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March 26, 2014

Devex covers launch of GHTC policy report

Devex reports on the launch of GHTC’s report Innovation for a changing world: The role of US leadership in global health R&D, which includes recommendations for US policymakers to advance global health R&D. GHTC Director Kaitlin Christenson is quoted, emphasizing the importance of sustained, long-term funding for global health R&D, as “there's no guarantee the tools we have today are going to help us meet the needs of tomorrow.”

March 26, 2014

GenomeWeb highlights findings from GHTC policy report, quotes GHTC staff

GenomeWeb explores key findings from GHTC’s report Innovation for a changing world: The role of US leadership in global health R&D, quoting GHTC Director Kaitlin Christenson and GHTC Policy Officer Ashley Bennett.

March 26, 2014

Recommendations from GHTC policy report highlighted in FierceBiotechResearch

Key policy recommendations from GHTC’s report Innovation for a changing world: The role of US leadership in global health R&D are highlighted in an article in FierceBiotechResearch, including the need for sustained funding for global health R&D and stronger roles for the US Agency for International Development and US Food and Drug Administration in advancing development of and access to new global health products.

March 26, 2014

Science Codex covers GHTC policy report launch

GHTC’s press release on the launch of its report Innovation for a changing world: The role of US leadership in global health R&D was picked up by Science Codex. The article highlights key findings from the report and policy recommendations for the US government, particularly the need for sustained funding and a strategic, coordinated approach to global health R&D. The article notes that recent budget cuts at the US National Institutes of Health—the largest funder of global health R&D—could jeopardize future progress against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases.