Ebola On Decline; Vigilance Still Needed, Says WHO Director General 25/09/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be finally “on the decline”, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday. Dr Tedros spoke after a meeting at UN Headquarters with new DRC Minister of Health Etembi Longodo and Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health […] Continue reading -> FDA Approves New Treatment For Drug-Resistant TB; Activists Call For Affordable Access 19/08/2019 Grace Ren The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved a tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimen containing a new drug, pretomanid, offering a shorter, more effective course of treatment for highly drug-resistant strains of TB, the world’s leading cause of death by infectious disease. Pretomanid is only the third TB drug to be approved in over […] Continue reading -> Ebola Outbreak Marks 1 Year With Huge Funding Gap, Questions On Vaccine Strategy 01/08/2019 David Branigan Thursday, 1 August, marked the one-year anniversary of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as daily reports of new infections, including 3 more cases in Goma along DRC’s border with Rwanda, fueled new concerns about regional spread of the deadly disease. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization called on international donors […] Continue reading -> Making Tough Vaccine Choices Amidst The Ebola Public Health Emergency 24/07/2019 Editorial team WHO’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern has been shadowed by growing questions over vaccine strategy in a crisis that has dragged on for over a year, and now threatens to spread across borders. Until now, a ring vaccination strategy focusing […] Continue reading -> DR Congo Health Minister Resigns After President Takes Control Of Ebola Emergency 22/07/2019 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Health Minister, Oly Iluga, resigned Monday, following his removal Saturday as the head of the country’s Ebola response – after the country’s President Felix Tshisekedi placed management of the crisis under direct presidential supervision. “As a result of your decision to place the response to the Ebola outbreak under […] Continue reading -> Digital Health Revolution Needs Change Of Mindset 22/05/2019 Catherine Saez A side event yesterday on the margins of the World Health Assembly launched two new digital health initiatives, while a panel of speakers from government, industry and civil society described how the digital health revolution can help achieve universal health coverage. Image Credits: PATH, G20 Health & Development Partnership. Continue reading -> WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the DRC to Account for Insecurity and Community Feedback 08/05/2019 Editorial team [WHO News Release] WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Image Credits: WHO/J. D. Kannah. Continue reading -> The Economist AMR Summit: “Broadening” Stakeholders To Strengthen Call To Action 27/03/2019 David Branigan A “broader” call to action engaging a “wider universe of advocates,” is needed to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – including everyone from financial investors to environmental groups. This was the message emerging out of a global meeting on the issue yesterday in London. Image Credits: The Economist. Continue reading -> New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
FDA Approves New Treatment For Drug-Resistant TB; Activists Call For Affordable Access 19/08/2019 Grace Ren The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved a tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimen containing a new drug, pretomanid, offering a shorter, more effective course of treatment for highly drug-resistant strains of TB, the world’s leading cause of death by infectious disease. Pretomanid is only the third TB drug to be approved in over […] Continue reading -> Ebola Outbreak Marks 1 Year With Huge Funding Gap, Questions On Vaccine Strategy 01/08/2019 David Branigan Thursday, 1 August, marked the one-year anniversary of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as daily reports of new infections, including 3 more cases in Goma along DRC’s border with Rwanda, fueled new concerns about regional spread of the deadly disease. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization called on international donors […] Continue reading -> Making Tough Vaccine Choices Amidst The Ebola Public Health Emergency 24/07/2019 Editorial team WHO’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern has been shadowed by growing questions over vaccine strategy in a crisis that has dragged on for over a year, and now threatens to spread across borders. Until now, a ring vaccination strategy focusing […] Continue reading -> DR Congo Health Minister Resigns After President Takes Control Of Ebola Emergency 22/07/2019 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Health Minister, Oly Iluga, resigned Monday, following his removal Saturday as the head of the country’s Ebola response – after the country’s President Felix Tshisekedi placed management of the crisis under direct presidential supervision. “As a result of your decision to place the response to the Ebola outbreak under […] Continue reading -> Digital Health Revolution Needs Change Of Mindset 22/05/2019 Catherine Saez A side event yesterday on the margins of the World Health Assembly launched two new digital health initiatives, while a panel of speakers from government, industry and civil society described how the digital health revolution can help achieve universal health coverage. Image Credits: PATH, G20 Health & Development Partnership. Continue reading -> WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the DRC to Account for Insecurity and Community Feedback 08/05/2019 Editorial team [WHO News Release] WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Image Credits: WHO/J. D. Kannah. Continue reading -> The Economist AMR Summit: “Broadening” Stakeholders To Strengthen Call To Action 27/03/2019 David Branigan A “broader” call to action engaging a “wider universe of advocates,” is needed to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – including everyone from financial investors to environmental groups. This was the message emerging out of a global meeting on the issue yesterday in London. Image Credits: The Economist. Continue reading -> New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ebola Outbreak Marks 1 Year With Huge Funding Gap, Questions On Vaccine Strategy 01/08/2019 David Branigan Thursday, 1 August, marked the one-year anniversary of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as daily reports of new infections, including 3 more cases in Goma along DRC’s border with Rwanda, fueled new concerns about regional spread of the deadly disease. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization called on international donors […] Continue reading -> Making Tough Vaccine Choices Amidst The Ebola Public Health Emergency 24/07/2019 Editorial team WHO’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern has been shadowed by growing questions over vaccine strategy in a crisis that has dragged on for over a year, and now threatens to spread across borders. Until now, a ring vaccination strategy focusing […] Continue reading -> DR Congo Health Minister Resigns After President Takes Control Of Ebola Emergency 22/07/2019 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Health Minister, Oly Iluga, resigned Monday, following his removal Saturday as the head of the country’s Ebola response – after the country’s President Felix Tshisekedi placed management of the crisis under direct presidential supervision. “As a result of your decision to place the response to the Ebola outbreak under […] Continue reading -> Digital Health Revolution Needs Change Of Mindset 22/05/2019 Catherine Saez A side event yesterday on the margins of the World Health Assembly launched two new digital health initiatives, while a panel of speakers from government, industry and civil society described how the digital health revolution can help achieve universal health coverage. Image Credits: PATH, G20 Health & Development Partnership. Continue reading -> WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the DRC to Account for Insecurity and Community Feedback 08/05/2019 Editorial team [WHO News Release] WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Image Credits: WHO/J. D. Kannah. Continue reading -> The Economist AMR Summit: “Broadening” Stakeholders To Strengthen Call To Action 27/03/2019 David Branigan A “broader” call to action engaging a “wider universe of advocates,” is needed to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – including everyone from financial investors to environmental groups. This was the message emerging out of a global meeting on the issue yesterday in London. Image Credits: The Economist. Continue reading -> New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Making Tough Vaccine Choices Amidst The Ebola Public Health Emergency 24/07/2019 Editorial team WHO’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern has been shadowed by growing questions over vaccine strategy in a crisis that has dragged on for over a year, and now threatens to spread across borders. Until now, a ring vaccination strategy focusing […] Continue reading -> DR Congo Health Minister Resigns After President Takes Control Of Ebola Emergency 22/07/2019 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Health Minister, Oly Iluga, resigned Monday, following his removal Saturday as the head of the country’s Ebola response – after the country’s President Felix Tshisekedi placed management of the crisis under direct presidential supervision. “As a result of your decision to place the response to the Ebola outbreak under […] Continue reading -> Digital Health Revolution Needs Change Of Mindset 22/05/2019 Catherine Saez A side event yesterday on the margins of the World Health Assembly launched two new digital health initiatives, while a panel of speakers from government, industry and civil society described how the digital health revolution can help achieve universal health coverage. Image Credits: PATH, G20 Health & Development Partnership. Continue reading -> WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the DRC to Account for Insecurity and Community Feedback 08/05/2019 Editorial team [WHO News Release] WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Image Credits: WHO/J. D. Kannah. Continue reading -> The Economist AMR Summit: “Broadening” Stakeholders To Strengthen Call To Action 27/03/2019 David Branigan A “broader” call to action engaging a “wider universe of advocates,” is needed to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – including everyone from financial investors to environmental groups. This was the message emerging out of a global meeting on the issue yesterday in London. Image Credits: The Economist. Continue reading -> New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
DR Congo Health Minister Resigns After President Takes Control Of Ebola Emergency 22/07/2019 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Health Minister, Oly Iluga, resigned Monday, following his removal Saturday as the head of the country’s Ebola response – after the country’s President Felix Tshisekedi placed management of the crisis under direct presidential supervision. “As a result of your decision to place the response to the Ebola outbreak under […] Continue reading -> Digital Health Revolution Needs Change Of Mindset 22/05/2019 Catherine Saez A side event yesterday on the margins of the World Health Assembly launched two new digital health initiatives, while a panel of speakers from government, industry and civil society described how the digital health revolution can help achieve universal health coverage. Image Credits: PATH, G20 Health & Development Partnership. Continue reading -> WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the DRC to Account for Insecurity and Community Feedback 08/05/2019 Editorial team [WHO News Release] WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Image Credits: WHO/J. D. Kannah. Continue reading -> The Economist AMR Summit: “Broadening” Stakeholders To Strengthen Call To Action 27/03/2019 David Branigan A “broader” call to action engaging a “wider universe of advocates,” is needed to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – including everyone from financial investors to environmental groups. This was the message emerging out of a global meeting on the issue yesterday in London. Image Credits: The Economist. Continue reading -> New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Digital Health Revolution Needs Change Of Mindset 22/05/2019 Catherine Saez A side event yesterday on the margins of the World Health Assembly launched two new digital health initiatives, while a panel of speakers from government, industry and civil society described how the digital health revolution can help achieve universal health coverage. Image Credits: PATH, G20 Health & Development Partnership. Continue reading -> WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the DRC to Account for Insecurity and Community Feedback 08/05/2019 Editorial team [WHO News Release] WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Image Credits: WHO/J. D. Kannah. Continue reading -> The Economist AMR Summit: “Broadening” Stakeholders To Strengthen Call To Action 27/03/2019 David Branigan A “broader” call to action engaging a “wider universe of advocates,” is needed to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – including everyone from financial investors to environmental groups. This was the message emerging out of a global meeting on the issue yesterday in London. Image Credits: The Economist. Continue reading -> New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the DRC to Account for Insecurity and Community Feedback 08/05/2019 Editorial team [WHO News Release] WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Image Credits: WHO/J. D. Kannah. Continue reading -> The Economist AMR Summit: “Broadening” Stakeholders To Strengthen Call To Action 27/03/2019 David Branigan A “broader” call to action engaging a “wider universe of advocates,” is needed to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – including everyone from financial investors to environmental groups. This was the message emerging out of a global meeting on the issue yesterday in London. Image Credits: The Economist. Continue reading -> New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Economist AMR Summit: “Broadening” Stakeholders To Strengthen Call To Action 27/03/2019 David Branigan A “broader” call to action engaging a “wider universe of advocates,” is needed to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – including everyone from financial investors to environmental groups. This was the message emerging out of a global meeting on the issue yesterday in London. Image Credits: The Economist. Continue reading -> New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New US Corporate Accountability Platform Takes Aim At High Drug Prices 13/02/2019 David Branigan A new corporate accountability platform launched in the United States aims to hold companies accountable by inviting shareholders and consumers to vote on how companies should address issues of the public interest. As its inaugural issue, the platform takes aim at high drug prices. Continue reading -> Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Surge In Demand Spurs Market-Opening Initiatives In China’s Healthcare Market 20/11/2018 John Zarocostas SHANGHAI, China - A surge in demand for better healthcare coverage and outcomes and widespread calls for a reduction in high medical treatment costs are driving structural reforms and market-opening initiatives in China's rapidly expanding healthcare market, industry executives, officials and experts have said. The market is forecast to increase from $761 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.4 trillion by 2030. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts