Prequalification to make high-quality, safe and affordable vaccines
Sunday, 21 April 2013
19 April 2013 -- World Immunization Week, beginning on 20 April, aims to promote one of the world’s most powerful tools for health – the use of vaccines to protect, or "immunize", people of all ages against disease. WHO’s vaccine prequalification programme ensures that the vaccines received by two thirds of the world’s babies are high-quality, safe and affordable.
FDA budget requests $4.7 billion to ensure safety of food supply and to modernize medical product safety
Saturday, 13 April 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a budget of $4.7 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget. Industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the landmark Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA’s ability to oversee imported food.
Addressing pneumonia and diarrhoea could save 2 million children
Saturday, 13 April 2013
12 April 2013 -- A new Global Action Plan launched today has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhoea, some of the leading killers of children under five globally. The Global Action Plan calls for closer integration of efforts to prevent and treat these two diseases and sets ambitious targets to reduce mortality rates and raise levels of children’s access to life-saving interventions.
FDA budget requests $4.7 billion to ensure safety of food supply and to modernize medical product safety
Thursday, 11 April 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a budget of $4.7 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget. Industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the landmark Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA’s ability to oversee imported food.
Reducing preventable deaths due to diarrhoea
Thursday, 11 April 2013
10 April 2013 -- Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old, and is responsible for killing around 700 000 children every year. However, a significant proportion of diarrhoeal disease can be prevented through safe drinking-water and adequate sanitation and hygiene.
FDA enters into consent decree with Chicago sprout producer due to unsanitary conditions
Sunday, 24 February 2013
U Joo Foods, a Chicago sprout grower and processor and the company’s owner and president, Kiyoung Chin have agreed to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction sought by the Justice Department on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Animal-bites: a major public health problem
Sunday, 24 February 2013
22 February 2013 -- Animal-bites are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Numerous animal species have the potential to bite humans: snakes, dogs, cats and monkeys being the most significant. A new fact sheet shows that their bites can result in serious health consequences. For example, annually up to five million worldwide are bitten by snakes resulting in around half a million severe health consequences including deaths, and tens of millions suffer injuries from dog bites, with the highest risk among children.
FDA approves Pomalyst for advanced multiple myeloma
Monday, 11 February 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Pomalyst (pomalidomide) to treat patients with multiple myeloma whose disease progressed after being treated with other cancer drugs.
Ensuring progress on noncommunicable diseases
Monday, 11 February 2013
8 February 2013 -- WHO has developed a global monitoring framework to enable global tracking of progress in preventing and controlling major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) - cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases and diabetes - and their key risk factors. The framework comprises nine global targets and 25 indicators and will be up for adoption by Member States during the World Health Assembly in May 2013.
Speeding up access to quality medicines in Africa
Wednesday, 06 February 2013
5 February 2013 -- In many countries, medicines are required to go through a national process of quality assurance before their use is authorized – a lengthy, expensive procedure. This feature story describes how ten African countries have joined a WHO initiative that aims to speed up access to medicines and develop local expertise in medicines’ regulation.
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