The Case For Nations To Act On Medicines Access 23/07/2017 William New NEW YORK -- A range of speakers, including top health officials from both a developed and developing country, last week laid out the case for why the world’s leaders must now launch a shift in the way medicines all populations need are developed and priced. The need for global collaboration is clear, speakers said, but who will lead? Continue reading -> More Than Half Of People With HIV Now Have Access To Treatment, UNAIDS Says 20/07/2017 William New For the first time, more than half of people in the world living with HIV have access to treatment, UNAIDS said in a report released today in Geneva. In addition, AIDS-related deaths have been nearly cut in half since 2005, it said. As of 2016, nearly 20 million people were living with HIV. Continue reading -> WHO Influenza Watchdog Network Meeting In Geneva, Setting 5-Year Plan 18/07/2017 Catherine Saez The global network of national influenza centres is at the core of the World Health Organization system of influenza surveillance and response. All year round those national influenza centres collect, interpret and share flu samples or genetic information with the WHO so that seasonal vaccines can be manufactured, and potential pandemics adequately identified and contained. Continue reading -> WHO Study: Most Countries Have Ability To Reach Universal Health Coverage By 2030 17/07/2017 Catherine Saez A new study by the World Health Organization finds that most countries will have the technological and the financial ability to reach universal health coverage in the next 13 years, according to authors. Continue reading -> WIPO’s Gurry: Artificial Intelligence, Gene Editing Latest ‘Winners’ In Innovation 13/07/2017 Elise De Geyter The main winners of innovation are technologies that enable market application, with gene editing and artificial intelligence as two examples, Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, told a panel discussion last week. Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), said at the same event that everybody benefits from innovation. Continue reading -> Access To Medicines For All By 2030: New WHO Strategic Framework Sets Vision 13/07/2017 Catherine Saez Access to affordable and quality medicines for all is one of the major commitments of the World Health Organization, and its new medicines and health products strategic framework for the next 15 years calls for new research and development (R&D) models, including delinkage of the R&D costs from the price of products, and fair pricing. Continue reading -> Health: Report Calls For Increased Efforts On TB; WHO Warns About Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease 07/07/2017 Catherine Saez Tuberculosis is still a deadly killer, and a new report by two humanitarian organisations raises alarm on poor progress on the disease diagnosis and treatment. The report calls for governments to increase efforts to fight the disease, and for the G20 countries to mobilise funds to help, in particular to boost research and development for new treatments. Separately, the World Health Organization issued a call for new treatments to fight antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea. Continue reading -> G20: Security, Trade, Climate, Trump Diplomacy Overshadow Health, IT, Innovation 07/07/2017 Monika Ermert On the eve of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, German politicians described positions on free trade and climate as the most difficult issues. Expectations from civil society groups in the G20 results are modest at best and the 6 July protest march “Welcome to Hell” was cancelled after clashes between the police and parts of the protestors. Continue reading -> New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
More Than Half Of People With HIV Now Have Access To Treatment, UNAIDS Says 20/07/2017 William New For the first time, more than half of people in the world living with HIV have access to treatment, UNAIDS said in a report released today in Geneva. In addition, AIDS-related deaths have been nearly cut in half since 2005, it said. As of 2016, nearly 20 million people were living with HIV. Continue reading -> WHO Influenza Watchdog Network Meeting In Geneva, Setting 5-Year Plan 18/07/2017 Catherine Saez The global network of national influenza centres is at the core of the World Health Organization system of influenza surveillance and response. All year round those national influenza centres collect, interpret and share flu samples or genetic information with the WHO so that seasonal vaccines can be manufactured, and potential pandemics adequately identified and contained. Continue reading -> WHO Study: Most Countries Have Ability To Reach Universal Health Coverage By 2030 17/07/2017 Catherine Saez A new study by the World Health Organization finds that most countries will have the technological and the financial ability to reach universal health coverage in the next 13 years, according to authors. Continue reading -> WIPO’s Gurry: Artificial Intelligence, Gene Editing Latest ‘Winners’ In Innovation 13/07/2017 Elise De Geyter The main winners of innovation are technologies that enable market application, with gene editing and artificial intelligence as two examples, Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, told a panel discussion last week. Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), said at the same event that everybody benefits from innovation. Continue reading -> Access To Medicines For All By 2030: New WHO Strategic Framework Sets Vision 13/07/2017 Catherine Saez Access to affordable and quality medicines for all is one of the major commitments of the World Health Organization, and its new medicines and health products strategic framework for the next 15 years calls for new research and development (R&D) models, including delinkage of the R&D costs from the price of products, and fair pricing. Continue reading -> Health: Report Calls For Increased Efforts On TB; WHO Warns About Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease 07/07/2017 Catherine Saez Tuberculosis is still a deadly killer, and a new report by two humanitarian organisations raises alarm on poor progress on the disease diagnosis and treatment. The report calls for governments to increase efforts to fight the disease, and for the G20 countries to mobilise funds to help, in particular to boost research and development for new treatments. Separately, the World Health Organization issued a call for new treatments to fight antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea. Continue reading -> G20: Security, Trade, Climate, Trump Diplomacy Overshadow Health, IT, Innovation 07/07/2017 Monika Ermert On the eve of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, German politicians described positions on free trade and climate as the most difficult issues. Expectations from civil society groups in the G20 results are modest at best and the 6 July protest march “Welcome to Hell” was cancelled after clashes between the police and parts of the protestors. Continue reading -> New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WHO Influenza Watchdog Network Meeting In Geneva, Setting 5-Year Plan 18/07/2017 Catherine Saez The global network of national influenza centres is at the core of the World Health Organization system of influenza surveillance and response. All year round those national influenza centres collect, interpret and share flu samples or genetic information with the WHO so that seasonal vaccines can be manufactured, and potential pandemics adequately identified and contained. Continue reading -> WHO Study: Most Countries Have Ability To Reach Universal Health Coverage By 2030 17/07/2017 Catherine Saez A new study by the World Health Organization finds that most countries will have the technological and the financial ability to reach universal health coverage in the next 13 years, according to authors. Continue reading -> WIPO’s Gurry: Artificial Intelligence, Gene Editing Latest ‘Winners’ In Innovation 13/07/2017 Elise De Geyter The main winners of innovation are technologies that enable market application, with gene editing and artificial intelligence as two examples, Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, told a panel discussion last week. Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), said at the same event that everybody benefits from innovation. Continue reading -> Access To Medicines For All By 2030: New WHO Strategic Framework Sets Vision 13/07/2017 Catherine Saez Access to affordable and quality medicines for all is one of the major commitments of the World Health Organization, and its new medicines and health products strategic framework for the next 15 years calls for new research and development (R&D) models, including delinkage of the R&D costs from the price of products, and fair pricing. Continue reading -> Health: Report Calls For Increased Efforts On TB; WHO Warns About Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease 07/07/2017 Catherine Saez Tuberculosis is still a deadly killer, and a new report by two humanitarian organisations raises alarm on poor progress on the disease diagnosis and treatment. The report calls for governments to increase efforts to fight the disease, and for the G20 countries to mobilise funds to help, in particular to boost research and development for new treatments. Separately, the World Health Organization issued a call for new treatments to fight antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea. Continue reading -> G20: Security, Trade, Climate, Trump Diplomacy Overshadow Health, IT, Innovation 07/07/2017 Monika Ermert On the eve of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, German politicians described positions on free trade and climate as the most difficult issues. Expectations from civil society groups in the G20 results are modest at best and the 6 July protest march “Welcome to Hell” was cancelled after clashes between the police and parts of the protestors. Continue reading -> New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WHO Study: Most Countries Have Ability To Reach Universal Health Coverage By 2030 17/07/2017 Catherine Saez A new study by the World Health Organization finds that most countries will have the technological and the financial ability to reach universal health coverage in the next 13 years, according to authors. Continue reading -> WIPO’s Gurry: Artificial Intelligence, Gene Editing Latest ‘Winners’ In Innovation 13/07/2017 Elise De Geyter The main winners of innovation are technologies that enable market application, with gene editing and artificial intelligence as two examples, Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, told a panel discussion last week. Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), said at the same event that everybody benefits from innovation. Continue reading -> Access To Medicines For All By 2030: New WHO Strategic Framework Sets Vision 13/07/2017 Catherine Saez Access to affordable and quality medicines for all is one of the major commitments of the World Health Organization, and its new medicines and health products strategic framework for the next 15 years calls for new research and development (R&D) models, including delinkage of the R&D costs from the price of products, and fair pricing. Continue reading -> Health: Report Calls For Increased Efforts On TB; WHO Warns About Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease 07/07/2017 Catherine Saez Tuberculosis is still a deadly killer, and a new report by two humanitarian organisations raises alarm on poor progress on the disease diagnosis and treatment. The report calls for governments to increase efforts to fight the disease, and for the G20 countries to mobilise funds to help, in particular to boost research and development for new treatments. Separately, the World Health Organization issued a call for new treatments to fight antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea. Continue reading -> G20: Security, Trade, Climate, Trump Diplomacy Overshadow Health, IT, Innovation 07/07/2017 Monika Ermert On the eve of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, German politicians described positions on free trade and climate as the most difficult issues. Expectations from civil society groups in the G20 results are modest at best and the 6 July protest march “Welcome to Hell” was cancelled after clashes between the police and parts of the protestors. Continue reading -> New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WIPO’s Gurry: Artificial Intelligence, Gene Editing Latest ‘Winners’ In Innovation 13/07/2017 Elise De Geyter The main winners of innovation are technologies that enable market application, with gene editing and artificial intelligence as two examples, Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, told a panel discussion last week. Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), said at the same event that everybody benefits from innovation. Continue reading -> Access To Medicines For All By 2030: New WHO Strategic Framework Sets Vision 13/07/2017 Catherine Saez Access to affordable and quality medicines for all is one of the major commitments of the World Health Organization, and its new medicines and health products strategic framework for the next 15 years calls for new research and development (R&D) models, including delinkage of the R&D costs from the price of products, and fair pricing. Continue reading -> Health: Report Calls For Increased Efforts On TB; WHO Warns About Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease 07/07/2017 Catherine Saez Tuberculosis is still a deadly killer, and a new report by two humanitarian organisations raises alarm on poor progress on the disease diagnosis and treatment. The report calls for governments to increase efforts to fight the disease, and for the G20 countries to mobilise funds to help, in particular to boost research and development for new treatments. Separately, the World Health Organization issued a call for new treatments to fight antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea. Continue reading -> G20: Security, Trade, Climate, Trump Diplomacy Overshadow Health, IT, Innovation 07/07/2017 Monika Ermert On the eve of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, German politicians described positions on free trade and climate as the most difficult issues. Expectations from civil society groups in the G20 results are modest at best and the 6 July protest march “Welcome to Hell” was cancelled after clashes between the police and parts of the protestors. Continue reading -> New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Access To Medicines For All By 2030: New WHO Strategic Framework Sets Vision 13/07/2017 Catherine Saez Access to affordable and quality medicines for all is one of the major commitments of the World Health Organization, and its new medicines and health products strategic framework for the next 15 years calls for new research and development (R&D) models, including delinkage of the R&D costs from the price of products, and fair pricing. Continue reading -> Health: Report Calls For Increased Efforts On TB; WHO Warns About Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease 07/07/2017 Catherine Saez Tuberculosis is still a deadly killer, and a new report by two humanitarian organisations raises alarm on poor progress on the disease diagnosis and treatment. The report calls for governments to increase efforts to fight the disease, and for the G20 countries to mobilise funds to help, in particular to boost research and development for new treatments. Separately, the World Health Organization issued a call for new treatments to fight antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea. Continue reading -> G20: Security, Trade, Climate, Trump Diplomacy Overshadow Health, IT, Innovation 07/07/2017 Monika Ermert On the eve of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, German politicians described positions on free trade and climate as the most difficult issues. Expectations from civil society groups in the G20 results are modest at best and the 6 July protest march “Welcome to Hell” was cancelled after clashes between the police and parts of the protestors. Continue reading -> New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Health: Report Calls For Increased Efforts On TB; WHO Warns About Antibiotic-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease 07/07/2017 Catherine Saez Tuberculosis is still a deadly killer, and a new report by two humanitarian organisations raises alarm on poor progress on the disease diagnosis and treatment. The report calls for governments to increase efforts to fight the disease, and for the G20 countries to mobilise funds to help, in particular to boost research and development for new treatments. Separately, the World Health Organization issued a call for new treatments to fight antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea. Continue reading -> G20: Security, Trade, Climate, Trump Diplomacy Overshadow Health, IT, Innovation 07/07/2017 Monika Ermert On the eve of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, German politicians described positions on free trade and climate as the most difficult issues. Expectations from civil society groups in the G20 results are modest at best and the 6 July protest march “Welcome to Hell” was cancelled after clashes between the police and parts of the protestors. Continue reading -> New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
G20: Security, Trade, Climate, Trump Diplomacy Overshadow Health, IT, Innovation 07/07/2017 Monika Ermert On the eve of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, German politicians described positions on free trade and climate as the most difficult issues. Expectations from civil society groups in the G20 results are modest at best and the 6 July protest march “Welcome to Hell” was cancelled after clashes between the police and parts of the protestors. Continue reading -> New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
New WHO Director Tedros’s Opening Vision: People First 04/07/2017 William New Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his first week as director-general of the UN World Health Organization by addressing the WHO staff with his vision for the organisation and the world. Top of the list? Humanity. Continue reading -> Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent’s First Super-Regulator? 03/07/2017 Tatum Anderson An African medicines agency, the continent’s first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts