Health Breaking News: Link 244

Health Breaking News Links, as part of the research project PEAH (Policies for Equitable Access to Health), aim to focus on the latest challenges by trade and governments rules to equitable access to health in resource-limited settings

21.06.2017 ECOSOC humanitarian affairs segment

Yes Member States, the EU must be a leader in sustainable development

U.N. Chief Warns U.S. of Risks of Rejecting Leadership Role

Open Access Policy In International Organisations

‘Will It Work Here?’: Health Systems Need Contextual Evidence Before Adopting Innovations

4 political errors to avoid in achieving water and sanitation for all

Do Weak Governments Doom Developing Countries to Poverty?

World Bank is reinventing itself as a broker for private finance but that puts poverty reduction at risk

Access to drugs: manifesto cooperating Political Youth Organisations & partners

The Trump Executive Order on drug prices: not what was promised nor needed, and contrary to US self interest

Sandoz v. Amgen: What The Court Settled, What It Didn’t, And What Might Come Next

China-Backed AIIB Touts Growth, Sustainability

‘Novo Nordisk’s Changing Diabetes Aid Programme Exacerbates Issues of Insulin Access, and Must End for Compulsory Licensing to be Effective’ by Rebecca Barlow-Noone

Michael Bloomberg uses burden of disease data to focus attention on NCDs

At Risk: Can Funders Preserve Momentum in the AIDS Fight?

Final Offensive: About That Big Global Pledge on Polio

Ending Polio in Conflict Zones

Polio eradication gets financial boost but suffers setbacks in Syria and Congo

Polio Paralyzes 17 Children in Syria, W.H.O. Says

Clinical trial for a better treatment for mycetoma starts in Sudan

‘A long and gruelling seven years and now it is over’

Number Of Ethiopians Needing Food Aid Could Double To 16M Next Month, Aid Workers Warn

FAO warns of tilapia virus as outbreak spreads

A Regional Funder Giving Where Food, Health, and Environment Meet

Parliament strengthens 2030 climate and energy package

Opinion: Invest in midwives to improve global health

A New Definition Of Health Equity To Guide Future Efforts And Measure Progress

Building Sustainable Partnerships To Improve Access To Breast Cancer Treatment For Uninsured Women

World Refugee Day: WHO training enables Syrian doctors and nurses to provide health care in Turkey

CALL TO CLOSE LIBYAN SLAVE MARKETS

UNICEF names first goodwill ambassador who is a refugee

ANDI 2017 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Project Based Training and Fellowship on Project and Intellectual Property (IP) Management for Health Technology Innovation in Africa

Tobacco makers denounce ‘brand theft’ from plain packaging

Taxing sugary drinks would boost productivity, not just health