After the budget showdown, where does global health stand?

Even in these constrained economic times, it is critical to support global health and development programs that save lives and help grow the economies of developing nations—while at the same time promote American values, economic growth, and national security. Despite these compelling humanitarian, fiscal and security reasons to support global health and development, these programs face significant cuts in the wake of recent budget debates in Congress and the Administration.

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Saving lives at birth: Innovators awarded for new technologies

Nearly $14 million has been awarded to innovations aimed at saving the lives of mothers and children around the world during a landmark event hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rajiv Shah, administrator for the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

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Agency spotlight: NSF

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and USAID recently launched an international joint initiative to address global development challenges. Called the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), the initiative will competitively award investments to support and build scientific and technical capacity in the developing world.

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Photos (second from top to bottom): Aurelio Ayala III, David Jacobs  

August 2011

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 8, 2011
Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus Launch

September 20-21, 2011
Strengthening a Workforce for Innovative Regulatory Science in Therapeutics Development: An Institute of Medicine Workshop

September 26-28, 2011
Advamed Conference

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

House subcommittee releases FY2012 appropriations bill, cuts global health funding

Senator Kerry introduces bill, supports innovation at the US Department of State

The FDA plays a “proactive role in promoting innovation,” Commissioner writes

New fact sheets available on the CDC, Georgia and global health R&D

Science and innovation are crucial to achieving development goals, USAID Administrator says

Merck enters partnership to develop childhood vaccines

Results for Development launches blog series on global health partnerships

Scientists call on Congress to fund research at NIH

Group launches new pediatric HIV/AIDS drug development program

Innovation is a key component of reforming foreign aid, blog says

Faster TB test under development, researchers say

Video highlights new tools to fight malaria

Funding shortfall could hinder scientific advances in HIV/AIDS

Scientists closer to developing new meningitis vaccine


MEMBER FOCUS

GHTC member Aeras and the Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium announced the start of a clinical trial of a new tuberculosis vaccine that involves people living with HIV.

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