International news
May 24, 2017Invest in HealthThe Global Fund - "At a time of accelerating change, when the news cycle feels more like a cyclone, a historic meeting this weekend could be overlooked. It shouldn’t be. The health ministers of G20 countries are gathering for the first time – a clear indication of the role of health in global development agenda. (Blog by Marijke Wijnroks who will become Interim Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on 1 June. ) |
May 24, 2017#WeAreREADY at the World Health Assemblywww.aidsalliance.org - "The Alliance is profiling READY, a portfolio of projects focusing on adolescents living with and most affected by HIV, at the 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva from 22 to 31 May. |
May 23, 2017HIV life expectancy 'near normal' thanks to new drugsBBC News - "Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a study in The Lancet suggests. |
Apr 23, 2017UNAIDS Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee calls for HIV testing revolutionUNAIDS - The participants of a meeting of the UNAIDS Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) have called on UNAIDS to lead global efforts to galvanize an HIV testing revolution. The target is to achieve 90% of people living with HIV knowing their HIV status by 2020. In 2015, only 60% of people living with HIV knew their HIV status. |
Apr 05, 2017White House Proposes Large Cuts to NIH Research This YearBloomberg Politics - "President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed cutting $1.23 billion this fiscal year from research funded by the National Institutes of Health, according to a White House document sent to congressional appropriators. |