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Blog examines independent evaluation of PMI

While the giant PEPFAR program to fight HIV/AIDS in developing countries gets a lot of attention in U.S. foreign policy discussions, a lesser known initiative to address malaria is achieving sustained, impressive results.

26 Apr 2013

New technologies speed health care delivery, reduce costs, pioneer new therapies

The current special issue of Technology and Innovation - Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors, devoted to studies on medical technology and health care delivery, focuses on a wide range of topics, from new technologies to reduce the cost of health care to understanding the human microbiome.

25 Apr 2013

HHS global health official discusses tobacco-, drug patent-related trade negotiations

Inside U.S. Trade features an interview with HHS Assistant Secretary forAffairs Nils Daulaire, who discusses how "the department is playing a larger role than ever before in the development of U.S. trade policy, including on sensitive issues in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations like a draft proposal for a tobacco-specific 'safe harbor' and the U.S. stance on issues related to intellectual property protections for pharmaceuticals," according to the publication.

25 Apr 2013

New hope for patients with chronic HBV infection

Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress- 2013 include rults from early in vitro and in vivo studies targeting covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), which may form the basis of a cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.

25 Apr 2013

To avoid difficulties experienced during SARS epidemic, China must remain transparent in H7N9 efforts

"On this 10th anniversary of China's April 2003 admission that the SARS virus had spread across that country ... Beijing finds itself once again in a terrible position via-a-vis the microbial and geopolitical worlds," Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes in a Foreign Policy opinion piece, noting the emergence of a new strain of bird flu, H7N9, in the country.

25 Apr 2013

Leuphana University Lueneburg project to study challenges, opportunities of progressive ageing

Leuphana University Lueneburg will apply for an EU Innovation Project, with an investment volume of up to EUR 1.6 billion - Big Data revolution in Healthcare through focused European collaboration in the most promising application areas - Strong partnerships with the University Medical Center Goettingen and the University of Zurich as well as the Republic of Malta, Sclavo Vaccines Association of Italy and ICHOM, among others.

25 Apr 2013

GPEI presents comprehensive six-year polio eradication plan at Global Vaccine Summit

Today, at the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types of polio disease – both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived cases – simultaneously.

25 Apr 2013

UNITAID, Medicines Patent Pool work to improve access to medicines in developing world

Devex features a sponsored interview with Dennis Broun, executive director of UNITAID, which uses innovative financing and "its understanding of how to address market shortcomings to improve access to quality-assured treatment and diagnostics for HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria patients in low-income countries."

25 Apr 2013

Gates Foundation blog examines Global Newborn Action Plan

Noting "hundreds of global health researchers, policymakers, civil society leaders, program managers, health practitioners, and newborn champions [are gathering] in Johannesburg, South Africa, this week at the Global Newborn Health Conference to discuss how to improve the poor statistics on newborn health," Gary Darmstadt, head of the Family Health Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Cyril Engmann, a senior program officer for neonatal health at the foundation, write in the organization's "Impatient Optimists" blog, "This collective analysis and effort should ensure that all aspects of newborn health are included in this plan."

25 Apr 2013

WHO highlights threat of antimalarial drug resistance in Greater Mekong subregion

On World Malaria Day, 25 April, WHO recognizes significant accomplishments in preventing and controlling malaria, including in high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa, but highlights the threat of antimalarial drug resistance in south-east Asia's Greater Mekong subregion, where an emergency response is now being launched.

25 Apr 2013

Opinion pieces address polio eradication goal to be discussed at Global Vaccine Summit

Public and private sector representatives will meet this week in Abu Dhabi at the Global Vaccine Summit, hosted by His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in partnership with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

24 Apr 2013

Blog posts address goal of universal immunization

World Immunization Week (April 21-28) aims to raise awareness that immunizations avert two to three million deaths annually, but an estimated 22 million infants are not fully immunized with routine vaccines.

24 Apr 2013

Partnership and accountability among countries will lead to global health successes

In remarks at the Africa Health Forum on Friday in Washington, D.C., Deputy Secretary of State William Burns discussed the evolution of foreign assistance and cooperation "from a donor-recipient relationship to more of a partnership," according to a speech transcript provided by the U.S. State Department.

23 Apr 2013

PATH Publications examine U.S. agencies' role in advancing global health technologies

In a guest post in the Global Health Technologies Coalition's "Breakthroughs" blog, Heather Ignatius, senior policy and advocacy officer at PATH, "writes about the important role U.S. agencies play in advancing global health technologies."

22 Apr 2013

Reports examine issues of HIV treatment among prisoners, sex workers, sexual minorities in Zambia

"The recent arrest of Zambian HIV treatment and human rights advocate Paul Kasonkomona for only talking about legal barriers to HIV and other health services for Zambians who are prisoners, sex workers or members of sexual minorities, raises the question of how those barriers can be addressed by the country's board charged with distributing money from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria" -- the Country Coordinating Mechanism, the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog writes.

20 Apr 2013

Sustain U.S. global AIDS financing to achieve AIDS-free generation

"The persistent shortchanging of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, is one of the more significant and perplexing trends in America's global health policy," Chris Collins, vice president and director of public policy at amfAR: The Foundation for AIDS Research, writes in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog.

20 Apr 2013

Blog examines implications of synthetic artemisinin production for global health

"This week, PATH and our partners celebrated the official launch of the production line for a new synthetic version of artemisinin, the key ingredient for the gold-standard malaria treatment -- one that plays a major role in protecting the lives of children and adults worldwide," PATH President and CEO Steve Davis writes in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

19 Apr 2013

New issue of GHD-NET's Health & Foreign Policy Bulletin available online

The March 2013 issue (.pdf) of the Global Health Diplomacy Network's (GHD-NET) Health & Foreign Policy Bulletin is now available online.

18 Apr 2013

President Obama's budget request signals confidence in Global Fund

President Obama's "budget request demonstrates a strong and well-timed endorsement of the Global Fund [to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria] in advance of the replenishment, and will hopefully leverage similarly strong pledges from other donors," Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy and a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, and Jenny Ottenhoff, policy outreach associate at the center, write in the CGD's "Global Health Policy" blog.

18 Apr 2013

Zambia, Zimbabwe address TB/HIV co-infection

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog outlines efforts to fight TB/HIV co-infection in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

18 Apr 2013

Global Health News and Research

Blog examines independent evaluation of PMI

New technologies speed health care delivery, reduce costs, pioneer new therapies

HHS global health official discusses tobacco-, drug patent-related trade negotiations

New hope for patients with chronic HBV infection

To avoid difficulties experienced during SARS epidemic, China must remain transparent in H7N9 efforts

Leuphana University Lueneburg project to study challenges, opportunities of progressive ageing

GPEI presents comprehensive six-year polio eradication plan at Global Vaccine Summit

UNITAID, Medicines Patent Pool work to improve access to medicines in developing world

Gates Foundation blog examines Global Newborn Action Plan

WHO highlights threat of antimalarial drug resistance in Greater Mekong subregion

Opinion pieces address polio eradication goal to be discussed at Global Vaccine Summit

Blog posts address goal of universal immunization

Partnership and accountability among countries will lead to global health successes

PATH Publications examine U.S. agencies' role in advancing global health technologies

Reports examine issues of HIV treatment among prisoners, sex workers, sexual minorities in Zambia

Sustain U.S. global AIDS financing to achieve AIDS-free generation

Blog examines implications of synthetic artemisinin production for global health

New issue of GHD-NET's Health & Foreign Policy Bulletin available online

President Obama's budget request signals confidence in Global Fund

Zambia, Zimbabwe address TB/HIV co-infection

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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