Health technologies resources
The following fact sheets, websites, and reports from the global health community offer details about global health technologies. Resources are listed alphabetically within each subcategory.
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Health technologies
Technologies available for licensing from NIH/FDA and nonprofit institutions (website)
From the National Institutes of Health Office of Technology Transfer, this web page lists links to technologies related to neglected diseases that are available for commercial licensing.
Microbicides
Understanding the results of the CAPRISA 004 (122.10 KB PDF)
This document provides key context for next steps regarding the development of a microbicide containing the antiretroviral drug tenofovir gel and describes many of the issues that advocates should be engaging and monitoring over the long term.
Author: AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
Publication Date: August 2010
Vaccines
Capitalizing on scientific progress: Investing in HIV prevention R&D in 2010
This document is the seventh annual report from the HIV Vaccines and Microbicides Resource Tracking Working Group on R&D funding for HIV prevention in 2010.
Author: AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, UNAIDS, and the International Partnership for Microbicides
Publication date: July 2011
Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money. Facts about Vaccines (343.12 KB)
This factsheet from Research!America highlights the role of vaccines and research on vaccines in saving lives and money.
Author: Research! America
Estimating the Impact of an AIDS Vaccine in Developing Countries (3,265 KB PDF)
This policy brief from the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative examines the potential impact that an AIDS vaccine could have on the AIDS pandemic in developing countries. The brief updates results of earlier studies to reflect newer and more accurate data on the pandemic’s characteristics.
Author: IAVI
Publication date: August 2009
Global access to lifesaving vaccines (website)
This fact sheet on the PATH website describes PATH's work in vaccines and immunization.
A history of vaccines (website)
This fact sheet on the PATH website gives a brief overview of disease rates before and after the development of vaccines.
Investing in vaccines for the developing world (162 KB PDF)
This fact sheet from PATH describes the costs and challenges of expanding access to vaccines in developing countries, and innovative funding solutions.
Lifesaving vaccines on the horizon (website)
This fact sheet on the PATH website provides a graphical display of the vaccine development pipeline.
State of the world's vaccines and immunization, third edition (2,001 KB PDF)
This report from the World Health Organization focuses on the major developments in vaccines and immunization since 2000.
Publication date: October 2009
Understanding vaccines (website)
This fact sheet on the PATH website describes how vaccines work and lists the different types of vaccines.
Understanding vaccine development (website)
This web page from the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative is a succinct description of the vaccine development process from idea generation to manufacturing and distribution.
Vaccines for Africa (VACFA) (website)
The website of this South Africa-based organization presents information about current vaccines, vaccine research, and vaccine initiatives and encourages debate among the public, scientific community, and health care professionals.
