May 28th, 2008
Statement by Dr. Paul Antony, medical advisor Global Health Progress
(Tokyo) – “The worldwide pharmaceutical industry applauds H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan and his government’s pledge for an additional US$560 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Global Fund’s work has been instrumental in the fight against the [...]
R&D Pharmaceutical Companies Mobilize to Help Victims of Natural Disasters in Burma and China
May 21st, 2008
Industry Emergency Funding Assistance and Medicine Donations Already Exceed USD 17 Million
Geneva – The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) confirms that, as in previous major natural disasters, the R&D-based pharmaceutical industry has moved quickly to provide substantial assistance for the victims of the recent cyclone in Burma and earthquake in southern China.
IFPMA [...]
Partnering to Prevent Hepatitis B
May 19th, 2008
In Quito, Ecuador the children waited in long lines outside the school building. It wasn’t exactly the break from class that many of these elementary school children had hoped for. But it was one that they desperately needed.
Global Health Progress Commemorates First Annual World Hepatitis Day
May 19th, 2008
Worldwide collaboration promotes prevention and access to treatment
Global Health Progress, an initiative sponsored by the worldwide pharmaceutical industry, joins the global community in commemorating the first annual World Hepatitis Day today, and applauds the health care workers and organizations that contribute to preventing and treating hepatitis infections and educating people worldwide about the disease.
Hepatitis is [...]
Call for Action on HIV TB: HIV TB Global Leaders Forum
May 15th, 2008
Response by the companies of the worldwide research-based biopharmaceutical industry
We, the research-based biopharmaceutical industry,
Applaud efforts to increase attention on HIV/TB co-infections and support the Forum’s goal of achieving a unified international position on the accelerated and intensified action needed to respond to the deadly HIV-TB joint epidemic;
Acknowledge the leadership of the organizations [...]
Hudson Institute Publishes The Index of Global Philanthropy 2008
May 15th, 2008
The Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) at the Hudson Institute has published The Index of Global Philanthropy 2008. This annual index provides details on the sources and magnitude of private giving to the developing world. The 2008 report shows continued growth of private giving and investment, which now accounts for over 75 percent of donor [...]
ART Spells Hope for Those Living with AIDS
May 8th, 2008
Most of us view HIV/AIDS as statistical tsunami, a tidal wave of numbers so great we can hardly comprehend their significance. But in a country like Zambia, AIDS is personal.