Global health

Wellcome Trust launches global project to map antibiotic resistance

A global project to help track and document diseases associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been launched, according to UK health charity the Wellcome Trust.…

From Brighton to Oman: my journey to establish pharmacy globally

The pharmacy workforce is an investment not a cost, says Sarah Marshall.…

Community pharmacy is increasing its global role in front-line clinical services, FIP survey reveals

Community pharmacy is increasing its global role in front-line clinical services, according to the results of the FIP’s two-yearly survey, but state funding is lacking.…

World Health Organization looks to eliminate threat of hepatitis B and C

The World Health Organization’s Marc Bulterys on the agency’s efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis by scaling up screening and improving access to new and effective drugs…

The World Health Organization warns of increasing HIV drug resistance and issues new guidelines to address threat

Meg Caroline Doherty from the World Health Organization discusses the increasing number of cases HIV drug resistance, and the new guidelines and global action plan developed by the WHO to help countries address the threat.…

How the Gates Foundation seeks to energise the global fight against neglected tropical diseases

The president of the global health division at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Trevor Mundel, reveals how it is taking action against neglected tropical diseases.…

Q&A: Progress in seasonal influenza vaccines but world still short of capacity for pandemic vaccines

Marie-Paule Kieny from the World Health Organization discusses efforts over the past decade by the global agency to enhance seasonal influenza vaccine efficacy and production capacity, to ensure there is sufficient pandemic vaccine production, and to promote the effective development and deployment …

Pharmacists need to step up to the challenge of precision medicines, says QuintilesIMS Institute

Pharmacists have an important role to play in understanding precision medicines in order to ensure the right patients receive the right treatments, says Murray Aitken, executive director of the QuintilesIMS Institute.…

WHO calls for action to improve adolescent health

The World Health Organization has called for action across the globe to improve adolescent health following the publication of data which show that more than 3,000 adolescents die each year from preventable causes.…

Silica cages could keep vaccines intact without need for ‘cold chain’

Ensilication enables protein-based substances to withstand heat of up to 100ºC and still function as normal.…