GHTC photo reception highlights research breakthroughs in Kenya 
Earlier this month, the GHTC hosted a photo reception that highlighted global health research projects in Kenya supported by US Government agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The event featured Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, assistant administrator for USAID’s Global Health Bureau, Dr. Robert Breiman, country director for CDC-Kenya, and Dr. Kayla Laserson, director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute/CDC Field Research Station. Speakers stressed that the evidence of families benefiting from past research breakthroughs reinforces the need to sustain support for ongoing research efforts, which are on the verge of producing more tools that will save lives around the world.
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See the photos from the reception
Report tracking global health R&D funding released
Policy Cures released the fourth annual G-FINDER report, which tracks the trends in global funding in 2010 to develop new drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and other tools for 31 neglected diseases. The report showed that funding for research and development (R&D) to address these diseases is on the decline, with overall support dropping by 3.5% among donors who were surveyed.
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Agency spotlight: DOD
To commemorate World AIDS Day, Nelson L. Michael, director of the U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), reflects on the progress made in HIV prevention science on the GHTC blog Breakthroughs. MHRP is an international vaccine program that successfully integrates HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment.
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December 2011
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 5, 2011
Childhood TB Advocacy Meeting
January 5, 2011
Exploring HHS' Role in Global Health & New Global Health Strategy
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
Appropriations agreement includes funding for global health, new NIH center
WHO group to recommend treaty to fund global health R&D
GHTC member releases video highlighting product development partnerships
Malaria report reveals a decline in global deaths, shows a need to continue funding for research
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