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.
-Overhauling the Global Fund http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2012/09/04/daniele-dionisio-overhauling-the-global-fund/
-WHO | The impact of health insurance in Africa and Asia: a systematic review http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/9/12-102301/en/index.html#.UES8im-8hvw.email
-WHO | Factors affecting catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from medical expenses in China: policy implications of universal health insurance http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/9/12-102178/en/index.html#.UES58B-Q69E.email
-China Amends Intellectual Property Laws To Allow For Issuance Of Compulsory Licenses http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/June/11/GH-061112-China-Compulsory-Licenses.aspx#.T9YNXGobjNM.email
-Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/06/14/fact-sheet-obama-administration-accomplishments-sub-saharan-africa#.T99XU4NVQ5Q.email
-U.S., Nigeria Inaugurate Defense Reference Laboratory In Abuja http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/August/31/GH-083112-Nigeria-Laboratory.aspx#.UEI3pYy3KMg.email
-Remarks at the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/06/192242.htm#.T98nWB5bAr8.email
-Proposed U.S. Legislation Would ‘Set The Standard’ For Global Efforts To Combat Counterfeit Drugs http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/August/23/GH-082312-Opinion-Counterfeit-Drugs.aspx#.UDeczaS1648.email
-IP-Watch Brief: Novartis Challenge To India Patent Law Put Off To 11 September http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=23038&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts
-Europe Reaches Agreement On Unitary Patent http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/06/29/europe-reaches-agreement-on-unitary-patent/
-Eurozone breakup would cost poorest countries $30 billion http://oxf.am/Jfh
-Deaf or dead? Better drugs needed to stop drug-resistant TB http://kenyadailyeye.jibostudios.com/?p=14344
-ETHIOPIA- HIV prevention services for those most at risk http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95628/ETHIOPIA-HIV-prevention-services-for-those-most-at-risk#.T-BuGz0nnBk.email
-UNDP launches East Africa agribusiness http://www.devex.com/en/news/78429/print
-Africa must turn its health research into treatments for African people http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/jun/11/africa-health-research-treatments
-Brics nations to boost IMF funds http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/business-18501198
-Health workers are change agents http://www.devex.com/en/news/78390/print
-Putting an end to 7.6 million preventable child deaths http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/231725-putting-an-end-to-76-million-preventable-child-deaths
-Challenges To Eradicating Polio In Nigeria http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/August/31/GH-083112-RR-Nigeria-Polio.aspx#.UEI3UOuAksk.email
-Implications Of Eradicating Polio, Or Failing To Do So, Go Beyond Public Health http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/May/30/GH-053012-Opinion-Polio-Emergency.aspx#.T8ZJ3gl66vU.email
-WHO Paper: How To Guard Against Tobacco Companies And Trade Law http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/06/20/who-paper-how-to-guard-against-tobacco-companies-and-trade-law/
-Forbes ‘Leadership’ Blog Interviews USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah http://globalhealth.kff.org/Home/Daily-Reports/2012/June/19/GH-061912-Forbes-Interview-Shah.aspx#.T-Gq4PBS_9s.email
-Foreign Assistance Dashboard Update http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/193976.htm#.T-nNg1JOIsI.email
-Comparative Performance of Private and Public Healthcare Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001244
-Una nuova âpartnershipâ per migliorare lâassistenza materno-infantile nei paesi poveri e unâaltra per globalizzare gli americani http://saluteglobale.it/2012/06/16/una-nuova-partnership-per-migliorare-lassistenza-materno-infantile-nei-paesi-poveri-e-unaltra-per-globalizzare-gli-americani/
-Priority setting in Health: building institutions for smarter public spending http://blogs.cgdev.org/global_prosperity_wonkcast/2012/06/11/priority-setting-in-health-amanda-glassman/
-GlobalPost Reports On Cuba’s Medical Outreach To Africa http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/June/11/GH-061112-Cuba-Outreach-Africa.aspx#.T9YNocyy-b0.email
-Blog Examines WHO Funding http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/June/06/GH-060612-RR-WHO-Funding.aspx#.T8-BaKrn7ZM.email