October 21st, 23rd, 28th and 30th 10.00-11.00am EDT The Ebola crisis has affected some of the most vulnerable countries of the world, and frontline health workers are struggling to keep pace with the outbreak. Health workers need clear, simple and reliable information on how to protect themselves, detect the disease, and respond. More than 15 international health organizations, led by mPowering Frontline Health … Read More
Business Leaders and Health Experts Gather in Yangon for First Regional Meeting on Corporate Sector Engagement in Malaria Control in the Asia-Pacific
(29 September, Yangon, Myanmar) More than 100 leaders from the health, development and corporate sectors have gathered in Yangon to participate in the seminal regional forum on Opportunities for Corporate Sector Engagement in Malaria Control in the Asia-Pacific. In advance of the 2015 enactment of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and broader ASEAN economic integration, this one-day meeting seeks to … Read More
Guide to 2014 UN General Assembly Side Events
The 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will convene the week of September 22nd in New York City, drawing together government, business and health leaders from around the world. A prominent theme this year will be the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—eight targets that the global health community is working toward achieving by 2015, and the new Post-2015 Sustainable … Read More
PSD Advisory Group News August 2014
ABT ASSOCIATES Partnership with Nigerian Ministry of Health to roll out TB Testing Innovation BD New Point-of-Care System for HIV/AIDS Patients ELI LILLY MDR-TB Partnership to collaborate on New Global TB Strategy in Russia GILEAD New Drug Applications for HIV Therapy Accepted by U.S. FDA MERCK FDA Accepts Merck’s NDA for Fixed-Dose Combination of Raltegravir with Lamivudine for HIV-1 Treatment … Read More
A Private Sector Guide to the Global Fund’s New Funding Model
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria launched its new funding model (NFM) in 2013. The NFM was designed to ensure that Global Fund grants reach areas of greatest need and achieve the highest possible impact against the three diseases. The process countries undertake to develop programs and access funding was re-designed to be more inclusive, predictable and … Read More
IAC 2014 Highlights Private Sector Action on AIDS
July 20-25, 2014 | Melbourne, Australia The 20th International AIDS Conference (IAC), themed Stepping up the Pace, presented new scientific knowledge and many opportunities for structured dialogue on the major issues facing the global response to HIV. The conference also provided an opportunity to highlight the HIV epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region, with high-level speakers including former U.S. President Bill … Read More
Latest report in RBM’s Progress & Impact Series launches at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
In the margins of the annual High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York, RBM gathered health and development leaders from the UN and diplomatic communities to launch the latest report in its Progress & Impact Series to help assess progress towards targets set out in the Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP) and the … Read More
GBCHealth Honors Laerdal’s Commitment to Maternal and Newborn Health
25 June 2014 – Laerdal Global Health was today announced as the 2014 winner of the Richard C. Holbrooke Business Leadership Award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Health, GBCHealth’s most prestigious honor. The award recognizes Laerdal Global Health’s exceptional contribution to the health of hundreds of thousands of mothers and babies across the developing world. Eremine Kabanshi, Minister of Community … Read More
Meet the Private Sector Representatives to the RBM Board
The PSMC recently elected Private Sector Representatives (PSRs) to the RBM Board for a two-year term beginning May 2014. Hear the new PSRs’ priorities and perspectives on RBM and the global malaria landscape. Jon Pender, Board Member; Vice President, IP & Access, Global Health, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Lisa Goldman-Van Nostrand, Board Member; Strategic Advisor, Sumitomo Chemical Nancy Nachbar, Alternate Board Member; … Read More
The Quest for Greater Effectiveness, Efficiency and Patient Value: Integrating Malaria, Maternal and Child Health Programs.
by Leith Greenslade Malaria – a child survival success story… The fight against malaria has contributed significantly to the decline in child deaths. The World Malaria Report in 2013 found that between 2000 and 2010 three million fewer children died from malaria. According to UNICEF, malaria now accounts for just 7 percent of all child deaths – an estimated 460,000 … Read More