Lancet Global Health November 2018 Issue Focuses On Quality Health Care October 23, 2018 News Summary The Lancet Global Health: November 2018 The November 2018 issue of The Lancet Global Health features articles on quality health care, including a commentary on quality in health systems policy and a research article on the effectiveness of strategies to improve health care provider practices in low- and middle-income countries…
Lancet Commission On Investing In Health Revisits Report On Global Health Grand Convergence October 23, 2018 News Summary The Lancet: Alma Ata at 40 years: reflections from the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health David A. Watkins, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, and colleagues on the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health revisit the commission’s 2013 report, “Global health 2035: a…
Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Releases 2018-2023 Strategic Plan October 23, 2018 News Summary International AIDS Society: Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise: Strategic Plan The Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise (the Enterprise), hosted by IAS, released its 2018-2023 strategic plan, which aims to address several questions: “How can we maintain the momentum of scientific collaborative efforts while orienting the vaccine community around emerging priorities in late-stage…
PMI To Participate In 2018 American Society Of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Meeting October 23, 2018 News Summary President’s Malaria Initiative: U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative at ASTMH 2018 This webpage presents a list of PMI-supported symposia, scientific sessions, and poster presentations at the 67th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, which will take place from October 28 to November 1 (10/18).
USAID Congratulates 2018 World Food Prize Winners October 23, 2018 News Summary USAID: Statement by Spokesperson Clayton M. McCleskey on USAID Congratulates Drs. Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro for Winning the World Food Prize This USAID statement congratulates this year’s World Food Prize winners, noting, “By continuing to work with partners … we can help more women and children obtain nutrition they…
More News In Global Health October 23, 2018 News Summary Bloomberg: Americans Lose in 2040 Global Life Expectancy Rankings (Tanzi, 10/20). Business Day: Pharma companies urged to do far more to counter superbugs (Kahn, 10/22). CNN: 3 million common procedures in England could become ‘life threatening’ without antibiotics (Picheta, 10/22). Devex: On Message: A new kind of hunger ad (Umuhumuza,…
Experts, Officials Urge Responsible, Better Data Collection, Use At U.N. World Forum October 23, 2018 News Summary Devex: Solutions to the big data challenge at the U.N. World Data Forum “Big data offers promises to better support and facilitate the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. And Robert Kirkpatrick, the director of United Nations Global Pulse, believes big data is what governments will need to achieve the…
World Investment Forum Opens In Geneva With Calls For Innovative, Strategic Solutions To Development Funding October 23, 2018 News Summary U.N. News: Governments, businesses ‘walk the talk’ for investment in sustainable development: U.N. forum “Business and government leaders from around the world have gathered at a major United Nations conference in Geneva, in search of innovative and strategic solutions to complex investment and development challenges. The 2018 World Investment Forum,…
CEPI Study Estimates Potential Cost Of Developing Vaccines For 11 Infectious Diseases October 23, 2018 News Summary Vox: Scientists have estimated the cost of stopping 11 diseases that could kill millions in a pandemic “…[R]esearchers from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) [last week] published a study in [The] Lancet estimating the cost of developing vaccines for diseases that have the potential to escalate into global…
Media Outlets Examine Threat Of Drug-Resistant TB, Gaps In Diagnostics October 23, 2018 News Summary Healio Infectious Disease News: MDR-TB: A ‘global public health crisis’ “Tuberculosis killed 1.6 million people in 2017 — more than 4,000 each day. … Infectious Disease News spoke with experts about the global effort to eliminate MDR-TB and end the TB epidemic…” (Stulpin, October 2018). The Telegraph: ‘Severe gaps’ in…