An overview of the global impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - the biggest cause of death worldwide. The social and economic impacts of NCDs were the... More »
Neglected diseases impose a tremendous burden on global health. One that is disproportionally borne by the poor and vulnerable. Each year more than 18... More »
In India, some of the best healthcare in the world is delivered through the private sector. Nine out of ten doctors in India work in the private sector. But the... More »
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently announced the launch of Re:Search – a new consortium where public and private sector organizations... More »
The World Health Organization recently released the 2011 Global Tuberculosis Control Report, providing encouraging results – the number of people who fell ill with... More »
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases held in New York, a BRICS Health Ministers’ Round Table... More »
Global leaders will meet in New York from 19-20 September 2011 to chart the way forward to address the number one killer accounting for over 63% of deaths in the... More »
A WHO technical working group, composed of international experts in NCD surveillance and WHO staff members, recently released their recommendations for targets to... More »
The United Nations today released their 2011 report on the Millennium Development Goals. According to a press release from the UN, significant strides towards... More »
According to a recently released study (published in the WHO Bulletin), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are projected to continue their growth as a cause of global... More »
