We finally have new drugs for sickle cell disease. Why are so few patients taking them?
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Category: global health
STAT+: Amid criticism over unaffordable insulin, Lilly strikes a manufacturing deal to supply Africa
In a bid to widen access to insulin in primarily low-income nations in Africa, Eli…
Opinion: Lessons from Ecuador on responding to the mental health crisis in the U.S. and around the world
In his assessment of governments’ work to provide sufficient mental health resources to their citizens,…
An early lesson from the Uganda Ebola vaccine trial: Shots must be ready to go before the next outbreak strikes
A clinical trial of vaccines targeting the Ebola Sudan virus is starting this week in…
Opinion: Excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages benefit health and public budgets
The Covid-19 pandemic blew up budget deficits in low- and middle-income countries, pushing many toward…
With no exit strategy from ‘zero Covid’ policy, China could face tsunami in cases, experts fear
As the world watches the rare spectacle of protesters challenging China’s authoritarian leadership over its…
Opinion: Rushing into the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund is a bad idea
The World Bank has rolled out a new Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness,…
The case for universal oral health coverage, according to a new WHO report
On Friday, oral health advocates across the globe got an early holiday gift from their…
Opinion: We know what it’s like to live in fear of polio. We also know how to stop it
Polio, a dangerous and even deadly infectious disease, is a distant memory for many global…
STAT+: More drugmakers are expanding access in poorer countries, but progress continues to lag overall
For the first time, many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies are taking concrete steps…
Opinion: Health workers’ mental health: Addressing the invisible global pandemic
The World Health Organization defines mental health as a state of mental well-being in which…
Opinion: How the world can end Covid-19 as a public health threat
The journal Nature published today global consensus recommendations to end Covid-19 as a public health…
Opinion: To learn lessons from pandemics, don’t listen to big pharma
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the leaders of wealthy countries pledged to respond with “global…
In new White House plan, Biden administration outlines ambitious strategy to prevent and prepare for pandemics
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a new national biodefense strategy, aiming to adapt lessons…
Opinion: Polio eradication is in sight. Don’t stop funding it now
When it comes to eradicating infectious diseases, there can be no half measures: it’s an…
Opinion: The first malaria vaccine is here. Let’s meet the moment
One child dies every two minutes from malaria. Wider use of a new vaccine can…
STAT+: ‘Patchy efforts’ by major insulin makers mean access lags in many poor countries
The three companies that dominate the global market for insulin have launched various programs to…
Opinion: How the Inflation Reduction Act can help decarbonize the health care industry
The climate crisis — the greatest threat to human health in history — is often…
Opinion: Rabies will continue to take lives without stronger human-animal health policies
The Covid-19 pandemic set back many of the global health goals for 2030. One of…
Google debuts a new AI tool in the global fight against tuberculosis
Tuberculosis kills 1.4 million people every year, primarily in places where poverty and deprivation conspire…
Opinion: To improve children’s health in low-income countries, put pediatric surgery on par with preventing malaria or HIV
The devastation caused by malnutrition, HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in low income countries is well…
Opinion: Investing in health workers can help close the vaccination gap — and improve global health
The sharp decline in routine childhood immunization rates the World Health Organization recently reported is…
STAT+: Cepheid faces fresh criticism over the pricing of its TB diagnostics
A controversy has broken out over a diagnostic for tuberculosis that, until recently, had been…
WHO renames lineages of monkeypox, moving away from geographic links
The World Health Organization on Friday renamed the two branches of the monkeypox virus, moving…
Opinion: Decriminalizing HIV: Scientifically proven and morally correct
One hundred thirty-four. That’s the number of countries that currently criminalize or prosecute people based…
What scientists know — and don’t know — about how monkeypox spreads
The explosive trajectory of monkeypox to nearly 90 countries since the current outbreak was detected…
Opinion: The U.S. must fully fund global polio eradication efforts
Reports that a man in his 20s in New York state contracted polio and detection…
Opinion: Inching closer to an essential global pandemic treaty
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently declared monkeypox a public health emergency of…
Opinion: The future of health care is here. When will it be everywhere?
To paraphrase Canadian-American speculative fiction writer William Gibson: The future of health care is already…
Opinion: Poorer nations need assurances of dedicated vaccine supplies before the next pandemic
Anyone wondering whether Covid-19 vaccines are making a difference to this deadly and persistent pandemic…
Scientists design a cheap device that can detect ear problems with the help of a smartphone
On a chilly October evening a decade ago, physician Michael Cohen arrived at Boston’s Logan…
STAT+: Pharma largely failed to follow human rights principles with its Covid-19 vaccines and drugs
More than two years after the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, a new scorecard finds that 19…
Opinion: Technology is expanding virtual access to health care. Here’s how to ensure equitable outcomes
Virtual health capabilities are evolving far beyond video consultations with a doctor. They now encompass…
Opinion: IP nationalism: the unexamined issue underlying the controversial WTO vaccine proposal and beyond
Countries that are members of the World Trade Organization are currently considering a watered-down version of…
WHO to convene emergency committee on monkeypox spread
The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that it will convene a meeting of outside experts…
Opinion: Waiving intellectual property rights is a flawed solution to achieving Covid-19 vaccine equity
When the history of the Covid-19 pandemic is written, readers will be as stunned by…
Opinion: Investing in women, children, and nutrition is not optional. The world’s future depends on it
The global health financing landscape has drastically changed since the end of 2019. The emergence…
What the surprising mutations in the monkeypox virus could indicate about the new outbreak
When scientists investigate the spread of an infectious disease, one area they look at is…
‘Nobody wants to mess this up’: A WHO official weighs in on the challenges of responding to monkeypox
The expanding monkeypox outbreak is posing enormous communications challenges for public health authorities keen to…
Monkeypox outbreak poses ‘moderate risk’ to global public health, WHO says
The ongoing monkeypox outbreak currently poses a moderate risk to global public health, the World…
Opinion: Preparing for the next pandemic: Time to follow a social business model for patent-free global medicine production
The World Health Assembly, which is meeting in Geneva for the first time since the…
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Watch: As an outbreak grows, what is monkeypox and how does it spread?
The world is experiencing a monkeypox outbreak, with cases seen in a number of countries…
EU health agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if outbreak continues
There is a risk that monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if the current outbreak…
Opinion: Strengthening Gavi is a way forward for global vaccine equity
The Biden administration’s upcoming Covid-19 summit will shine a spotlight on the global failure to…
Opinion: Building scientific talent in the Global South can help prevent future public health crises
There’s a clamor around the world to return to the pre-pandemic “normal.” In reality, though,…
Opinion: Building scientific talent in the Global South can help prevent future public health crises
There’s a clamor around the world to return to the pre-pandemic “normal.” In reality, though,…
STAT+: Gates Foundation CEO has ‘zero expectation’ that Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair after divorce
LOS ANGELES — In the most extensive public comments about the stewardship of the Bill…
Opinion: Global health should not be determined by pharma investors and shareholders
What could go wrong when pharmaceutical company shareholders and investors shape the public health response…
More uniformly infectious, more treatable, more genetically predictable: How coronavirus is getting closer to flu
Hours after a federal judge struck down the federal mask mandate covering air travel and…
STAT+: U.N. committee urges wealthy nations to honor human rights conventions, widen access to Covid vaccines
A United Nations committee urged wealthy nations to support a proposal before the World Trade…