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Global health briefs - September 2016
New global alliance will develop vaccines
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has been launched to finance and coordinate the development of new vaccines to prevent and contain infectious disease outbreaks. CEPI is an alliance of governments, industry, academia, philanthropy, intergovernmental institutions, such as the WHO, and civil society.
Global health advice for next U.S. President
A memo from the Center for Global Development proposes six ways the next U.S. administration can do better on global health, including expanding the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Funded by NIH and PEPFAR, the program is designed to strengthen training in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Access the August 8, 2016 policy brief, Evolving the US Model of Global Health Engagement from the Center for Global Development.
HHS partners to combat antibiotic resistance
To address the global threat of antibiotic resistance, HHS is joining with the Wellcome Trust, the AMR Centre and Boston University on a collaboration that could promote innovation and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to increase the number of antibiotics in the drug-development pipeline.
- Access the full July 28, 2016 HHS news release, HHS forges unprecedented partnership to combat antimicrobial resistance .
NIH unveils plan for heart, lung research
The NIH's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has released a new strategic vision to accelerate advances around four goals: to understand human biology, reduce human disease, advance translational research, and develop workforce and resources.
- Learn more about NHLBI's updated Strategic Vision , released in August 2016.
New NIH fetal alcohol guidelines proposed
A group of experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), organized by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), has produced proposed clinical guidelines for diagnosing FASD, which can result when a mother drinks during pregnancy.
- Access the full August 10, 2016 news release NIH releases improved guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at NIH.
Delayed breastfeeding is risky for newborns
UNICEF reports 77 million newborns globally are not breastfed within their first hour of life, increasing the risk of infant deaths by up to 80 percent. The longer breastfeeding is delayed, the higher the likelihood of death in the first month.
- Access the full July 29, 2016 news release 77 million newborns globally not breastfed within first hour of life from UNICEF.
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