News Link n. 23

 

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 23

DFID’s statistics on international development http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Documents/publications1/sid2012/SID-2012.pdf

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Geopolitics of Neglected Tropical Diseases http://www.ploscollections.org/article/browseIssue.action?issue=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fissue.pcol.v08.i04

Blueprint: A credible blueprint for AIDS response must address TB deaths  http://sciencespeaksblog.org/2012/10/31/blueprint-a-credible-blueprint-for-aids-response-must-address-deaths-from-tuberculosis/#axzz2AyKGsv8t

Pharma Outlook: Don’t Yield On IP, Work On Trust-Building, Call For Global Cooperation  http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=24295&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

In the pipeline: $300M worth of AFD, IDB projects  http://www.devex.com/en/news/79614/print

Broken BRICs. Why the Rest Stopped Rising http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/138219/ruchir-sharma/broken-brics…

David Cameron seeks to fight poverty with open economies, societies  http://www.devex.com/en/news/79623/print

Towards a new model for pharmaceutical research http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/11/12-113712.pdf

Balancing options for health research and development http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/11/12-113886.pdf

Putting health policy and systems research on the map http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/11/12-113118.pdf

World Bank Annual Report 2012 http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/EXTANNREP/EXTANNREP2…

New budgetary and spending rules designed to simplify access to EU funds, including development grants and aid  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:298:0001:0096:EN:PDF

Gaps in India’s implementation of biodiversity law http://www.scidev.net/en/health/opinions/gaps-in-india-s-implementation-of-biodiversity-law.html

Put an end to risky malaria program http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2012-10-24/put-end-risky-malaria-program

Four NGOs ask NIH to grant open licenses to ritonavir patents under Bayh-Dole March-in provisions  http://keionline.org/node/1573

2013 deadline looms for LDC members of the World Trade Organization  http://keionline.org/node/1572

WIPO-Sponsored Neglected Diseases Consortium Celebrates Successful First Year  http://www.ip-watch.org/?p=24287&utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

Sad South Africa. Cry, the beloved country http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21564846-south-africa-sliding-downhill-while-much-rest-continent-clawing-its-way-up?spc=scode&spv=xm&ah=9d7f7ab945510a56fa6d37c30b6f1709

Deutsche Welle Examines Emerging Markets In Developing Countries For Pharmaceutical Industry  http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2012/October/26/GH-102612-Pharma-In-Developing-Countries.aspx#.UI1hre4OWZM.email