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British Prime Minister To Unveil $1B Effort To Improve Health Systems In Developing Countries

September 22, 2009 Morning Briefing

During the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday is scheduled to announce that Britain is teaming up with Norway, the Netherlands and Australia to invest $1 billion to strengthen the health systems in developing countries, the Financial Times/NineMSN reports.

Blue Dog Ross’s Conundrum: Should He Battle Health Bill That Could Benefit His Depressed Town?

By Eric Pianin and Ann Carrns July 21, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Rep. Mike Ross grew up in tiny Prescott, Ark., and knows well the problems of many residents who can’t afford health care insurance and have trouble getting access to hospitals and doctors. Yet Ross, a leader of the Blue Dog Democrats, stands ready to try to block passage of a health care reform bill in the House that might help his constituents; he complains the bill doesn’t adequately contain costs or help rural areas enough.

Pneumonia-Causing Diseases Kill 1.2M Children Under 5 Annually, Studies Say

September 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

“Each year 1.2 million children under age 5 die from Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae B or Hib,” which cause pneumococcal disease and are preventable with vaccines, according to studies published Thursday in the journal Lancet, Reuters reports.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Caring for Uninsured Costs Society Between $65B-$130B, Report Says

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

House Democrats Announce $825B Economic Stimulus Package With $157B for Health Care

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

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.”

H1N1 Could Infect Up To 2B People Within Next Two Years, WHO Says

July 27, 2009 Morning Briefing

The WHO on Friday said the “H1N1 swine-flu virus could infect up to two billion people over the next two years – about one of every three people in the world,” VOA News reports.

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.

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