Reports Results  

24 Nov 2008

Meeting the Malaria Treatment Challenge: Effective introduction of new technologies for a sustainable supply of ACTs

Report of the 2008 Artemisinin Enterprise Conference.
Source: The Artemisinin Enterprise
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19 Nov 2008

Understanding the Antimalarials Market: Uganda 2007 - An overview of the supply side

A market survey reveals artemisinin combination therapies are not widely available and are too expensive for most Ugandans.
Source: Medicines for Malaria Venture
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17 Nov 2008

Ending the R&D Crisis in Public Health: Promoting pro-poor medical innovation

Leading NGO wants to see a ‘complete revamp’ of medical research and development
Source: Oxfam
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6 Nov 2008

Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Contributions to Infectious Disease Emergence

A report considers the possible infectious disease impacts of global climate change and extreme weather events on human, animal, and plant health.
Source: National Academies Press
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4 Nov 2008

The International Response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Science, Policy and Politics

A report asks what has been learned from the appearance of the avian influenza virus, H5N1, and what it means for future efforts to respond to emerging infectious diseases.
Source: Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability (STEPS) Centre
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4 Nov 2008

The global burden of disease: 2004 update

Update of WHO’s comprehensive assessment of the health of the world’s population.
Source: World Health Organization
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22 Oct 2008

Improving global health by preventing pneumococcal disease

UK members of parliament report on one of the biggest infectious killers and call for action.
Source: UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pneumococcal Disease Prevention in the Developing World
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15 Oct 2008

Full Prescription; better malaria treatment for more people, MSF’s experience

A report describes MSF’s work in West Africa and argues that unnecessary deaths can be avoided with simple, affordable treatment and diagnostic tools available today.
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières
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24 Sep 2008

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund's report on epidemic cholera in Senegal

Report describes experience in managing the outbreak.
Source: ReliefWeb
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9 Sep 2008

Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Final Report

Report says health gaps between rich and poor can be closed ‘within a generation’
Source: World Health Organization
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