Indonesia sets research priorities for better access and delivery
Aiming to reduce high-burden rates of tuberculosis (TB), malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Indonesia has launched an implementation research strategy to address significant bottlenecks in diagnosis and treatment of the diseases. The effort is supported by TDR within the Access and Deli...
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Public health experts call for inclusive responses to achieve the SDGs
Bangkok, Thailand – Public health responses that are inclusive of all segments of society, particularly the most vulnerable populations, are crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This was one of the key messages coming out of the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award Conference, a glo...
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Event Report: GHIT Side Event at TICAD VI
GHIT Fund hosted event on the sidelines of the 2016 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), which took place in Nairobi, Kenya on August 26. TICAD is a major global economic policy forum initiated by Japan in the early 1990s with the United Nations Office of the Spec...
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Sharing Japan's Vision for global health
Last year, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The agenda includes 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) focused on ending poverty and hunger, achieving gender equality and improving global health -- among many other objectives aimed at enhancin...
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Global health at TICAD VI…
The Government of Kenya hosted the 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Nairobi, from 27 to 28 August. Resilient health systems and universal health coverage (UHC) were among the main focuses of the agenda. Here are a few of the highlights we noted during the two...
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