Items tagged with Global health
Global Fund COVID-19 report: Deaths from HIV, TB and malaria could almost double in 12 months unless urgent action is taken (post)
GENEVA, 24 June 2020 – A new report released by the Global Fund today estimates that countries affected by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria urgently need US$28.5 billion to protect the extraordinary progress achieved in the fight against the three diseases in the past two decades.
COVID-19: Proposals for achieving equitable global access for treatments, vaccines and diagnostics (post)
The Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), governments and global health actors as an ‘unprecedented and inclusive partnership’ to address some of the challenges linked with the management of the COVID-19 emergency and the development and delivery of needed treatments, vaccines and diagnostics.
Antimicrobial Resistance Action Fund will infuse US$1 billion into search for new antibiotics (post)
A new Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Action Fund will inject nearly US $1 billion into the collapsing antibiotic development pipeline, aiming to bring two to four new antibiotics to patients by 2030.
Modelling study predicts surge in HIV, TB, and malaria deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic (post)
But there is still an opportunity to substantially reduce the death toll by prioritising the most critical services, specifically antiretroviral therapy for HIV, timely TB diagnosis and treatment, and provision of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets for malaria, researchers say.
‘The biggest monster’ is spreading. And it’s not the coronavirus. (post)
TB kills 1.5 million people each year. Lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions threaten progress against the disease as well as HIV and malaria.
Global Fund partnership has saved 38 million lives – but COVID-19 could wipe out progress (post)
GENEVA, 14 September 2020 − A new report by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a call to action to urgently invest to protect decades of progress against HIV, TB and malaria that are being derailed as a knock-on effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global Fund Board signals strong commitment to sustain the fight against HIV, TB, malaria while supporting the global response to COVID-19 (post)
GENEVA, 12 November 2020 − The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria met virtually for the 44th Board meeting this week to discuss the organization’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, development of the next Global Fund strategy and progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
WHO reveals leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019 (post)
Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today. This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in 2000. The new data cover the period from 2000 to 2019 inclusive.
APPG launches new report on global health research (post)
The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB (APPG) publishes a new report entitled ‘The Future of TB and Global Health Research: Dying for A Cure II'. The full report can be accessed here.
2021 McGill Summer Institute courses – Registration now open! (post)
The McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health announced its 2021 Summer Program.
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