Items tagged with Global health
Donor funding for health in low- & middle-income countries, 2002-2013 (post)
As 2015 marks the end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a transition to the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global community is taking stock of progress made as well as the unmet needs looking forward. A key component in the effort to address global health challenges has been donor funding from governments and multilateral organizations. Indeed, while domestic funding has increased, and in some areas now constitutes a greater share of total available resources, donor funding will continue to play a significant role in achieving the SDGs. This analysis presents trends in donor funding for health in low- and middle-income countries between 2002 and 2013.
New CGD report examines next generation financing models for Global Fund, other donors (post)
The Center for Global Development (CGD) published two blog posts related to the release of its new report, titled Aligning Incentives, Accelerating Impact. The report “addresses the how of next generation financing models — that is, the concrete steps needed to change the basis of payment from expenses to something else: outputs, outcomes, or impact,” and is the result of the Next Generation Financing Models in Global Health Working Group, co-chaired with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Global Health Impact Index can help assess effectiveness of key drugs (post)
PLOS ONE: The Global Health Impact Index: Promoting Global Health
WHO members commit to SDGs for 2030, despite some differences (post)
During the Executive Board meeting at the World Health Organization this week, member states agreed on committing to the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. The consensus reached by member states was that direct health development goals such as the continuous effort to rid the world of malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis C are at the forefront of pressing issues. But goals for health and those for related issues should be worked on together as they are mutually beneficial, they said.
Kaiser Family Foundation budget summary analyzes global health aspects of President’s FY17 budget request (post)
Kaiser Family Foundation: White House Releases FY17 Budget Request
PEPFAR, Global Fund flat in White House Budget document, while TB plan doesn’t get a mention (post)
The Obama administration raised hopes and goals for HIV treatment and prevention last year, but today (February 9) released a budget with flat funding for the programs that must meet those goals.
High-level UN initiative on global public health gap holds landmark hearing (post)
An initiative of the United Nations secretary general yesterday gathered what could be described as an assembly of many of the world’s best thinkers and practitioners on public health and intellectual property rights. Industry, activists, academics, international organisations, and possibly some governments poured out their views for nearly seven hours – at times coming to tears and tension – shepherded by an astute moderator, as they responded to the call to take a longstanding debate on medicines access and high prices to a breakthrough.
Initiative to find new antibiotics being launched at World Health Assembly (post)
May 24, 2016 - A new initiative seeking to develop new antibiotic treatments is being launched today at the annual World Health Assembly. The Global Antibiotic Research and Development (GARD) is a partnership between the World Health Organization and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi).
Against microbial resistance peril, WHA delegates discuss global solutions, approve report (post)
May 27, 2016 - According to a new report, by 2050, some 10 million lives could be lost a year due to antimicrobial resistance. This is an issue which has been central to this year’s World Health Assembly, and is of global consequence. Delegates gathered for the occasion noted a report by the World Health Organization secretariat on the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance adopted last year and options to develop a global stewardship framework to try to limit the use of antibiotics and develop new ones.
G7 told to act on antibiotics as dreaded superbug hits U.S. (post)
Britain told the G7 industrial powers on Friday to do more to fight killer superbugs as the United States reported the first case in the country of a patient with bacteria resistant to a last-resort antibiotic.
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