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Protectionism will not protect
Oped, Published on 16/05/2025
» As many Global North countries turn inwards, foreign assistance has become an easy target. The decimation of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has dominated headlines, but the United Kingdom and many European countries have also cut their foreign-aid budgets. Policymakers in these countries view this spending as a form of charity and think that bolstering their economic and military might can deliver more benefits for more people.
'Getting scary': US aid cuts undermine global fight against TB
AFP, Published on 11/03/2025
» PARIS — The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.
Trump foreign-aid freeze leaves millions without essential drugs
Published on 28/01/2025
» The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe, a memo reviewed by Reuters shows.
Antibiotic overuse fuels shortage
Oped, Published on 31/10/2023
» The overuse of antibiotics is now widely recognised as one of the main factors contributing to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) -- often called the "silent pandemic". But what is less well known is that shortages of antibiotics also play a role in fuelling AMR.
Drug resistance is killing millions
Oped, Published on 07/07/2022
» Some 1.27 million people died in 2019 directly as a result of infection because the bacteria causing the infection were resistant to the drugs designed to kill them, according to a recent study in The Lancet; overall, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is estimated to have contributed directly or indirectly to the premature, preventable deaths of nearly five million people in 2019.
Can we afford to lose effective drugs?
News, Published on 22/11/2021
» Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) might be known to consumers and patients simply as drug resistance. However, it is actually a looming threat to global health security which threatens to derail efforts to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals.
Covid has 'devastating' impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund
AFP, Published on 08/09/2021
» PARIS: The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday.
Drug-resistant malaria gaining foothold in Africa: study
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» PARIS - Researchers on Thursday reported the first clinical evidence that drug-resistant mutations of the parasite responsible for malaria are gaining ground in Africa.
Medicines pose global environmental risk, experts warn
AFP, Published on 15/11/2019
» PARIS - Residues from billions of doses of antibiotics, painkillers and antidepressants pose a significant risk to freshwater ecosystems and the global food chain, a new analysis said Thursday.
TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease
AFP, Published on 31/10/2019
» HYDERABAD (INDIA) - French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug on Thursday, boosting the battle against the world's deadliest disease alongside the US launch of tests for a new treatment.