Global Health Matters
This blog was originally posted on Pharma Boardroom on 23 February 2021 The story of COVID-19 vaccines is one of incredible collaboration. Never before has there been such an effort on a mass scale to solve a global health crisis. We've seen a decade of normal vaccine development compressed into ...
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This oped was originally published on Media Planet Vaccine Awareness Campaign on 22 December 2020 Vaccines are one of the most cost effective interventions we have to safeguard public health and yet during this pandemic we have seen a decrease in public confidence. The latest World Economic Forum/Ipsos survey found ...
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Last week, IFPMA hosted the fifth and last CEO COVID-19 media briefing of 2020 with CEOs and top executives from Eli Lilly and Company, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Roche. I joined the CEOs as they shared their take on progress achieved in 2020 and insights into 2021 and beyond. ...
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This oped was originally published on Media Planet Value of Vaccines Q4 2020 Campaign on 10 December 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us how vulnerable the world is in the face of deadly pathogens. Vaccines have been an essential tool offering protection from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pneumonia, and ...
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Q&A with Charles Kwanin on occasion of the Launch of the Africa Young Innovators for Health Award Charles Kwanin is a young professional working in global health and former nurse practitioner from Ghana Today, IFPMA and Speak Up Africa are launching the Africa Young Innovators for Health Award to highlight ...
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This was originally published on Global Cause on the 2020 HIV & TB Awareness campaign on 1 December 2020. As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, we need to maintain continued access to HIV and TB essential medications worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 1.2 million lives, and many more ...
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For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), Dr Cary Adams shares with us the importance of raising awareness on the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance and how it affects the cancer community. In what circumstances and how often are antibiotics used for cancer treatment and care? The treatment and care of ...
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Dame Sally Davies, UK AMR Special Envoy and Thomas Cueni, IFPMA’s DG have shared platforms on panels. This time at the World AMR Congress, saw the duo in a different format, with Dame Sally pitching questions at Thomas Cueni and asking him if industry has done enough to tackle AMR. ...
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Watch full interview hereThomas Cueni, IFPMA Director General, spoke to Al Jazeera English, on the side lines of the World Health Summit, about collaboration between the pharmaceutical industry and governments to make sure COVID 19 vaccines are available in poorer countries; as well as industry’s commitment to the most rigorous ...
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On Saturday October 17, I was honoured to take part in the 8th edition of the African Invention and Technological Innovation Fair organized by the Organisation Africaine sur la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI). Innovation, creativity and intellectual property are linked to socio-economic development. The African Invention and Technology Innovation Fair plays ...
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, innovative players and industries operating in the health sector have been pressed to collaborate, innovate, and accelerate their research and development efforts in response to these unprecedented times. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), the trade association that represents biopharmaceutical ...
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In the lead up to World Mental Health Day we sat down with Wendy Orchard, Executive Director of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) as she prepares to hold a virtual March for mental health, to find out what has been the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and ...
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Hospitals have been at the forefront in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. We sat down with Eric de Roodenbeke, CEO of the International Hospital Federation to talk about how hospitals have adapted to the new normal as we continue to grapple with the pandemic. 5 Questions to … Eric de Roodenbeke ...
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I recently participated in Chatham House Webinar: Creating a New Generation of Antibiotics. It was a great opportunity for me to tell Jim O’ Neill, how little over a year ago, he played a role in speeding up industry action on AMR - something I had decided the IFPMA should ...
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Thomas Cueni, IFPMA Director General, spoke to BBC World Service Marketplace Morning Report about the efforts and challenges to produce and deliver a vaccine for COVID-19 Victoria Craig One of the keys to getting economies back to some form of normalcy is a vaccine. The US said that it could ...
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