Pharma is doing more for access to medicine in developing countries
The latest Access to Medicine Index, which ranks the top 20 pharmaceutical companies on their efforts to improve access to medicine in developing countries, finds that the industry is doing more than...
View ArticleIn the developing world, drug discovery needs some new investment strategies
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – Nov 30, 2012) – The world of medicine has long been divided — between developed countries that can afford cutting-edge treatments and developing ones whose poor...
View ArticleWhat are the three health risks with the biggest global burden? You may be...
Over 9 million people died as a consequence of high blood pressure in 2010, making it the health risk factor with the greatest toll worldwide, say experts. Smoking and alcohol use have also overtaken...
View ArticleTRAVEL ALERT: New coronavirus, about which little is known, in Arabian Peninsula
Novel (New) Coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula This information is current as of today, December 20, 2012 at 14:43 EST Source: CDC Updated: December 20, 2012 What Is the Current Situation? In recent...
View ArticleInfectious disease has as powerful an effect on a nation’s economic health as...
A new study, published December 27 in the open access journal PLOS Biology, finds that vector-borne and parasitic diseases have substantial effects on economic development across the globe, and are...
View ArticleFlu pandemic of 2009 hit 20 per cent of the world’s population
The highest rates of infection were in children, with 47 per cent of those aged five to 19 showing signs of having caught the virus. Older people were affected less, with only 11 per cent of people...
View ArticleCancer prevention, control policies lacking in half of the world
1 February 2013 | GENEVA/LYON - More than half of all countries worldwide are struggling to prevent cancer and provide treatment and chronic care to cancer patients, warns a recent WHO survey for...
View Article6 in 10 people worldwide lack access to flush toilets or other adequate...
It may be the 21st century, with all its technological marvels, but 6 out of every 10 people on Earth still do not have access to flush toilets or other adequate sanitation that protects the user and...
View ArticleChild marriages: 39,000 every day
More than 140 million girls will marry between 2011 and 2020 Children and Youth in Adoption, Orphanages, and Foster Care: A Historical Handbook and Guide (Children and Youth: History and Culture)...
View ArticleNew law master’s program focuses on poverty, developing countries
Newswise — The Tulane University Law School and the Payson Center for International Development are joining forces to offer a Masters in Law and Development. The integrated program, which will welcome...
View ArticleWHO, UNICEF say their new plan could save 2,000,000 children from death this...
12 April 2013 | Geneva/Washington, DC - A new Global Action Plan launched today by the WHO and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and...
View ArticleUsing bacteria to stop malaria
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Mosquitoes are deadly efficient disease transmitters. Research conducted at Michigan State University, however, demonstrates that they also can be equally adept in curing...
View Article2.4 billion people will lack improved sanitation in 2015
13 May 2013 | GENEVA/NEW YORK - Some 2.4 billion people – one-third of the world’s population – will remain without access to improved sanitation in 2015, according to a joint WHO/UNICEF report issued...
View ArticleLeptospirosis, the widespread but neglected disease that is a health threat...
The newest public health threat in developing countries may not be a cinematic-quality emerging disease but actually a disease from animals that was identified more than 100 years ago. Virginia Tech...
View ArticleMany people still lack access to flush toilets, adequate sanitation
The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series describes research concluding that the number of people without access...
View ArticleCall for commitment to global health in The Lancet
[2013-06-14] In an article in The Lancet, Peter Byass, professor at Umeå University and colleagues call for greater worldwide commitment to global health. The starting point is The Stockholm...
View ArticleWhy iron deficiency needs to be detected early and rectified quickly
Cincinnati, OH, June 28, 2013 — Iron deficiency is a worldwide problem, especially in developing countries and among infants and pregnant women. In infancy, it is associated with poorer cognitive,...
View ArticleHow clean water, and soap, may help improve growth in young children
Improving water quality and hygiene practices may improve the growth of children, according to a new report. The Cochrane review – authored by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and...
View ArticleClimate strongly affects human conflict and violence worldwide, says...
BERKELEY — Shifts in climate are strongly linked to human violence around the world, with even relatively minor departures from normal temperature or rainfall substantially increasing the risk of...
View ArticleMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): Update
6 September 2013 - WHO has been informed of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The first case was notified by the...
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