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October 28, 2010
By Mario Raviglione, Director, Stop TB, WHO
In less than six months, WHO will issue a clear call for action to halt the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). WHO has adopted Combating Antimicrobial Resistance as the theme for World Health Day 2011, held annually on 7 April. World Health Day...
Multimedia
October 08, 2010
A short film tells the story of Khalifa, a nurse in Ghana who contracted typhoid. She takes one drug and then another—each more expensive than the last—but still she isn’t well. The film uses expert interviews and animation to explain why drug resistance threatens us all—and what we can do about it.
August 25, 2010
Since most readers of this newsletter are dedicated advocates of a stronger global response to drug resistance, you are well aware that efforts to curb resistance thus far have fallen woefully short. Across the spectrum – from R&D to supply chain, to patient adherence to drug resistance surv...
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12:00—1:30 PM
June 23, 2010
The Center for Global Development presents a seminar and discussion on
Prices, Diagnostic Tests and the Demand for Malaria Treatment: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
Featuring
Jessica Cohen
Harvard School of Public Health & Brookings Institution
...
Multimedia
June 16, 2010
The world is rapidly losing the ability to fight disease because of an invisible adversary: drug resistance. Resistance is inevitable but human actions are hastening it. Without a global effort to ensure lasting effectiveness of treatment, drug resistance is poised to get worse fast, raising costs, ...
BRIEFS
June 14, 2010
The Center for Global Development’s Drug Resistance Working Group urges pharmaceutical companies, governments, donors, global health institutions, health providers, and patients to collectively and immediately tackle this global health threat by implementing four key recommendations.