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06/06/2013 - HIV epidemic brought about ‘global health,’ serves as model for response to other diseases
“The changes wrought by HIV have not only affected the course of the epidemic: they have had powerful effects on research and science, clinical practices, and broader policy,” Allan Bra... -
03/06/2013 - The United Nations lays out “historic” post 2015 development agenda
The United Nations is on the cusp of entering a bold new phase in ending poverty and ensuring meaningful and sustainable development for all. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched on 30 May... -
01/06/2013 - U.N. High-Level Panel releases final report on Post-2015 Development Agenda, calls for ending extreme poverty by 2030
“The world should set itself the ambitious goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, a U.N. panel co-chaired by [U.K. Prime Minister] David Cameron and the presidents of Indonesia and Liberia s... -
01/06/2013 - CSIS report examines relationship between MDGs, U.S. development aid policies
A new report (.pdf) from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), titled “Do U.N. Global Development Goals Matter to the United States?” and written by CSIS Global H... -
31/05/2013 - UNICEF report urges to see the child before the disability
The marginalization of children with disabilities in critical areas like health and education not only has damaging consequences for the young people themselves but also the wider community, ... -
28/05/2013 - Despite economic growth, Africa struggles to meet all MDGs
Despite increased economic growth over the past decade, Africa will not reach some of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets set forth in 2000 by the United Nations, including halving povert... -
28/05/2013 - Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly closes with concern over new global health threat
After seven days of intense discussions, the 66th World Health Assembly (WHA) concluded with agreement on a range of new public health measures and recommendations aimed at securing greater health ... -
25/05/2013 - How AIDS changed global health forever
The success of worldwide action has transformed our thinking on disease and development. We live in a world of extraordinary inequities. Poverty and inequity are the world's greatest killer... -
22/05/2013 - Global health community renew commitment to tackling viral hepatitis at 66th World Health Assembly
May 21, 2013--Switzerland, Geneva--Ministers of Health and global health advocates from across the world yesterday committed to prioritising viral hepatitis as an urgent public health issue at a me... -
17/05/2013 - World Health Assembly starts next week: R&D, NCDs, pandemics top agenda
With just days before the UN World Health Assembly opens, member states once again face a packed agenda with key decisions to be taken on some highly-politicised public health and intellectual prop... -
16/05/2013 - WHO stats show medicines remain out of reach of poorest patients
While the World Health Organization’s latest health numbers show that great progress has been made in improving the health in low-income countries, significant inequalities remain between peo... -
10/05/2013 - Global consultation on health in the post-2015 development agenda yields bold TB targets
6 May 2013 - Geneva - A six-month global consultation on health has concluded that the current health millennium development goals (MDGs) should be used as a spring board for accelerated progress a... -
09/04/2013 - Announcement of the establishment of the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund
Japan’s first public-private partnership to advance the development of new health technologies for the developing world The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), the first... -
29/03/2013 - Russia’s Presidency of the G20 discussed during high-level visit to UNAIDS
In her first visit to Geneva as Russian G20 Sherpa, Ksenia Yudaeva visited UNAIDS Headquarters for a broad ranging discussion on global issues that are priorities for the Russian Presidency of the ... -
21/03/2013 - UNAIDS welcomes UK’s strong commitment to development AID
In 2013 UK will meet its target to spend 0.7% of its national income on international development GENEVA, 21 March 2013—The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes th... -
15/03/2013 - Massive development gains in the South is improving the economic, social and health prospects for millions, says Human Development Report
The world is changing rapidly with developing nations spearheading global economic growth, impressive poverty reduction and the rise of a healthier, better educated middle class, says the UN Develo... -
08/03/2013 - Health-related MDGs should 'remain at the heart' of post-2015 goals
Mark Suzman, managing director for International Policy, Programs & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog abou... -
06/03/2013 - High-Level Dialogue on Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda concludes in Botswana
A High-Level Dialogue on health brought together representatives from governments, non-governmental organizations, academic and research institutions and the private sector to debate how to advance... -
01/03/2013 - Global health giants, trade deals, and IP play central role in 2013 public health policy
The role of intellectual property in a wide range of public health challenges – access to medicines, vaccine prices, procurement strategies, and research for diseases of the poor – is a... -
28/02/2013 - US budget cuts could jeopardize development of life-saving tools against major killers
Global Health Technologies Coalition finds cuts loom just as past investments are poised to deliver big wins: 'There is much to lose by pulling back now' Washington, DC (26 February 201... -
14/02/2013 - President Obama delivers SOTU address, mentioning trade agreements, AIDS-free generation
"President Barack Obama outlined an ambitious agenda in his State of the Union address Tuesday that included raising the minimum wage, increasing spending on infrastructure, attackin... -
14/02/2013 - IOM report offers recommendations to combat distribution of fake, substandard medicines
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies "is urging stronger regulation of pharmaceuticals around the world to combat the growing problem of fake and poor-quality medicines," N... -
12/02/2013 - Global health spending wanes, but abides, while not always following disease
Drops in donor spending on global health in 2011 were not as steep as expected and were part of a shift, that while reflecting the impact of the global economic crisis, also indicated recognition o... -
09/02/2013 - Donor funding for health in low- & middle income countries, 2002-2010
While donor funding for global health rose steeply in the last decade, “the era of rapid growth has come to an end,” this analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation says. It tracks ... -
02/02/2013 - Kaiser Family Foundation releases primer on U.S. engagement in global health issues
A new Kaiser Family Foundation primer "provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. government's engagement in global health issues, including a look at the federal programs that support ... -
14/01/2013 - HIV Civil Society Forum letter to Ukrainian deputies re. draft law #8711 on prohibition of propaganda of homosexuality
On 14 January, EU Civil Society Foum on HIV signed letters sent to to the President of Ukraine, the Chairman of new Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine), the Head of Parliamentary Committee on Fr... -
11/01/2013 - BRICS Ministers of Health call for renewed efforts to face HIV and global health challenges
The 2nd Health Ministers’ meeting of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) concluded in New Delhi, India on January 11, with a strong call for strengthened coope... -
11/01/2013 - Post-2015 tuberculosis strategies in a pre-2015 world
We should not debate post-2015 targets without first shaping pre-2015 goals to better reflect today’s TB pandemic and the tools—new drugs, integrated HIV-TB services, and molecular diag... -
10/01/2013 - Kaiser Family Foundation publishes report on donor funding for health in low- & middle-income countries
The Kaiser Family Foundation on Wednesday published a new report (.pdf), titled "Donor Funding for Health in Low- & Middle-Income Countries, 2002-2010," that "tracks the most rec... -
15/12/2012 - Amb. Goosby to head new Global Health Diplomacy office, will continue to lead PEPFAR
Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby will head the new Office of Global Health Diplomacy at the State Department, while retaining, at least for the immediate future, control over the Pres...
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