Global health briefs May 2015

NIH to enhance research reproducibility

NIH has launched a new Rigor and Reproducibility web portal to enhance rigor and reproducibility in scientific research. The site includes the Principles and Guidelines for Reporting Preclinical Research developed during a recent workshop, NIH publications on the topic, online training modules and other information.

Tool created to promote African research

The African Journal Partnership Project (AJPP) has launched a tool to help editors of African publications disseminate health and medical findings to a wider audience, including policymakers, journalists, health care workers and the public. Fogarty helped develop the resource.

• Access the African Journal Partnership Project online Dissemination Toolkit .
• Related news: African science journals and paper submissions grow , Jul/Aug 2013 Global Health Matters

Funders strengthen African science

The new Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa, which has been established to encourage scientific excellence and develop research leadership in the region, has received $4.5 million in seed money from the Wellcome Trust, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and UK government.

• African leaders and global funders endorse new science funding platform for Africa
  Wellcome Trust news, March 9, 2015

Research productivity rising in Africa

Health research productivity in Africa has improved significantly over the past 15 years, an analysis published in the British Medical Journal shows. The study includes country data from the World Bank and the 107,662 African articles cited in PubMed.

• Increasing the value of health research in the WHO African Region beyond 2015 - reflecting on the past, celebrating the present and building the future: a bibliometric analysis
  BMJ Open, March 15, 2015

Malaria medicine in pipeline is reviewed

The global nonprofit UNITAID has updated its "Malaria Medicines Landscape" report on current and potential interventions and diagnostics for malaria, including single dose treatments, pediatric formulations and chemoprevention.

• Access the full March 2015 report, Malaria medicines technology and market landscape - 2nd edition , from UNITAID.

US government assesses global partners

A dozen innovative and scalable public-private partnerships are highlighted in a new report by the U.S. State Department. Examples include collaborations engaging young Africans in leadership, expanding Internet access in poor countries and fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

• Access the State of Global Partnerships Reports [Archive] from the archive of the Department of State website.

• fogarty-nih-global-health-matters-newsletter-may-june-2015.pdf (823.66 KB)

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