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Development, May 31, 2023
Development, May 31, 2023
PLOS Medicine, Feb 22, 2005
Development, Oct 28, 2022
a more rapid pace than ever. Investments in health research and development (R&D) have never been... more a more rapid pace than ever. Investments in health research and development (R&D) have never been higher—global spending on health research increased from US$30 billion in 1990 to US$105.9 billion in 2001. But despite advances in technology and unparalleled research spending, the medical needs of many of the world’s population go unmet. For example, only 1 % of new drugs approved between 1975 and 1999 were specifically developed for tropical diseases and tuberculosis—diseases that account for over 10% of the global disease burden (Figure 1) [1]. In recent years, some important steps have been taken to improve access to existing treatments in the developing world by increasing generic competition. Yet there continues to be a tension between promoting access to lifesaving medicines as a human right and maintaining a global trade regime that seeks to finance health R&D by allowing monopolies to charge high prices [2]. There is a growing demand from many quarters for a new international...
The Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations, 2021
L'Osservatorio Italiano sulla Salute Globale di cui l'autore fa parte ritiene che il nost... more L'Osservatorio Italiano sulla Salute Globale di cui l'autore fa parte ritiene che il nostro Paese possa e debba cambiare strada e svolgere un ruolo nuovo e importante nel campo della cooperazione allo sviluppo e di quella sanitaria in particolare, riportando al centro dell'agenda politica italiana, europea ed internazionale il diritto alla salute. Occorre ridefinire un piano strategico ed affidarne l'esecuzione a tecnici e consulenti di provata esperienza e competenza nella realizzazione di programmi sanitari di base integrati in un approccio multisettoriale. Occorre rivedere le posizioni assunte in seno alle organizzazioni internazionali, battendosi per un approccio coerente con una visione chiara di cause e rimedi
The European Union as a Global Health Actor, 2016
PLoS Medicine, 2005
Nicoletta Dentico (based in Italy) and Nathan Ford (based in London) are both members of the Negl... more Nicoletta Dentico (based in Italy) and Nathan Ford (based in London) are both members of the Neglected Diseases Group ( dnd/index.asp), an interdisciplinary, independent working group established by Médecins sans Frontières () in 1999. They are writing in their own capacity, and the views expressed cannot be taken as the views of Médecins sans Frontières.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2003
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