Elaine Ruth Fletcher
By
Kerry Cullinan,
Elaine Ruth Fletcher
Published: March 22, 2022, 11:29 p.m.·
Tags:
TB programs
Speaking in her car from an undisclosed location somewhere in war-torn Ukraine, Yana Teerleva, head of TB in the country’s Ministry of Health, lamented the destruction that she is witnessing every day in hospitals and clinics – including the shelling of three huge dispensaries where the country had stockpiled sufficient TB medications for the remainder of 2022.
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By
Elaine Ruth Fletcher
Published: Nov. 25, 2021, 2:07 a.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response,
Pediatrics
Every day, more than 650 children around the world die from tuberculosis – largely because they have never had the chance to be diagnosed and treated.
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By
Elaine Ruth Fletcher
Published: June 2, 2019, 1:32 p.m.·
Tags:
Access,
Research and development,
Pharma industry
28 May 2019: The World Health Assembly today approved a milestone resolution to support greater public disclosure of prices for medicines and other health products – capping a nail-biting series of negotiations that continued until the very moment the measure came to the floor.
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By
Elaine Ruth Fletcher
Published: May 1, 2019, 2:47 p.m.·
Tags:
Access,
Advocacy,
Research and development
Ten countries, including five European Union (EU) member states, have now lined up in support of a landmark resolution to increase transparency of drug prices globally, which is expected to be a key focus of deliberations by WHO member states as they convene for the 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA), May 20-28 in Geneva.
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By
Elaine Ruth Fletcher
Published: April 17, 2019, 1:59 a.m.·
Tags:
Research and development,
Access
WHO said that it will launch a public online consultation involving governments, industry and civil society to try to come up with a broad consensus on what actually constitutes a “fair price” for essential medicines.
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