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Governments to develop global research strategy by 2008
WHO members are now required to seek new incentives for R&D for the poorest, with results in two years
At the last World Health Assembly, Kenya and Brazil pressed for member to agree a "framework" for global health research for resource-poor countries and communities. The word frightened some states, but they agreed to look for new incentives in addition to intellectual property.
Health ministers strategize for 2008
Fourteen Ministers of Health and Heads of Delegation from Africa, Asia, Middle East and South America, meeting in Accra this June, reached an historic agreement to link up, South-to-South, on health research – especially to discover and share measures to improve the working of their “fragile” health systems. The countries also stressed the need to improve their own research base, and better understand their own national burdens of disease – and committed themselves to invest at least 2% of their health budgets on research and research capability strengthening.
Malaria: Uganda considering return to DDT
(8 August 06)
Artemisinin made in GM yeast
Successful research now going into development
Research has created a genetically-modified yeast that can make a key precursor of the leading antimalarial, artemisinin. If process development is successful, this could ease supply shortages and lower prices.
(May 06)
Malaria develops resistance to artemisinin
(March 06)
TB research funds “to triple”
(March 06)
South Africa launches malaria research initiative
(7 February 06)
Low-tech garment might prevent maternal death in childbirth
(27 February 06)
Intermittent malaria treatment in children cuts cases by 86%
(24 February 06)
Recognizing DNA triple junctions: a breakthrough in drug design?
(15 February 06)
World Bank calls for focused, local HIV/AIDS research
A review of Bank HIV/AIDS programmes implies their evidence base has been weak.
(20 Oct 05)