Neglected disease research and development: how much are we really spending?

Tue, 2009-03-10 16:17 — admin

Moran M, Guzman J, Ropars AL, McDonald A, Jameson N, et al. (2009)
PLoS Medicine - February 2009 | Volume 6 | Issue 2 | e1000030

Available online at:
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000030

A holistic food labelling strategy for preventing obesity and dental caries.

Tue, 2009-03-10 16:16 — admin

Obes Rev. 2009 Jan 15 [Ahead of print].
Cinar AB, Murtomaa H.
Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki

Available online:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121640472/PDFSTART

Beyond Carrying Capacity: Birth Control Knowledge Lacking

Tue, 2009-03-10 15:26 — speel

Birth Control Knowledge Lacking in Developing World

Feb. 27, 2009
By Anne Harding

In developing countries, young women's use of modern methods of contraception is limited by a range of factors, a review of seven studies conducted in five countries suggests.

Lack of knowledge, access problems and side-effect fears were the "overarching themes" limiting the women's use of hormonal contraceptives such as the birth control pill or hormone implants, Dr. Lisa M. Williamson of the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow and her colleagues report.

Exploring the impact of primary health care research

Mon, 2009-03-09 11:59 — admin

Final Report Stage 2 Primary Health Care Research Impact project
- PHC RIS Research team
Libby Kalucy, Eleanor Jackson Bowers, Ellen McIntyre, Ann-Louise Hordacre, Richard Reed,
Australia: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service - February 2009

Available online as PDF file [54p.] at:
http://www.phcris.org.au/phplib/filedownload.php?file=/elib/lib/downloaded_files/publications/pdfs/phcris_pub_8108.pdf

Priority setting: what constitutes success?

Mon, 2009-03-09 11:57 — admin

Priority setting: what constitutes success?
A conceptual framework for successful priority setting

Shannon L Sibbald1,2*, Peter A. Singer3, Ross Upshur2,4, Douglas K Martin1,2
1 Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto, Canada
3 The McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, Toronto, Canada
4Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Canada
BMC Health Services Research – March 9, 2009 -- 9:43 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-43

Toward Health Equity and Patient-Centeredness

Mon, 2009-03-09 11:56 — admin

Toward Health Equity and Patient-Centeredness:
Integrating Health Literacy, Disparities Reduction, and Quality Improvement: Workshop Summary

Rapporteurs: Samantha Chao, Karen Anderson, and Lyla Hernandez
Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation;
Roundtable on Health Disparities; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Institute of Medicine, 2009

Available online at; http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12502

Insights into Pandemics

Sun, 2009-03-08 17:36 — JRees

There is a great interview entitled On the Front Lines of the Next Pandemic on O'Reilly Radar under the "Emerging Technology" tab (dated Feb 23, 2009... you may need to scroll to find it). It features Dr. Nathan Wolfe founder and director of the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative which monitors the transfer of new diseases from animals to humans. Interviewer is James Turner. Out takes below:

Dean under consideration for surgeon general: report

Sat, 2009-03-07 04:54 — admin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vermont governor Howard Dean was under consideration by the Obama administration for U.S. surgeon general, CNN reported on Friday, but a source said he was not interested in the post.

Dean, a practicing physician before he entered politics, recently wrapped up a four-year term as Democratic Party chairman, has been a supporter of health reform.

CNN said he had privately made clear that he is interested in the job. But a source close to Dean told Reuters he was not.

Enabling Environmental Justice: Assessment of Participatory Tools

Fri, 2009-03-06 20:26 — admin

Background Report Prepared for: Environmental Department
United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Manjula Amerasinghe, Leanne Farrell, SheeShee Jin, Nah-yoon Shin, Kristen Stelljes
Department of Urban Studies and Planning - Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT - 2008

Executive Summary [78p.] at: http://web.mit.edu/jcarmin/www/carmin/EnablingEJ.pdf

HHS Issues Special Report on Health Reform and Launches New healthreform.gov Web Site

Fri, 2009-03-06 20:24 — admin

“…American People Say Health Care System is Broken, Highlight Need for Action This Year on Health Reform..”

March 5, 2009 Press release: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/03/20090305a.html

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a report, Americans Speak on Health Reform: Report on Health Care Community Discussions. The report summarizes comments from Americans who hosted and participated in Health Care Community Discussions across the country and highlights the need for immediate action to reform health care.

Zimbabwe Cholera Cases Top 80,000: WHO

Tue, 2009-03-03 10:34 — speel

Zimbabwe Cholera Cases Top 80,000: WHO

Feb. 20, 2009

More than 80,000 people have now been infected with cholera in Zimbabwe's six-month-old outbreak which has killed 3,759, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
About half of the patients who died from the water-borne diarrheal disease failed to reach any of the country's 365 cholera treatment centers, the United Nations agency said.

The proportion of deaths has been decreasing steadily since early January, but the fatality rate remains above the acceptable level in such an epidemic, according to the WHO.

© 2009 Reuters

Van Jones on Green-Collar Jobs

Mon, 2009-03-02 14:49 — speel

Saving the Economy and the Environment with Green-Collar Jobs

Van Jones has been a critical bridge between the environmental and social justice worlds through his call for green collar jobs. This is one of the key promises of the Obama campaign, so in this interview, conducted on November 12, 2008, I asked him how can turn his idea into a real policy.

But this interview by Sarah van Gelder, which has just appeared in full in the Spring issue of YES! Magazine, shows Van’s leadership extends far beyond a single issue.

Several videos can be viewed at

America’s Global Health Programs at a Crossroads - Moore of GHC

Sun, 2009-03-01 15:40 — speel

America’s Global Health Programs at a Crossroads
By: Allen Moore

President Obama thrilled the global health community during his campaign—he pledged to double foreign aid by 2012, including $50 billion over five years to fight HIV/AIDS. Although he backed off his timetable for doubling aid during the Presidential Debates, it was still rare for a presidential candidate to talk so boldly about the benefits of foreign aid to a skeptical public. The President believes strongly that America’s global interests are best served with a better balance of foreign aid, diplomacy, and defense.

Senator Feingold Calls for Comprehensive U.S. Global Health Strategy

Fri, 2009-02-27 08:05 — admin

From the Global Health Council
ttp://www.globalhealth.org/view_top.php3?id=48#022309

The Global Health Council applauds Sen. Russ Feingold's, D-WI, remarks on the Senate floor on Monday Feb. 23, 2009, in which the Senator called on President Obama to put in place an "all inclusive and robust" strategy for global health. Feingold – Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs – said in tough economic times, it is vitally important for the United States to lead in global health with a strategy that is "all inclusive, integrated and sustainable."

Foreign Affairs Budget Boost Provides Funding for Vital Programs, Berman Says

Thu, 2009-02-26 19:01 — admin

February 26, 2009

Washington, DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs committee, has issued the following statement on the foreign affairs portion of the budget outline that the Obama Administration submitted to Congress today:

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