What are the consequences of inadequate or broken health delivery systems in developing countries? That might seem like a difficult question to answer, at least with any specificity. But Rajeev Venkayya, director for global health delivery at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, tried his best to quantify the impact of deficient health infrastructures, […]
The House and Senate are moving forward on a budget that could deal a devastating blow to global health programs. But there is still time to shape the package, especially in the Senate. Last week, the Senate Budget Committee approved a plan to allocate $49.8 billion for the International Affairs Budget, the source of funding […]
HIV
Sub-Saharan African countries where adolescents 15 or younger could be tested for HIV without sign-off by parents or guardians show 11 percent higher rates of testing […]
Tuberculosis
With the release of a “pre-final text” of updated guidelines for treatment of multidrug- and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, the World Health Organization made official substantial changes to […]
Research & Development
A trial to test the safety of, and immune response prompted by, the latest candidate for a vaccine to protect against Zika virus infection has begun […]
Policy
A year that started with a shutdown of the U.S. government is ending the same way, demonstrating ongoing instability in American policy, funding and global health […]