The news links are part of the research project GESPAM (Geopolitica, Salute Pubblica e Accesso alle Medicine/Geopolitics, Public Health and Access to Medicines), which aims to focus on the best options for the use of trade and government rules related to public health by resource-limited countries.
News Link 17
-Cresce lâaspettativa di vita in America Latina http://www.cooperazioneallosviluppo.esteri.it/pdgcs/italiano/news/viewnews.asp?idx=5440
-TWAS changes name, but not its mission http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/twas-changes-name-but-not-its-mission.html
-Subsidies Help Get Modern Malaria Drugs To Millions In Africa http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/18/161344518/subsidies-help-get-modern-malaria-drugs-to-millions-in-africa?sc=emaf
-Sanofi, TB Alliance Form Research Collaboration To Search For New Treatment Compounds http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/September/21/GH-092112-Sanofi-TB-Alliance.aspx#.UF2obGxpDHY.email
-U.N. Report On MDGs Shows Declining Aid; SG Ban Urges Increased Global Partnership http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/September/21/GH-092112-UN-MDG-Report.aspx#.UF2oP3Ap2n0.email
-Transparency – Still An Uphill Battle In The EU http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=23521&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts
-Aid at America’s front lines http://www.devex.com/en/news/79169/print
-A Brief Look At Botswana’s New IP Law http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=23486&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts
-Nigeria still lags behind in improving maternal, newborn health http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99186:nigeria-still-lags-behind-in-improving-maternal-newborn-health-&catid=93:science&Itemid=608 (see also GESPAM #www.equilibri.net/nuovo/articolo/nigerias-public-health-gains-and… )
-WHO Says Nigeria Not On Track To Turn Back Polio Despite Having Tools, Capacity http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/September/12/GH-091212-Nigeria-Polio.aspx#.UFC-QHR9rfQ.email (see also GESPAM #www.equilibri.net/nuovo/articolo/nigerias-public-health-gains-and… )
-Brazil and Chile pledge ongoing support to UNITAID http://www.unitaid.eu/resources-2/news/990-brazil-and-chile-pledge-ongoing-support-to-unitaid
-Studying the Crisis in Human Resources for Health from the Health Labour Market Perspective – African Development Bank http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/studying-the-crisis-in-human-resources-for-health-from-the-health-labour-market-perspective-9728/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRoguKzIZKXonjHpfsX87%2B0uX6%2Bg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YAHS8p0dvycMRAVFZl5nQhdDOWN#.UF2zlFy-XaE.email
-Blog Examines U.S. Presidential Candidates’ Foreign Policy, Science Stances With Respect To Global Health http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/September/18/GH-091812-RR-Presidential-Candidates-Global-Health.aspx#.UFnFIAqSkAY.email
-India: Balancing Public And Private Interests In The Intellectual Property Regime http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/09/18/india-balancing-public-and-private-interests-in-the-intellectual-property-regime/
-HIV vaccine ‘still a decade away’, say researchers http://www.scidev.net/en/health/news/hiv-vaccine-still-a-decade-away-say-researchers.html
-ACTA: Will It Ever Become A Valid International Treaty? http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/09/13/acta-will-it-ever-become-a-valid-international-treaty/
-Treatment Access Is Essential Component Of Fight Against NCDs http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/September/14/GH-091412-Opinion-NCD-Treatment.aspx#.UFhBM9RXV6Q.email
-GLOBAL FUND ADOPTS NEW APPROACH TO FUNDING GRANTS http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/mediacenter/newsreleases/2012-09-14_Global_Fund_Adopts_New_Approach_to_Funding_Grants/