2009-10-13T02:33:00.000-07:00

THE VRGH REPORT GLOBAL OPINIONS on GLOBAL HEALTH-IS NOW AVAILABLE !>> http://s233420062.onlinehome.fr/FINAL+REPORT+15.12.08.pdf<

Global Health For A Globally Minded President

2009-01-18T08:34:00.000-08:00

President-elect Barack Obama can build on historic initiatives championed by his predecessor in global AIDS and malaria. These should serve as the platform for a more comprehensive and evidence-based set of activities aimed at addressing the major causes of ill health and instability in low-income countries. Obama should launch a new Global Family Health Action Plan aimed at saving the lives of

Report on Maternal & Newborn Health (UNICEF)

2009-01-16T08:22:00.000-08:00

This report calls attention to the fact that women in the world’s least developed countries are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications than women in developed countries.The health of these mothers is inextricably linked to the health of their babies, the new report points out. A child born in a developing country is almost 14 times more likely to die

WHO Addresses Financial Crisis' Global Health Impact

2008-12-10T02:40:00.000-08:00

Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health.Statement by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan"We face a severe financial crisis of unprecedented dimensions in a world that has never before been so closely connected and interdependent. The consequences are global. The situation is volatile. The current financial crisis is rapidly becoming an economic crisis and threatens to

Young Voices on Global Health

2008-11-23T01:30:00.000-08:00

The Lancet, together with the Geneva-based Global Forum for Health Research, have announced the winners of the 2008 essay competition entitled "Young Voices in Research for Health".The 6 winners' essays are available at: http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/487

VRGH in the WORLD MEDICAL JOURNAL

2008-11-13T07:02:00.000-08:00

The World Medical Association has published in the last issue of its World Medical Journal (Vol.54, No.3, 2008) an article on the VRGH Initiative on pp. 83-84.Link: http://www.wma.net/e/publications/index.htm

Europe reaffirms its supports for Global Health

2008-10-23T07:09:00.000-07:00

The Belgian All Party Parliamentary Group on the MDGs in collaboration with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) and the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) organised an International High Level Conference on: “The Future of Parliamentary Involvement in Global Health and Development”.As a key outcome of the Conference, Parliamentarians

Providing toilets, safe water is top route to improve Global Health : UN University

2008-10-20T06:06:00.000-07:00

Simply installing toilets where needed throughout the world and ensuring safe water supplies would do more to end crippling poverty and improve world health than any other possible measure, according to an analysis released today by the United Nations University.Diseases due to poor water, sanitation and hygiene account for an estimated 10% of the total global burden of illness.http://

ASIA: Countries lagging in flu pandemic plans, UN warns

2008-10-15T01:00:00.000-07:00

Most Asia-Pacific nations are making progress on avian flu control, but are lagging in plans to tackle the social and economic fallout of a human flu pandemic, a senior UN influenza specialist, David Nabarr, has warned. He said: "I'm impressed with progress, but I am saying a lot more needs to be done, particularly on multi-sectoral pandemic preparedness."http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?

WHO agreed on a research agenda on global climate change and public health

2008-10-14T02:46:00.000-07:00

A meeting of experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Madrid agreed to a research agenda to develop an evidence-based framework for action on the human health implications of climate change.http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr36/en/index.html

Discoverers of AIDS and Cancer Viruses Win Nobel 2008

2008-10-06T02:57:00.000-07:00

Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/health/07nobel.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Global Health Is a Hot Field

2008-10-05T03:22:00.000-07:00

Recently, Washington Post published an article about the current popularity of global health studies among college students.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091804145_pf.html

Report: Millennium Development Goals at midpoint

2008-10-02T06:18:00.000-07:00

The European Union published a major report on the MDGs with recommendations to address slow progress and disparities.http://ec.europa.eu/development/icenter/repository/2008%2008%2019%20MDG_Where%20do%20we%20stand_first_draft.pdf

UK DOH launched "Health is GLOBAL" Strategy

2008-09-30T06:24:00.000-07:00

The UK Government launched a new strategy “Health is Global” which sets out the span of global health issues and the plan for tackling them across government and with other partners, including civil society organizations.http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_072697

500,000 Women Die in Pregnancy, Childbirth

2008-09-21T06:35:00.000-07:00

More than half a million women still die each year in pregnancy and childbirth, often bleeding to death because no emergency obstetrical care is available, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. Despite modest progress, particularly in Asia, the global maternal mortality toll remains stubbornly stable due to a lack of financial resources and political will, it said. More than 99

Declining Global Number of Child Mortality.

2008-09-12T01:18:00.000-07:00

UNICEF released new figures that show the rate of deaths of children under five continued to decline in 2007. The new estimates show a 27 per cent decline in the under-five mortality rate, from 93 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990, to 68 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2007. In industrialized countries there are, on average, just six deaths for every 1,000 live births.According to this data,

Global fight against malaria could be helped by virus that infects mosquitoes!

2008-08-27T08:28:00.000-07:00

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found a new virus that infects the world’s most dangerous mosquito. In theory, this means it can be modified to kill the mosquito or prevent it from transmitting malaria . However, the authors cautioned, that could take 5 to 15 years of work.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/health/research/26glob.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Water and sanitation crisis still a global health issue

2008-08-21T07:52:00.000-07:00

Michele Barry, MD and James M. Hughes, MD underlined in a recent article that " Global health issue have captured the attention of gouvernements, global funds, and foundations ...on diseases such as malaria, TB, and AIDS which kill a fraction of the number of people who die from water-related diseases." .These two authors called for an urgent focus on dirty water and sanitation in a world where

US presidential candidates on Global health

2008-08-17T00:47:00.000-07:00

In the run-up to the US presidential election, health care continues to dominate the debate. The Lancet reviewed Obama and McCain'pledges in the area of global-health issues.Doc: http://download.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/0140-6736/PIIS0140673608612167.pdf

Global High food prices put pressure on HIV programmes

2008-08-13T05:03:00.000-07:00

Steadily increasing prices could lead to a lack of affordable and nourishing food, endangering the lives of people living with HIV in the developing world."As prices continue to rise, people will start to buy cheaper, less nutritious food and may begin to skip meals – in Lesotho we are already seeing people skipping meals because they can't afford food," said Alan Whiteside, an economist with

Criticism against massive health program in Africa

2008-08-11T05:28:00.000-07:00

Criticism is increasing against the many giant programmes to particularly tackle the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, which are said to deplete other African health programmes that may have a much greater effect on public health.Link: http://www.afrol.com/articles/29927

Progress Slow in Global Fight against Tuberculosis

2008-08-06T02:30:00.000-07:00

A new publication by the United Nations health agency finds that the pace of global efforts to control the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic slowed slightly in 2006, as did progress in diagnosing people with the airborne infectious disease that is both preventable and curable..Link: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=26000&Cr=tuberculosis&Cr1

Maternal Mortality: Little Progress in Africa

2008-08-05T05:11:00.000-07:00

Over half a million women die in childbirth annually around the world, according to the World Health Organisation. Nigeria alone accounts for 10 percent of these deaths.According to the most recent estimates from the World Health Organisation, published in 2007, Nigeria's maternal mortality rate is the second highest in the world, after India: 1,100 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The

XVII INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE, MEXICO

2008-08-03T04:56:00.000-07:00

The XVII International AIDS Conference will be held in Mexico from August 3 to 8, 2008.Press release and news concerning this crucial global meeting here: http://www.aids2008.org/start.aspx

Report on Global Health actors

2008-07-31T07:29:00.000-07:00

The House of Lord Intergovernmental Organisations Committee (UK) published a report on global health actors. This report reviews the interaction of the various actors on the international health stage, particularly those concerned with infectious disease control. It looks in some detail at the role of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and then turn to address a number of the key issues which

UNAIDS 2008 Report on Global AIDS Epidemic

2008-07-31T07:07:00.000-07:00

The 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic is the most comprehensive report on the response to AIDS. It includes data from 147 countries against 25 core targets set in the UN declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted in 2001, and the political declaration adopted at the 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS. The information presented in the report enables readers to assess progress made since 2001

Global Health courses for nurses in Tanzania

2008-07-29T01:17:00.000-07:00

The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science (MUHAS) (http://www.muchs.ac.tz/) through the School of Dentistry and the Finnish Medical Society has organized a three week training for nurses on global health themes in the country. The first course on global health to be conducted in the country started yesterday, slated to end August 15, with 20 nurses participating, along with ten nurses

Joint efforts to combat the global tobacco epidemic

2008-07-23T02:05:00.000-07:00

On July 23th, 2008, Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates announced joint efforts to combat the global tobacco epidemic. A combined investment of $500 million will help governments in developing countries implement proven policies and increase funding for tobacco control. Unless urgent action is taken, as many as one billion people this century—more than two-thirds in the developing world—could die

G8 Leaders Agree to $60B To Help Fight Disease in Africa

2008-07-13T05:54:00.000-07:00

The Group of Eight leaders on Tuesday set a five-year deadline to provide 60 billion dollars to fight disease in Africa. The leaders, holding a summit in Japan, also reconfirmed pledges made at its 2005 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, to increase aid to Africa by $25 billion by 2010. Leaders also set a goal of providing 100 million insecticide-treated nets to curb the spread of malaria in

VRGH 2008 would like to share with you the speech made by Rev. Desmond Tutu, during the 61st WHA in Geneva, 20 may 2008

2008-05-23T02:45:00.000-07:00

Reverend Desmond Tutu, Nobel Prize Laureate, Speech made during the 61st WHA, 20 may 2008. http://vrgh2008newsgh.blogspot.com/

VRGH Initiative Secretariat would like to bring to your attention the ‘Act Now for Health’ Campaign.

2008-05-20T06:16:00.000-07:00

VRGH Initiative Secretariat brings to your attention the ‘Act Now for Health’ Campaign which is a joint initiative launched by Action for Global Health, the Global Movement for Children, Oxfam International, Save the Children UK and World Vision International, whose the main goal is to to get ministers from governments around the world to commit that health must be a priority in 2008.For further

Massive earthquake in China: The VRGH Initiative deeply concerned.

2008-05-13T05:40:00.000-07:00

Following the massive earthquake in Central China which has killed thousands of people in Sichuan Province, the VRGH Initiative expresses its deep concern and shares its hope that those in need of help, notably in terms of healthcare services, will quickly benefit from the national and international emergency action.

The VRGH Initiative expresses its concern after the Cyclone Nargis in Burma

2008-05-09T05:02:00.000-07:00

The VRGH Initiative Secretariat would like to express its concern about the situation in Burma after the Cyclone Nargis killed probably more than 30.000 people. We deeply hope international aid will be able to reach the people in need as soon as possible to avoid critical health situation.

Mama Maria Clinic, Kenya. New E.C member.

2008-05-08T01:49:00.000-07:00

The VRGH Initiative is honored to welcome the Mama Maria Clinic, Kenya as a E.C member.Mama Maria Kenya is a grassroots organization dedicated to providing healthcare to the underserved communities of rural Africa, assisting them further through the development and implementation of sustainable village projects.http://www.mamamaria.org/index.htm

VRGH 2008 has joined the UN 'Know your rights 2008' Campaign

2008-04-22T04:47:00.000-07:00

Since April 22th, the VRGH 2008 Initiative is hounored to join the UN 'Know your Rights' Campaign and then appears on its webpage in the 'Global Projects-associative events' category: http://www.knowyourrights2008.org/index.php?nav=campaign&key=2007121812535072

2008-04-17T09:02:00.000-07:00

The GLOBAL SURVEY will be herefrom June 1st, 2008Please keep it in your agenda !Please invite your colleagues to become EC members. Send us their names, affiliated institutions and e-mail by using the 'commentaires' function here below, we will contact them.At the end of this webpage find the ' Views and Perspectives on Global Health ' provided by the International Experts.

LAUCHING of the VRGH 2008 Initiative in Brussels, April 8th, 2008

2008-04-10T01:40:00.001-07:00

On April 8th, the Vital Report on Global Health 2008 Initiative was launched in the European Parliament, in Brussels during the World Health Day, in front of an audience composed by several MEP and Delegates of civil societies who showed their enthusiastic support and involvement for the Initiative.

Presentation of the VRGH 2008

2008-04-09T08:35:00.001-07:00

WELCOME to the VRGH 2008The Initiative for Vital Report on Global Health, VRGH, joined and supervised by dozen’s health experts around the world, was first launched at the World Health Day, April 8th, in the European Parliament, in Brussels. * What is the main purpose of Vital Report on Global Health? This Initiative is to conduct a systemic international survey on global health needs and

VITAL REPORT ON GLOBAL HEALTH 2008