Ending TB: Multi-Sectoral Collaboration Needed To Tackle Disease Of Poverty, Board Says 01/02/2019 Editorial team There is a need to strengthen multisectoral collaboration to halt the global tuberculosis epidemic, WHO Executive Board (EB) members said in a review of the WHO End TB Strategy, which aims to reduce TB deaths by 90 percent by 2030. Continue reading -> Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Digital Health Technologies Can Unlock Huge Potential From Research Bench To Outpatient Care, Speakers Tell OECD 14/12/2018 Editorial team There is a yawning gap between the potential of digital technologies to transform health care, and the everyday constraints on efficient data use at health clinics and hospitals to improve patient treatment. Continue reading -> WHO-UNICEF Report: Some 2.5 Million Newborns Died In 2017, Mostly Preventable 13/12/2018 Editorial team About 2.5 million newborns died in 2017, mostly because they couldn’t get the care that they needed during or right after birth, according to a global coalition that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Continue reading -> Health Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer 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
Video: Stopping Malaria Relapse – New Approaches For An Old Disease 22/01/2019 Editorial team Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) tells the story of the new single-dose tefanoquine treatment for relapsing malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax species of the parasite – the most widespread in the world. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Digital Health Technologies Can Unlock Huge Potential From Research Bench To Outpatient Care, Speakers Tell OECD 14/12/2018 Editorial team There is a yawning gap between the potential of digital technologies to transform health care, and the everyday constraints on efficient data use at health clinics and hospitals to improve patient treatment. Continue reading -> WHO-UNICEF Report: Some 2.5 Million Newborns Died In 2017, Mostly Preventable 13/12/2018 Editorial team About 2.5 million newborns died in 2017, mostly because they couldn’t get the care that they needed during or right after birth, according to a global coalition that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Continue reading -> Health Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer 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
Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> Digital Health Technologies Can Unlock Huge Potential From Research Bench To Outpatient Care, Speakers Tell OECD 14/12/2018 Editorial team There is a yawning gap between the potential of digital technologies to transform health care, and the everyday constraints on efficient data use at health clinics and hospitals to improve patient treatment. Continue reading -> WHO-UNICEF Report: Some 2.5 Million Newborns Died In 2017, Mostly Preventable 13/12/2018 Editorial team About 2.5 million newborns died in 2017, mostly because they couldn’t get the care that they needed during or right after birth, according to a global coalition that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Continue reading -> Health Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer 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
Digital Health Technologies Can Unlock Huge Potential From Research Bench To Outpatient Care, Speakers Tell OECD 14/12/2018 Editorial team There is a yawning gap between the potential of digital technologies to transform health care, and the everyday constraints on efficient data use at health clinics and hospitals to improve patient treatment. Continue reading -> WHO-UNICEF Report: Some 2.5 Million Newborns Died In 2017, Mostly Preventable 13/12/2018 Editorial team About 2.5 million newborns died in 2017, mostly because they couldn’t get the care that they needed during or right after birth, according to a global coalition that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Continue reading -> Health Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer 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-UNICEF Report: Some 2.5 Million Newborns Died In 2017, Mostly Preventable 13/12/2018 Editorial team About 2.5 million newborns died in 2017, mostly because they couldn’t get the care that they needed during or right after birth, according to a global coalition that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Continue reading -> Health Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer 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 Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer posts