Global Health Progress Initiative Commemorates World Malaria Day
April 25th, 2008
Research-based biopharmaceutical companies work in partnership with others to fight the malaria epidemic
Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria continues to devastate communities in tropical regions throughout Latin America, Asia and Africa. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the malaria epidemic causes debilitating disease in more than 500 million people worldwide and kills more than [...]
Defeating Malaria: A Question of How Soon, Not How
April 24th, 2008
Malaria kills nearly a million people annually. Every 30 seconds, an African child dies as a result of malaria infection. With 350 to 500 million illnesses and more than one million deaths annually, it’s a disease that wreaks havoc on families and communities and devastates national economies. In short, it is one of the greatest threats to global health and economic welfare.
Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Launches Global Health Progress
April 16th, 2008
Industry supports hundreds of programs helping millions in the developing
world and is looking for new partners
The worldwide pharmaceutical industry today launched Global Health Progress, an initiative to bring research-based biopharmaceutical companies, global health leaders and policymakers together to build on current partnerships to improve health in the developing world.
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The Need for an AIDS Vaccine
April 16th, 2008
We are still losing the fight against AIDS, badly. But there are good reasons to think we can win, with the tool that holds the hope of eliminating, and not just curbing the epidemic: a preventive vaccine.
Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Launches Global Health Progress Initiative to Expand Efforts to Improve Health in Developing Countries
April 16th, 2008
Industry supports hundreds of programs helping millions in the developing world and is looking for new partners
The worldwide pharmaceutical industry today launched Global Health Progress, an initiative to bring research-based biopharmaceutical companies, global health leaders and policymakers together to build on current partnerships to improve health in the developing world.
Serving as a convening point for [...]