News Link n. 52

The news links are part of the research project GESPAM (Geopolitica, Salute Pubblica e Accesso alle Medicine/Geopolitics, Public Health and Access to Medicines), which aims to focus on the best options for the use of trade and government rules related to public health by resource-limited countries.

 

News Link 52

A NEW GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: ERADICATE POVERTY AND TRANSFORM ECONOMIES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda 

UN Panel’s Post-MDG Agenda: a Coherent Vision for a Better Future

Two topics: Non-Voluntary uses of medical patents, and delinkage of R&D costs from drug prices

WTO Members Agree On Draft Extension Of TRIPS Transition For LDCs

EU Court Backs Secrecy, Privileged Industry Access In Trade Talks

Fact Sheet: White House Task Force on High-Tech Patent Issues

The White House: PATENT ASSERTION AND U.S. INNOVATION

US Businesses Urge Obama To Stoke Trade War With India 

New vaccine drives Africa meningitis cases to lowest in decade

Polio is back in the horn of Africa

Shortages of Drugs Threaten TB Fight

UN: Global Malnutrition Costs Are Unacceptable

Developing countries see hidden cost in food price hikes

Bill Gates Leads $35 Million Investment In Global Disease Research

Use of data from registered clinical trials to identify gaps in health research and development 

Green Growth should be at the heart of development policies, new OECD report says 

Aid agencies of the future: Poverty, geography and the double dilemma

We’re not there yet – why we must keep current MDGs in sight

Protection Of Local GI Products Can Benefit Women, Speakers Say

Chi paga le multe di Big Pharma?

Public sector services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection: a micro-costing survey in Namibia and Rwanda

The cost of type 1 diabetes: a nationwide multicentre study in Brazil