TheStar.com: Canada to double aid to Africa
Canada will meet its commitment to doubling aid to Africa next week even as it shifts its focus away from the continent, International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda said today. The Canadian International Development Agency announced last month it would focus 80 per cent of its bilateral funding to 20 countries and regions. At a speech to the National Press Club yesterday Oda said the countries were chosen based on their real needs and their capacity to use aid effectively but also taking into consideration the priorities of Canadian foreign policy, which for the Conservative government means a focus on the Americas.

Financial Times: Brown’s Europe speech to build support
Gordon Brown will today make his first speech as prime minister to the European parliament at the start of a round-the-world trip designed to build consensus before next week’s G20 meeting. Mr. Brown, who gained a reputation as chancellor for his reluctance to attend Brussels meetings, will use today’s set-piece event to show his new willingness to engage fully with Europe.

New York Times: Vaccination: Vaccine Delays in Poorer Nations Raise Health Risks for Infants
Many infants in poor and middle-income countries get their vaccines weeks later than doctors recommend and therefore face increased risks of sickness and death, according to a new study in The Lancet Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Researchers studied health surveys from 45 countries, mostly in Africa and Latin America
Reuters: Malaria map shows where to target the disease
Eliminating malaria in many parts of the world where risk of the disease is high may be less difficult than previously thought, international researchers said on Tuesday. Using data collected from nearly 8,000 local surveys of infection rates, the team found that in many areas transmission rates are below the level at which controlling the disease with things such as bed nets is a real possibility, Simon Hay of Oxford University in Britain, who led the study, said.

Bloomberg: Deadly Tuberculosis Faces New Weapon as Vaccine Enters Tests
Scientists will start the largest study in almost a century on a new vaccine against tuberculosis, attempting to improve on an existing immunization that only partially protects against the deadliest bacterial illness. The study is a collaborative effort with the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative and is funded by Aeras and the Wellcome Trust, the U.K.’s largest charity.

-Chandler Smith