Drug-resistant TB cases highlight need for R&D to produce new tools
This month, several cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) were reported in India, reinforcing the need for research and development (R&D) that will help address the ever-growing challenge of increasing resistance to available TB tools.
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First-ever HHS global health strategy includes goal to catalyze research and innovation
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released its first-ever global health strategy to help the agency increasingly engage in efforts to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. While emphasizing the need for this new strategy, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that “today, we can no longer separate global health from America’s health…We need to look beyond our borders to improve health inside our country.”
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Agency spotlight: NIH
A joint House-Senate Conference Committee recently finalized an appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2012 that authorizes and funds the new National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) at the NIH. NIH leadership believes that NCATS will help advance research and development for new health products, including global health tools.
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January 2012
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 30, 2012
Uniting to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases: Ending the Neglect and Reaching 2020 Goals
January 31, 2012 International Vaccine Institute Contributions to Vaccinology and Global Health: Past, Present, and Future
February 1, 2012
PEPFAR and Combination Prevention for an AIDS-Free Generation
February 15-17, 2012
Executive Course on Intellectual Property, Diplomacy, and Global Public Health
February 18, 2012
2012 Microbicide Trials Network Annual Meeting
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
President Obama emphasizes research and innovation in State of the Union address
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