UPCOMING CONFERENCE & WEBSITE
June 8-10, 2011 in New York City.
In advance of the meeting a website has been set up with program info, background material etc.
CANADIAN NEWS
Ottawa Citizen May 18, 2011
A long list of scientific research papers published in prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals showed that Insite had done exactly what it was designed to do. Overdose deaths down. Rates of HIV and hepatitis C infection down.
The Vancouver Province May 18, 2011
Advocates anxiously awaiting a court ruling that will decide the future of Vancouver's supervised drug-injection site could be on tenterhooks for up to a year, legal experts say.
Miller McCune April 27, 2011 (Includes the CSCHAH and Stefan)
Outside the U.S., biological labs follow few if any security regulations. A Sandia National Laboratory team works to help those labs prevent deadly microbe releases, accidental and deliberate.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Intellectual Property Watch 20 May 2011
A committee of member governments of the World Health Organization this week adopted a resolution on the future financing of the organisation and a broad set of reforms, as well as a resolution on the WHO’s management of a recent influenza pandemic showing no evidence of wrongdoing.
CIDRAP May 18, 2011
When the World Health Assembly (WHA) considers the fate of the remaining stocks of smallpox virus this week, the debate is likely to be framed in part by a report from a group of independent experts that says the only strong reason for keeping the virus is to satisfy strict regulatory requirements for new vaccines and antivirals.
UN News Service 18 May 2011
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is helping Ugandan authorities to investigate a case of Ebola haemorrhagic fever which killed a 12-year-old girl in the East African nation earlier this month.
Wall Street Journal May 18, 2011
Uncle Sam wants YOU to be prepared for a zombie apocalypse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, known best for stamping out health threats like Ebola and E. coli, is now advising people how to prepare for a zombie invasion.
The Associated Press Wednesday May. 18, 2011
The world is not ready to deal with a lengthy public health emergency, a panel of international experts said Wednesday, basing its conclusions on the swine flu outbreak.
AFGHANISTAN: Afghan health minister seeks backing for vaccines
Reuters May 17, 2011
Afghanistan's acting health minister will seek international funding on Tuesday for immunisation, which she sees as key to reducing child mortality in a country where the average life expectancy is only 48 years.
Reuters May 17, 2011
A global health development partnership said on Tuesday it had secured price reductions on key AIDS drugs for HIV-positive patients in poorer countries.
HIV / AIDS
Bloomberg May 18, 2011 5:30 PM CT
Drug users and those infected with HIV through sex in China are more than twice as likely to die than those who got the virus from a blood transfusion, according to the nation’s first report on the death toll from AIDS.
The New York Times May 18, 2011
China has slashed AIDS mortality by nearly two-thirds since it began distributing free antiretroviral drugs in 2002, Chinese government scientists are reporting.
Deutsche Welle May 19, 2011
By ignoring the family planning side of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, the international community is failing girls in developing countries. Young women should instead receive more holistic treatment, activists say.
Daily Nation May 18 2011
Plans are under way to set up a local fund for HIV/Aids treatment in a bid to stem dependence on donor aid. Special Programmes Minister Esther Murugi said on Wednesday that the government was seeking partnerships with the private sector to finance HIV care and research by establishing a trust fund.
HPV / CERVICAL CANCER
How do you choose the best vaccination against cervical cancer?
The Guardian (blog)
Débora Miranda unravels the complex cultural, financial and scientific factors that influence governments' decisions to adopt particular drugs
The Guardian (blog)
Débora Miranda unravels the complex cultural, financial and scientific factors that influence governments' decisions to adopt particular drugs
HPV test beats Pap as cervical cancer screen
Associated Press May 19, 2011
Associated Press May 19, 2011
Two big studies suggest possible new ways to screen healthy people for cervical or prostate cancers, but a third disappointed those hoping for a way to detect early signs of deadly ovarian tumours.
PloS Medicine May 17, 2011
LAB / BIOSAFETY
The Examiner May 19, 2011
The new high-tech automated facility, which will aid in the fight against the global spread of infectious diseases, will be unveiled Friday, May 20.
Miller McCune April 27, 2011
Outside the U.S., biological labs follow few if any security regulations. A Sandia National Laboratory team works to help those labs prevent deadly microbe releases, accidental and deliberate.
WORLD AIDS VACCINE DAY
The Lancet (Editorial) Volume 377, Issue 9779 21 May 2011
Last week any doubts around treatment as an approach to halt the spread of the HIV epidemic were allayed. An international study showed that antiretroviral treatment can prevent the sexual transmission of HIV among heterosexual couples in whom one partner is HIV-infected and the other is not. UNAIDS described the result as a “serious game changer” for HIV prevention.
VOA News May 18, 2011
On HIV Vaccine Awareness Day Wednesday, vaccine advocates said the world is at the “dawn of a prevention revolution that could finally turn the tide of the AIDS epidemic.
The Congress (blog) May 18, 2011
Op Ed by Seth Berkley: There’s one bromide any decent physician endorses — the one about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure. When it comes to ending the AIDS pandemic, U.S. policymakers from both sides of the aisle have embraced this notion as well, providing unwavering, bipartisan support for the global effort to end AIDS, which has already claimed nearly 30 million lives and left another 33 million infected.
ONE Partners May 18th, 2011 11:36 AM UTC
Philip Bergin, a research scientist at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, talks about how we can make a world without AIDS a reality
Philip Bergin, a research scientist at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, talks about how we can make a world without AIDS a reality
Science Speaks Blog 18 May 2011 09:26 AM PDT
An interview with Louis Picker, MD, associate director of the Oregon Health & Science University’s Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute.
Science Speaks Blog 17 May 2011 09:04 AM PDT
John Donnelly interviewed Dr. Fauci for Science Speaks’ series on the 30th anniversary since the discovery of a virus that would turn out to be HIV, and he talked about everything from how he first learned of the disease, to his surprise in President George W. Bush’s commitment, to the unmet needs today to fight the pandemic.
