Dear Colleagues,
From 14 to 18 October, the first World Health Summit will take place in
The Global Fund observer’s newsletter has just been released. We share a comment on the efforts by the Global Fund to fight corruption, as illustrated by the two recent suspensions for Mauritania and the Philippines. In the Lancet Infectious Disease, Lee discusses some issues around the pneumococcal vaccine that has been launched recently in
Access to care is central to health policy. The BMJ highlights the new strategy for universal access in
This week’s cherry on the cake comes from the Guardian. Obama is already soaking up the atmosphere in
Enjoy your reading.
Global Health
Lancet – Health is global
Peter Piot, Geoff Garnett ; Full Text
PHM statement regarding the World Health Summit
Global Health Initiatives
AIDSPAN – Full Disclosure Works
Bernard Rivers ; http://www.aidspan.org
Lancet – Pneumococcal campaign foreshadows wider initiatives
Katie Lee ; http://www.thelancet.com/inf/fulltext
Access to Care
BMJ – WHO outlines strategy for universal healthcare coverage for Asia
Lancet Inf – The availability of drugs for rich and poor people in developing countries
Basile Keugoung ;Full Text
Lancet Inf – Urgent action needed to defuse HIV treatment timebomb
Kelly Morris ;Full Text
Eldis – The global politics of pharmaceutical monopoly power
E.F.M. Hoen, Access to Essential Medicines Campaign, MSF, 2009 ; Eldis – summary
full report (PDF; 803 KB)
US Healthcare reform
Guardian – Revealed: millions spent by lobby firms fighting Obama health reforms
Chris McGreal ; Guardian.co.uk