BREAKING NEWS: New Global AIDS Ambassador at Large is first woman to hold the post The Senate this evening confirmed the nomination of Dr. Deborah Birx, filling the post to lead the world’s largest health program with a career physician researcher who has headed two previous international AIDS programs. Dr. Deborah Birx comes to the […]
Dolutegravir agreement continue collaboration between British company and Unitaid-launched treatment access organization With a high barrier to drug-resistance, low production costs, low dosing and a potential for pediatric use, the new HIV drug dolutegravir, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August, and for use among adults and adolescents by the European Medicines […]
HIV
While plan will target 48 “hot spots” with services, and people at high risks with PrEP, will it change policies that fuel HIV? More details are […]
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
Drawing on previously published findings and on-the-ground interviews, a report from Planned Parenthood details damage to global health gains, including in closed programs, weakened civil society, […]