Linda McAvan.
View ArticleWrap-up: EU leaders endorse Juncker’s plan and show unity on Russia
EU leaders gathered in Brussels for their last summit meeting of the year on Thursday (18 December). They overcame divisions on Juncker's investment plan. On Russia, new European Council President...
View ArticleOECD praises UK for its effort to fight global poverty
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has urged the UK to maintain its commitment to foreign aid, as it praised the country’s efforts in fighting global poverty despite the...
View ArticleStylianides: We need strong bridges between humanitarian and development aid
As the world struggles to deal with crises, there is a need to change the way we think about managing them, while building stronger bridges between humanitarian aid and development assistance,...
View ArticleFrance cuts AIDS budget
Budgetary austerity and commitments to fight the Ebola epidemic have forced France to cut its contributions to UNITAID, the international organisation that provides access to AIDS treatments in poor...
View ArticleStylianides: Defeating Ebola requires stronger regional cooperation
In an interview with EURACTIV's Georgi Gotev, Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management, said that more regional cooperation is needed in West Africa in the...
View ArticleMogherini suggests détente with Russia
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has suggested EU states could re-engage with Russia on global diplomacy, trade and other issues in return for gradual steps to defuse the crisis...
View ArticleFirst Ebola vaccines shipped to Africa
The first batch of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline's Ebola vaccine has arrived in Liberia.
View ArticleGerman government readies EU white helmet force to combat epidemics
SPECIAL REPORT: In the fight against global diseases, the European Union is expected to take a collective approach. Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is currently planning a...
View ArticleLack of social safety net hampers fight against killer diseases
SPECIAL REPORT: Billions of people in developing nations lack the health and social protections that most Europeans take for granted, a gap that experts say harms efforts to reduce poverty and prevent...
View ArticleAndriukaitis: Ebola highlights Africa’s health challenges
The Ebola: From Emergency to Recovery conference, being held by the European Commission today (3 March), provides an important opportunity to plan for the long term recovery and resilience of affected...
View ArticlePlan International CEO: EU should be aware of ‘secret societies’ when...
Development organisations fighting Ebola in Africa, such as Plan, have discovered obstacles in combating the disease from local communities that are resisting changes to their normal ways of living,...
View ArticleCommission ready to support DR Congo in Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The European Commission said today (15 May) it was following the situation and was ready to...
View ArticleStylianides announces first EU airlift for Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The EU today (23 May) announced its first tranche of aid in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.
View ArticleIt will be tough and costly to contain current Ebola outbreak, says WHO
Following a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo early May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) decided it is not yet an international public health emergency but is deploying an...
View ArticleCampaigning for critical election opens in crisis-wracked DR Congo
After two years of setbacks, broken promises and delays, the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday (21 November) effectively opened the starting gates for a crucial election that could alleviate --...
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