UN protects millions of children in DR Congo with anti-measles vaccination

Some 3.1 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been vaccinated against measles in a United Nations-coordinated campaign to combat the disease outbreak which has claimed the lives of 1,145 children since the start of this year. The measles epidemic affected a total of 115,600 children between January and June, the [...]

Dengue – new site highlights disease information and research

Population growth, urbanization and rapid mass transportation have resulted in an explosive increase in dengue cases – from 1.2 million in 1998 to as many as 500 million annual cases today – and contributed to an ever growing number of countries and people at risk of infection. Dengue is now endemic in over 100 countries [...]

IFPMA launches NCD Framework for Action

IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations) recently released a NCD Framework for Action, highlighting specific areas of action including:  innovation, access and affordability, prevention and health education.  The document underscores the essential role of partnerships in addressing the challenge of non-communicable disease. Read more about the NCD Framework for Action: PharmaTimes – IFPMA [...]

UN releases 2011 report on MDGs

Today, the UN released The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011, highlighting progress and key areas for improvement as we get closer to the 2015 deadline. Some of the areas of progress cited were: The number of deaths of children under the age of five declined from 12.4 million in 1990 to 8.1 million in 2009, which means [...]