New Funding Partnership To Develop Innovative Drugs For Leishmaniasis 05/02/2019 David Branigan Wellcome has committed to provide more than £10 million to the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) over three years to develop new oral treatments for leishmaniasis, a devastating parasitic disease that primarily affects some of the world’s poorest people. Continue reading -> Beat NCDs: Rwanda Celebrates First Car-Free Day, While Kenya Plans Air Pollution Sensors 04/02/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, celebrated its first car-free day today, while a Kenyan telecom company was reported to have launched a major initiative to install 3,000 low-cost air pollution sensors around the country, in response to growing fears about air pollution’s health impacts. Continue reading -> Board Debates Medicines Access; WHO Asserts Mandate On IP, Trade Issues 30/01/2019 Catherine Saez Shortages, faulty supply chains, unbearable prices, weak health systems - the issue of access to medicines is multifaceted and gave way to a long list of interventions yesterday at the World Health Organization. Challenged on its mandate to address intellectual property and trade issues, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus (Dr Tedros) confirmed that WHO’s mandate includes work with partners on those issues. Discussions also included fair pricing and transparency, for which Italy called for a resolution at the next World Health Assembly. Continue reading -> Breaking News: WHO Board Completes Work On Access To Medicines Roadmap 29/01/2019 Catherine Saez After 65 interventions by member states and non-governmental organisations, at press time the World Health Organization Executive Board concluded work on a document containing a draft roadmap to increase access to medicines and vaccines. Continue reading -> WHO Dance! Board Takes Physical Exercise Breaks Between Sessions 29/01/2019 David Branigan & Catherine Saez The World Health Organization Executive Board meeting consists of many lengthy and arduous sessions. In the spirit of increasing physical activity to address non-communicable diseases - and possibly help delegates move to successful conclusions - here is a glimpse of a WHO physical exercise break from this week, set to a Chinese dance video. Continue reading -> DNDi, MMV Make 400 Compounds Available To Boost Pandemic Disease Research 29/01/2019 William New The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced the launch of the "Pandemic Response Box", which offers researchers free access to 400 compounds that could lead to development of new treatments for pandemic diseases. In return, researchers "will be expected to share data resulting from research on the molecules from the box in the public domain within 2 years of its generation." Continue reading -> WHO Names Directors For Western Pacific, Southeast Asia 26/01/2019 William New The World Health Organization Executive Board today appointed the next directors for two of its its six regions. 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 -> WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Beat NCDs: Rwanda Celebrates First Car-Free Day, While Kenya Plans Air Pollution Sensors 04/02/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, celebrated its first car-free day today, while a Kenyan telecom company was reported to have launched a major initiative to install 3,000 low-cost air pollution sensors around the country, in response to growing fears about air pollution’s health impacts. Continue reading -> Board Debates Medicines Access; WHO Asserts Mandate On IP, Trade Issues 30/01/2019 Catherine Saez Shortages, faulty supply chains, unbearable prices, weak health systems - the issue of access to medicines is multifaceted and gave way to a long list of interventions yesterday at the World Health Organization. Challenged on its mandate to address intellectual property and trade issues, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus (Dr Tedros) confirmed that WHO’s mandate includes work with partners on those issues. Discussions also included fair pricing and transparency, for which Italy called for a resolution at the next World Health Assembly. Continue reading -> Breaking News: WHO Board Completes Work On Access To Medicines Roadmap 29/01/2019 Catherine Saez After 65 interventions by member states and non-governmental organisations, at press time the World Health Organization Executive Board concluded work on a document containing a draft roadmap to increase access to medicines and vaccines. Continue reading -> WHO Dance! Board Takes Physical Exercise Breaks Between Sessions 29/01/2019 David Branigan & Catherine Saez The World Health Organization Executive Board meeting consists of many lengthy and arduous sessions. In the spirit of increasing physical activity to address non-communicable diseases - and possibly help delegates move to successful conclusions - here is a glimpse of a WHO physical exercise break from this week, set to a Chinese dance video. Continue reading -> DNDi, MMV Make 400 Compounds Available To Boost Pandemic Disease Research 29/01/2019 William New The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced the launch of the "Pandemic Response Box", which offers researchers free access to 400 compounds that could lead to development of new treatments for pandemic diseases. In return, researchers "will be expected to share data resulting from research on the molecules from the box in the public domain within 2 years of its generation." Continue reading -> WHO Names Directors For Western Pacific, Southeast Asia 26/01/2019 William New The World Health Organization Executive Board today appointed the next directors for two of its its six regions. 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 -> WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Board Debates Medicines Access; WHO Asserts Mandate On IP, Trade Issues 30/01/2019 Catherine Saez Shortages, faulty supply chains, unbearable prices, weak health systems - the issue of access to medicines is multifaceted and gave way to a long list of interventions yesterday at the World Health Organization. Challenged on its mandate to address intellectual property and trade issues, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus (Dr Tedros) confirmed that WHO’s mandate includes work with partners on those issues. Discussions also included fair pricing and transparency, for which Italy called for a resolution at the next World Health Assembly. Continue reading -> Breaking News: WHO Board Completes Work On Access To Medicines Roadmap 29/01/2019 Catherine Saez After 65 interventions by member states and non-governmental organisations, at press time the World Health Organization Executive Board concluded work on a document containing a draft roadmap to increase access to medicines and vaccines. Continue reading -> WHO Dance! Board Takes Physical Exercise Breaks Between Sessions 29/01/2019 David Branigan & Catherine Saez The World Health Organization Executive Board meeting consists of many lengthy and arduous sessions. In the spirit of increasing physical activity to address non-communicable diseases - and possibly help delegates move to successful conclusions - here is a glimpse of a WHO physical exercise break from this week, set to a Chinese dance video. Continue reading -> DNDi, MMV Make 400 Compounds Available To Boost Pandemic Disease Research 29/01/2019 William New The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced the launch of the "Pandemic Response Box", which offers researchers free access to 400 compounds that could lead to development of new treatments for pandemic diseases. In return, researchers "will be expected to share data resulting from research on the molecules from the box in the public domain within 2 years of its generation." Continue reading -> WHO Names Directors For Western Pacific, Southeast Asia 26/01/2019 William New The World Health Organization Executive Board today appointed the next directors for two of its its six regions. 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 -> WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Breaking News: WHO Board Completes Work On Access To Medicines Roadmap 29/01/2019 Catherine Saez After 65 interventions by member states and non-governmental organisations, at press time the World Health Organization Executive Board concluded work on a document containing a draft roadmap to increase access to medicines and vaccines. Continue reading -> WHO Dance! Board Takes Physical Exercise Breaks Between Sessions 29/01/2019 David Branigan & Catherine Saez The World Health Organization Executive Board meeting consists of many lengthy and arduous sessions. In the spirit of increasing physical activity to address non-communicable diseases - and possibly help delegates move to successful conclusions - here is a glimpse of a WHO physical exercise break from this week, set to a Chinese dance video. Continue reading -> DNDi, MMV Make 400 Compounds Available To Boost Pandemic Disease Research 29/01/2019 William New The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced the launch of the "Pandemic Response Box", which offers researchers free access to 400 compounds that could lead to development of new treatments for pandemic diseases. In return, researchers "will be expected to share data resulting from research on the molecules from the box in the public domain within 2 years of its generation." Continue reading -> WHO Names Directors For Western Pacific, Southeast Asia 26/01/2019 William New The World Health Organization Executive Board today appointed the next directors for two of its its six regions. 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 -> WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Dance! Board Takes Physical Exercise Breaks Between Sessions 29/01/2019 David Branigan & Catherine Saez The World Health Organization Executive Board meeting consists of many lengthy and arduous sessions. In the spirit of increasing physical activity to address non-communicable diseases - and possibly help delegates move to successful conclusions - here is a glimpse of a WHO physical exercise break from this week, set to a Chinese dance video. Continue reading -> DNDi, MMV Make 400 Compounds Available To Boost Pandemic Disease Research 29/01/2019 William New The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced the launch of the "Pandemic Response Box", which offers researchers free access to 400 compounds that could lead to development of new treatments for pandemic diseases. In return, researchers "will be expected to share data resulting from research on the molecules from the box in the public domain within 2 years of its generation." Continue reading -> WHO Names Directors For Western Pacific, Southeast Asia 26/01/2019 William New The World Health Organization Executive Board today appointed the next directors for two of its its six regions. 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 -> WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
DNDi, MMV Make 400 Compounds Available To Boost Pandemic Disease Research 29/01/2019 William New The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced the launch of the "Pandemic Response Box", which offers researchers free access to 400 compounds that could lead to development of new treatments for pandemic diseases. In return, researchers "will be expected to share data resulting from research on the molecules from the box in the public domain within 2 years of its generation." Continue reading -> WHO Names Directors For Western Pacific, Southeast Asia 26/01/2019 William New The World Health Organization Executive Board today appointed the next directors for two of its its six regions. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Names Directors For Western Pacific, Southeast Asia 26/01/2019 William New The World Health Organization Executive Board today appointed the next directors for two of its its six regions. Continue reading -> Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Single Dose Drug Effective For Recurrent Malaria, Trial Results Show 17/01/2019 Editorial team A powerful new single-dose anti-malarial drug can significantly lower the risk of recurrent malaria from the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) species of the parasite, according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Continue reading -> WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Report On Cancer Now Available 18/12/2018 William New The World Health Organization has released the full version of its new report on cancer, which concluded that high prices for cancer medicines are impairing health care systems' ability to provide affordable access for the full population. Continue reading -> Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Rotary Announces US$ 96.5 Million To End Polio 23/08/2018 Leila Ueberschlag Rotary, a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, recently announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts