Some progress, but Big Pharma not moving fast enough to deliver access
A new index finds that while pharmaceutical industry efforts to get their products to people in low- and middle-income countries has accelerated, companies are still not moving fast enough. Read more.
The Pandemic Fund considers an emergency financing model
The World Bank’s Pandemic Fund managed to quickly get funding in place to assist with the global mpox response. Will it use that experience to create a new funding mechanism? Read more.
WHO raises nearly $700M, but global health funding worries persist
At the World Health Summit, many of the leading international agencies and multilaterals arrived looking to shore up their fundraising efforts. But donors warn there is not enough money to go around. Read more.
Regional vaccine and drug production is coming. Can it survive?
Building local capacity to manufacture drugs, vaccines and health products is not enough. Officials must work to ensure there is actually a sustainable market for the products that are produced. Read more.
Fighting drug-resistant TB was costly. Here’s how that’s changed
It was while she was in a clinic in Cape Town, South Africa, enduring the complicated, agonizing treatment for extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, that Phumeza Tisile began to question why “there weren’t better medications that had less side effects.” In 2010, soon after her initial diagnosis with multidrug-resistant TB, or MDR-TB, Tisile had received a painful […]
Are drug companies making good on their access promises?
In a first-ever analysis, the Access to Medicine Foundation looked at the approaches 20 leading drug companies are taking to determine how many patients actually access their products. Read more.
Germany plans billions in cuts to development, humanitarian aid
A recently released draft budget spells out nearly €1 billion in cuts to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, or BMZ, from €11.22 billion ($12.36 billion) this year to €10.28 billion in 2025. The proposed cuts to humanitarian aid are even more drastic, with plans to slash spending by more than 50% — […]
What does localization really mean?
Amid disputes over the meaning of a word that is set to transform development, some are asking if it’s still fit for purpose. Read more.
Complete 2024 International AIDS Conference coverage
All of my coverage from the 2024 International AIDS Conference in Munich: UNAIDS spells out the costs of missing global AIDS goals The AIDS epidemic is changing. Here’s what it means Activists demand access to groundbreaking HIV prevention tool Spoiled for choice? What’s blocking uptake of HIV prevention tools What happens if there is no […]
Can warning labels help to guide consumers and counter obesity?
Latin America has pioneered the use of warning labels to guide consumers away from foods that are high in sodium or sugar. Now the rest of the world is looking for lessons. Read more.