News Link n. 34

 

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 34

What happened in Davos https://www.devex.com/en/news/80207/print

Threatened aid cuts seen as big blow to malaria fight   http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/health-experts-fear-aid-cuts-har-news-516905

FTT deal ignites debate on how to allocate funds http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/meps-advocacy-groups-hail-ftt-ne-news-517262

Much talk, few results? African Union summit ends   https://www.devex.com/en/news/80214/print

Presidential Inbox: Integrating Global Health Into the Pivot Strategy   http://blogs.shu.edu/ghg/2013/01/28/presidential-inbox-integrating-global-health-into-the-pivot-strategy/ 

Could China and Its Fellow BRICS Nations Lead the Way on Climate Change?  http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/2013/01/could-china-and-its-fellow-brics-nations-lead-the-way-on-climate-change.php

Human resource development and capacity-building during China’s rapid scale-up of methadone maintenance treatment services  http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/2/12-108951.pdf 

Africa: Supporting Women in Agriculture for a ‘Prosperous’ Africa  http://allafrica.com/stories/201301291552.html?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRouvKzOZKXonjHpfsX87%2B0uX6%2Bg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YYDTMB0dvycMRAVFZl5nQhdDOWN

Genetic Resources And Traditional Knowledge : Getting The Rules Right For Agriculture: A Key Challenge For WIPO’s IGC  http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=26071&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

FAO and TABLE FOR TWO to fight hunger and poverty  http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/rap/home/news/detail/en/?news_uid=169043&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRouvKXIZKXonjHpfsX87%2B0uX6%2Bg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YYDTsN0dvycMRAVFZl5nQhdDOWN

David Owen’s NHS bill offers a final chance to save our health service   http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/01/david-owens-nhs-bill-offers-final-chance-save-our-health-service 

Potential Elements Of The WHO Global R&D Treaty: Tailoring Solutions For Disparate Contexts http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=25957&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts 

WHO Executive Board Concludes After ‘Unpredecented’ Workload  http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/01/30/who-executive-board-concludes-after-unpredecented-workload/print/

WHO Board Approves Resolution On Neglected Diseases; Sets Next Meeting On Substandard Medicines http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=25932&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

Debate Erupts At WHO Over “Consensus” On Financing R&D For The Poor  http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=25910&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

Governments Put WHO’s Independence At Heart Of Reform Debate  http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=25892&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim Speech on Anti-Corruption at the Center for Strategic and International Studies  http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2013/01/30/world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-speech-anti-corruption-center-for-strategic-and-international-studies 

The private sector: A critical but misused partner   https://www.devex.com/en/news/80187/print