WHO Says 3B People Worldwide Could Receive H1N1 Vaccine
September 15, 2009
Morning Briefing
Recent findings that a single dose of an H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine offers protection against the virus and anticipation of vaccination programs starting earlier than predicted will increase the number of people worldwide with access to the vaccine and the likelihood health officials may be able to control the spread of the virus, Bloomberg reports.
U.N. Report Calls For $1.48B To Help Developing Nations Cope With H1N1
September 21, 2009
Morning Briefing
The U.N. this week will request that wealthy nations and development banks donate $1.48 billion to the help developing countries fight H1N1 (swine flu), Bloomberg reports.
World Should Contribute $23B To Increase Women’s Access To Contraception, UNFPA Says
September 3, 2009
Morning Briefing
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday “appealed for the world to contribute more to improve women’s health and access to contraception,” Agence France-Presse reports.
Health Experts Appeal For Vaccines To Be Added To National Immunization Programs
August 28, 2009
Morning Briefing
During a recent three-day Asian Vaccine Conference, health experts appealed to countries to add “under-utilised vaccines such as those of pneumococcal, haemophilus influenzae type-b (Hib), and rotavirus” into national immunization programs, the Nation reports.
Nixon’s Plan For Health Reform, In His Own Words
September 3, 2009
KFF Health News Original
In 1974, President Nixon proposed universal health care, financial assistance for those who needed it and a way to control costs – a plan strikingly similar to those on Capitol Hill now.
Checking In With Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
June 16, 2009
Page
Three decades before President Obama went to Chicago to speak to the American Medical Association, a Carter administration official delivered a similar message to the nation’s physicians.
H1N1 Vaccine Orders Top 1B, WHO Says
August 19, 2009
Morning Briefing
“Northern hemisphere countries have so far ordered more than one billion doses of swine flu vaccine, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, sparking warnings over shortages,” Agence France-Presse reports.
WHO Maintains That 2B Worldwide Could Get H1N1
August 5, 2009
Morning Briefing
The WHO on Tuesday maintained that roughly two billion people could become infected with the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, Reuters reports.
Doctors Say Electronic Data-Sharing Is Saving Lives, Money
By Rhonda L. Rundle
June 22, 2009
KFF Health News Original
Memphis, Tenn., is one of a growing number of areas with a successful high-tech health information exchange, which proponents say saves lives and money. But the system now faces a crucial test: what happens when the initial funding runs out?
U.N. Reports $4.8B ‘Record’ Aid Funding Shortfall
July 22, 2009
Morning Briefing
The U.N. on Tuesday said “it is running a record funding-shortfall of $4.8 billion for its aid operations in 16 crisis-ridden countries” and has received “less than half of the $9.5 billion it needs to carry out it humanitarian operations this year,” VOA News reports.
Global Fund Faces $3B Funding Shortfall
July 6, 2009
Morning Briefing
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is facing a budget shortfall of about $3 billion, Marcela Rojo, a Global Fund spokesperson, said on Friday, Reuters reports.
How The Opposition Might Emerge In Health Care Debate
June 5, 2009
KFF Health News Original
It’s almost crunch time: Influential senators involved in drafting health care legislation say they will begin unveiling bills within days. That means the real debate is about to begin. The big question: Where will the opposition come from and how intense will it be? We consulted policy and political experts to find out what they think will happen next.
G8 Leaders Launch $20B Initiative To Help Farmers In Developing Countries
July 10, 2009
Morning Briefing
The Washington Post reports: “Leaders of the world’s major economies pledged Friday to raise $20 billion over the next three years for food and agricultural aid to the world’s most impoverished countries.”
U.S. To Commit Additional $1B To H1N1 Vaccine Development
July 13, 2009
Morning Briefing
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday the U.S. has agreed to put an addition $1 billion towards ingredients for the production of a vaccine that offers protection against the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, Reuters reports.
