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Claire Hudson is a media relations associate at PATH. Before joining PATH, Claire served on the staff of elected officials in Washington, DC; Brooklyn, NY; and the Seattle area. She received a degree from Scripps College, which included a semester at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. Every week, Claire combs the news for groundbreaking stories in global health to share with you on PATH’s blog. Here’s a sampling of the news that caught our eye this week. At the UN, money backs up vow to eradicate polio by 2015 CNN, October 2, 2012 Peter Salk and Aseefa Zardari never met before today, but they have … Continue reading
If there’s a theme to the news that caught our eye this week, it’s the challenging question of how to get drugs and other health supplies to people living in developing countries. Coke applies supply-chain expertise to deliver AIDS drugs … Continue reading
Here are some of the stories we’ve been thinking about recently. Why noncommunicable diseases must be part of any new development goals The Guardian, September 11, 2012 In 2000, world leaders drafting the millennium development goals addressed many of the … Continue reading
In our selection of global health news this week, we find a gene mutation that protects against malaria, an epidemiologist’s view on the campaign against meningitis, a proposed bill to support contraception in the Philippines, the spread of HIV/AIDS in … Continue reading
This week’s global health and development news brings us a new acronym: BRIC, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China. We also learn most of the world’s poor don’t live in “poor” countries, and which human disease is most … Continue reading
Editor’s note: this post was modified on August 29, 2012. Here’s our survey of the week’s global health and development news: UN calls for drought policies emphasizing more conservation, less consumption The Washington Post, August 21, 2012 The world urgently … Continue reading
As we canvassed news in global health and development this week, we found some reasons for optimism: advances in some medical devices, a different way to collaborate in research, and—potentially—a new use for an old vaccine. Crowdsourcing reveals lifesaving potential … Continue reading
Our weekly look at what’s new and interesting in global health and development turns up some good news about malaria prevention, a drug company that’s trying a different approach, and a reason to celebrate on September 12. Winning the battle … Continue reading
Today we begin a new feature: a selective scan of global health news and opinion with an eye toward stories you may have missed. This week find out about growing success in getting vaccines to the most isolated countries in … Continue reading
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