Global Health Matters
In the wake of WEF Davos, there is consensus more than ever that the private sector has a role to play in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. From investment opportunities to research capabilities, collective ambitions to sharing information, many sectors see the value of coalitions and opportunities for the ...
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Please click on the image above for this must watch video! It’s universally agreed that patients should be able to expect medicines and vaccines to be available when they need them. Yet in some parts of the world, access to high-quality, safe, and efficient treatments can be a cumbersome/awkward ...
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Pharmacists’ role in flu prevention According to recent World Health Organization (WHO) data, in South America flu and other respiratory viruses declined in most countries. Overall, taking the flu shot is the best way to avoid the flu. When fewer people get the vaccine, the virus spreads more quickly, meaning more people ...
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Since its inception in 1980, the International Conference of the Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA) represents a major platform for WHO and drug regulatory authorities across its member states, in their efforts to harmonize regulation and improve the safety, efficacy, and quality of medicines. The focus of this year’s ICDRA Conference ...
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Insights and Perspectives from the IFPMA and IFPW “Shaping a Sound Supply Chain Ecosystem” Panel Discussion at the 2016 Global Health Forum, 21 April 2016. Moderated by Sukana Virji, News Editor, Scrip Intelligence and featuring panelists: John Kallend, Sr. Vice President, Director of Manufacturer Relations and Services, Walgreens Boots Alliance ...
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This blog was originally posted on OECD Insights Antibiotics have made modern medicine possible. Before the discovery of penicillin in 1928 and the recognition of its therapeutic potential, there were few tools doctors could use when patients came to them with common or minor infections from simple paper cuts. Today, ...
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This blog was originally posted in Diplomatic Courier Since the start of this millennium, we have witnessed many success stories in global health. Death from infectious diseases like malaria and tuberculosis have been cut in half. A child is twice as likely to survive past their fifth birthday than he or ...
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Viral hepatitis – a silent, but preventable epidemic Recent breakthroughs in available treatment options and the broader objectives of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) make the WHO target of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030 feasible. Earlier this week, the WHO issued updated guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C ...
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Note to our readers: This is a re-posting that first appeared in Health Affairs Blog Here is something you don’t see too often: a room full of delegates at the World Health Organization (WHO), taking a break from discussions to practice Tai Chi. But so went proceedings at the First Global ...
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This piece was originally published on SciDev.Net. View the original piece and read more news and analysis on science and development at SciDev.Net. The global counterfeit drug trade, a multi-billion dollar industry, is thriving across Africa. For mothers trying to buy life-saving medicines for their children, a trip to the ...
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This blog was originally posted on Devex. An estimated 400 million people do not have access to basic health care services. That’s about 1 in every 16 people who cannot visit a hospital or clinic to have their blood pressure measured, or learn how to properly care for their child ...
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Four universities, fifty students, ten months of research and writing now lead to culmination at the annual conference of Polygeia: Students Shaping Global Health, at the Cambridge Union Society. Our key message: motivated and bright young people are not only the global health leaders of the future, but have the ...
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This blog was originally posted on Business Fights Poverty. After more than two years of intense negotiations, the United Nations' 193 member states have unanimously agreed on a new Sustainable Development Agenda with 17 goals. Together with the UN Post 2020 Climate targets, these agreements will have far reaching impacts ...
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This blog was originally posted on OECD Insights. As our heads of state prepare to meet later this month in New York at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the vision of Universal Health Coverage, I will allow myself a moment to ...
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World Population Day, on the 11th July, was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program in 1989. Its aim is to raise awareness of global population problems, with this year’s focus on vulnerable populations in emergencies. This theme is timely—the past 12 months have seen natural ...
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