Items tagged with Global health
New report reveals that R&D partnerships serving neglected communities have produced dozens of life-saving innovations since 2010 (post)
Novel approach for minimizing investment risks and stretching limited budgets has 375 innovations targeting infectious diseases under development.
Union World Conference on Lung Health announced (post)
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease announced the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health which will take place virtually on 19-22 October 2021.
New Global Fund report shows massive disruption to health care caused by COVID-19 in Africa and Asia (post)
GENEVA, 13 April 2021 – A new report by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria shows COVID-19 has massively disrupted health systems and health service delivery for HIV, TB and malaria in low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia in 2020. The report highlights the urgent need to scale up the adaptive measures that health facilities adopted to continue the fight against HIV, TB, malaria, to ramp up delivery of critical supplies for the COVID-19 response, and prevent health care systems and community responses from collapse.
How COVID hurt the fight against other dangerous diseases (post)
Campaigns to battle tuberculosis, measles and polio have all been set back.
Global Fund 45th Board meeting reports continued progress despite COVID-19 pandemic (post)
GENEVA, 12 May 2021 – The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria overwhelmingly praised the continued progress of the Global Fund in the past year despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board discussed how the Global Fund partnership can continue to support countries to respond to COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics, while at the same time mitigating the impact on HIV, TB and malaria programs and strengthen systems for health in order to reach the target of ending HIV, TB and malaria as epidemics by 2030.
Stop TB Partnership pays tribute to nurses on International Nurses Day (post)
On this year’s International Nurses Day, the Stop TB Partnership is humbled to pay tribute to nurses and highlight the crucial work they play every single day to support people suffering and in need of diagnosis, treatment, and care due to tuberculosis (TB), COVID-19, and many other diseases.
$5m grant supports detection of infectious diseases in Indo-Pacific (post)
Australian researchers at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, Doherty Institute and Burnet Institute, along with international organisations, the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, have been awarded $5.2 million to strengthen laboratory capacity for testing and diagnosis of COVID-19, HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in the Indo-Pacific region.
From siloes to synergies: Ensuring everyone living with chronic diseases has access to essential healthcare (post)
September 9, 2021 (Geneva, Switzerland)—COVID-19 has intensified the need to ensure people in low- and middle-income countries can more easily access simultaneous services that prevent and treat both infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, and noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, and diabetes, finds a new report launched by the Noncommunicable Disease Alliance (NCD Alliance) today.
On World Lung Day FIRS calls for global investment in respiratory health (post)
Respiratory diseases a leading cause of death worldwide, despite being preventable and economical to treat.
The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics (post)
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