Health Breaking News: Link 287

Health Breaking News Links, as part of the research project PEAH (Policies for Equitable Access to Health), aim to focus on the latest challenges by trade and governments rules to equitable access to health in resource-limited settings

Health Breaking News: Link 287

 

DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to Mbandaka city 

Why Ebola keeps coming back 

Ebola Again: Preparedness Is Still Underfinanced, but New Opportunities Are in Play 

Ebola situation reports: Democratic Republic of the Congo  

WHO to use experimental Ebola vaccine 

Frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease vaccine 

WHO Director General visits Ebola-affected areas in DR Congo 

Panic and complacency: how the world reacts to disease outbreaks  

WHO Issues First-Ever List Of Essential Diagnostic Tests 

Trump Declares Intent To Stop Pharma Companies From ‘Gaming’ Patent System  

Trump Plan for Drug Prices Seen Largely Sparing Industry 

MSF responds to President Trump’s speech on drug pricing 

KEI statement on Trump Administration efforts to force price increases for drugs sold in foreign countries 

The Medicines Patent Pool Adds New Suppliers From South Africa And South Korea To Its Growing Generic Manufacturing Network 

HEALTH AFFAIRS prescription drug pricing 

TRIPS Flexibilities In High Demand 

Groups Target EU-Mercosur FTA To Advance Access To Health In Trade Deals 

AMR: are we off track? 18-19 May 2018, Geneva: Civil society meetings ahead of the 71st World Health Assembly 

News from TDR Director, John Reeder 

EECAAC 2018: Treatment or Epidemic 

A holistic approach to the mycetoma management 

Snakebite resolution set for Health Assembly approval  

Trans Fats Should be Eliminated Worldwide by 2023, W.H.O. Says

Watch LIVE Online – 18th International Conference on Integrated Care 

Fighting chronic diseases could save 8m lives and $350bn in developing countries 

Towards enlarged global health thinking  

Human Rights Reader 447 

The Clock is Ticking on Financial Inclusion and a Focus on Women Can Help 

The Latest Push for Cities That Are Both More Sustainable and Equitable 

Glyphosate has adverse health effects from doses considered safe, study shows 

For the world’s poorest, latest trends in climate finance are going in the wrong direction  

UN: Education, Roads Key to Withstanding Food Crises 

Vitamin D3 boost helps treat child malnutrition