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New Antibiotic Resistance Coalition urges immediate action
New Antibiotic Resistance Coalition urges immediate actionGeneva 2014 May 22nd:In a declaration launched today, during the 67th World Health Assembly, ReAct and partners in the new Antibiotic Resistance Coalition (ARC), a group of civil society organisations working in human, environmental … Continue reading
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Side Event on Antimicrobial Resistance at 67th World Health Assembly
Report by Shila Kaur Tuesday 20 May 2014 At the World Health Assembly, Geneva, 19 – 24 May 2014, the delegations of the UK, Netherlands, Turkey and Ghana jointly convened a side event on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) on Tuesday 20 … Continue reading
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67th World Health Assembly: Antimicrobial Resistance – Report by the Secretariat
March 14, 2014 Provisional agenda item. Act now – the need for global action – read the complete report here
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WHO: Alliance with industry raises concerns over medicine regulation
May 20, 2014, the Third World Network (TWN) Info Service on Health Issues published detailed information outlining reasons for concerns about the conflict of interest involved in the WHO’s norms and standard-setting related to medicines due to the involvement of the … Continue reading
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Why we Immunise
Clem Boughton MJA Insight Monday, 19 May, 2014 In medicine, often one picture can be more convincing than a thousand words. How many members of our community, let alone doctors, have seen a 12-year-old boy in a tetanic spasm, with … Continue reading
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WHO global surveillance report on antimicrobial resistance
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) first worldwide report into antimicrobial resistance has found the problem is no longer just a serious prediction for the future, but is happening now. The report is the beginning of a global effort by the WHO … Continue reading
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Smallpox: No excuse left but biotech
Will the United States start a smallpox threat creation program? Edward Hammond With the WHA-approved smallpox research program effectively exhausted, the time has come for the US and Russia to finally do what they and the other WHO Member States … Continue reading
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New hepatitis C drugs must be affordable worldwide, say campaigners
We must learn from the HIV epidemic and ensure that affordable prices are in place so that the millions with hepatitis C infection can get new drugs that appear to be a cure. The leader of the pack is Gilead’s sofosbuvir, … Continue reading
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Indian Election – Health: Do parties care? Gopal Dabade
Health care for all: Do parties care? Gopal Dabade, April 14, 2014, Deccan Herald It is time to examine the health needs of India against the stand of political parties on health care. As the summer temperature soars so also the heat of election campaign. Each political party is trying to out-beat the … Continue reading
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Sri Lanka: Good medicine to revive patient-friendly health service
Sri Lanka Daily Mirror, Thursday April 17, 2014 In one of the healthiest moves for the New Year, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena is this month expected to introduce in Parliament tough new legislation for the implementation of a National Medicinal … Continue reading
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