Hepatitis B and C virus infections are associated with a considerable burden of disease in Europe.
ECDC undertook a survey to assess needs and priorities prior to developing guidance on testing and screening for hepatitis B and C in the EU/EEA, and to update the existing ...
Introduction
Pursuant to a license negotiated by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) with ViiV Healthcare (ViiV), an important new antiretroviral medicine, dolutegravir (DTG), will soon be available via generic competition in all low- and lower-middle-income countries, and a significant number of upper-middle-income countries as well. DTG ...
To support countries to integrate human rights principles in their HIV prevention, testing and treatment programmes, UNAIDS and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) jointly launched two mutually supportive technical documents on 29 May.
The UNAIDS guidance document Fast-Track and human ...
In May 2016, the World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Health Sector Strategy (GHSS) on viral hepatitis 2016–2021. The GHSS calls for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 (reducing new infections by 90% and mortality by 65%).
This WHO Global ...
Georgia is currently facing a problem of a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and relatively low treatment success rates. Many patients are not followed up properly which contributes to high levels of multidrug-resistant TB: 12 % of new patients are resistant to first line drugs. ...
The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) released a short film, in which MPP’s stakeholders from industry, government, civil society and patient groups discuss the foundation’s innovative business model, achievements and future plans to increase access to HIV, hepatitis C and TB treatment within the context of ...
Larry Kramer — writer, advocate, “loudmouth” — helped define AIDS activism and gay life. He ruffled some feathers along the way.
In the documentary “How to Survive a Plague,” Larry Kramer silences a room full of AIDS activists with just one word. The scene takes place ...
Launch of the Report of the High-Level Working Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents
At a high-level side event, the Report of the High-Level Working Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents was officially handed ...
An Activist's Protocol Review Toolkit is designed to facilitate community participation in the development and review of clinical trials protocols. The three tools contained in the toolkit will help Community Advisory Boards (CABs) think through different aspects of trial design and implementation, organize feedback for the research ...
Several anecdotal reports of mouth ulcers have recently been reported in people switching to generic abacavir in the UK.
This should highlight awareness of the potential of likely-rare new side effects, even when both formulations have been approved as bioequivalent.
These are likely to be very uncommon reactions, ...
Civil society must remain vigilant to ensure that UN Member States take concrete action toward meeting targets to end AIDS by 2030
With this in mind, MSMGF has compiled video excerpts from the 2016 High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS (HLM) so we may continue to hold States ...
Some of the world’s largest funders of medical research and international non-governmental organizations today agreed on new standards that will require all clinical trials they fund or support to be registered and the results disclosed publicly.
In a joint statement, the Indian Council of Medical Research, ...
This independent report, commissioned by WHO and written by Sir Liam Donaldson, reflects on the trends, achievements and challenges in global health over the past decade during which Dr Margaret Chan has been Director-General of WHO. It discusses the role of WHO in dealing with ...
As chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug development approaches the end-game following the launch of the first pan-genotypic regimen Epclusa (; Gilead), recent and upcoming advances in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatment emerged as an important focus of the International Liver Conference (ILC) 2017, ...
Almost half of all deaths globally are now recorded with a cause, new data from WHO show, highlighting improvements countries have made on collecting vital statistics and monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Several countries have made significant strides towards strengthening the data they ...
UNAIDS’ vision of zero discrimination and ending AIDS by 2030 will only become a reality if the response to HIV reaches everyone, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), a worldwide celebration of sexual and ...
Statement by the NGO Delegation to the Programme Coordinating Board of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) – May 17th, 2017
On this International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), the NGO Delegation ...
User experience analysis of e-TB Manager, a nationwide electronic TB recording and reporting system in Ukraine
Abstract
Ukraine has successfully implemented e-TB Manager nationwide as its mandatory national tuberculosis registry after first introducing it in 2009. Our objective was to perform an end-of-programme evaluation after formal handover ...