At last week’s Global Aids Policy Partnership meeting, representatives from the Medicines Patent Pool gave a presentation on their organization, which works to expand access to life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) medicines in the developing world by working with patent holders to negotiate licenses for key HIV medicines patents. This allows generic drug companies to produce high […]
HIV
Thirty years ago this week Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, named for the young man who stood up to stigma and […]
Tuberculosis
In the six weeks before South Africa responded its first diagnoses of COVID-19 with the start of physical distancing measures, more than 47,000 people on average […]
Research & Development
With 2018 data showing highest incidence acute flaccid myelitis since monitoring began, officials say awareness, recognition of rare life threatening condition will be crucial to early […]
Policy
By Karen Carvajal, M.D. Over the course of human history we have come a long way in our fight against the threat of infectious diseases and, […]