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Health monitoring in resource-limited settings
Alere to Develop Simple, Affordable Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Test for Tuberculosis & Expand Manufacturing for POC HIV Viral Load Platform

Alere Inc. announced that it has been awarded a grant of up to $21.6 million and debt financing of up to $20.6 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support development of a point-of-care nucleic acid test for tuberculosis and to expand production facilities for this test and for a point-of-care viral load test.

Published
02 March 2013
From
Alere
UK health services
Why Proposed NHS Reforms May Damage HIV Care

On 13th February, the government introduced the secondary legislation known as 'Section 75' of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, proposing a compulsory competitive market in the NHS. I've written elsewhere about the potential consequences of privatisation of HIV and sexual health services. In this light, section 75 is very frightening, and should be fought.

Published
01 March 2013
From
Huffington Post UK
Finance and funding
Ask a Policy Wonk: What Do the Sequester Cuts Mean for You?

Last month Congress failed to agree on ways to reduce the federal budget deficit, which triggered “sequestration of funds”—an automatic 5.1% cut to virtually every line item in the federal budget.

Published
01 March 2013
From
BETA blog
Global health initiatives
Global Fund announces first new grants under new model

After reviewing and reforming its grant process, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is back in business, announcing the first handful of countries slated to receive up to US$1.9 billion in available funding over the next two years.

Published
01 March 2013
From
IRIN Plus News
Finance and funding
HIV drugs to be uniquely shielded from generic pricing pressure in public payer scheme

HIV drug makers in the US are expected to be somewhat protected from generic drug pricing pressure given the emphasis on single-tablet regimens (STRs) and the large role of public payers, experts told BioPharm Insight. The role of private payers is more uncertain, they added.

Published
01 March 2013
From
Financial Times
Finance and funding
Africa: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation Announces U.S.$1 Million Matching Gift

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is announcing that Johnson & Johnson, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical and consumer goods manufacturers, will be matching monetary donations to the Foundation from now until Mother's Day, up to $1 million.

Published
28 February 2013
From
AllAfrica
Finance and funding
Who Should Pay for Global Health, and How Much?

Mirroring global carbon permit markets to mitigate climate change, we propose a cap-and-trade system consisting of a global cost-effectiveness criterion and a disability-adjusted life year (DALY) global credit market.

Published
28 February 2013
From
PLoS Medicine
Finance and funding
Money for HIV and TB, but NHI finance document still delayed

Despite the tight fiscal environment, South Africa's health sector is to get additional funding over the medium term to compensate for a reduction in US donor support for HIV/AIDS programmes, expand HIV treatment and improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Published
27 February 2013
From
Business Day
Finance and funding
US budget cuts could jeopardize development of life-saving tools against major killers

Across-the-board cuts to US R&D programs could have a devastating impact on efforts to develop new drugs for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, the world's first malaria vaccine, and other vital global health products in development, according to a new report from a coalition of nonprofit groups focused on advancing innovation to save lives.

Published
27 February 2013
From
Eurekalert Inf Dis
Activism
Activists pressure Kenya's presidential candidates to act on HIV

A small team of HIV/AIDS activists is trailing Kenyan presidential candidates as they crisscross the country, pressing them to increase their commitment to the care and treatment of people living with HIV.

Published
26 February 2013
From
IRIN Plus News
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