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When Medicines Fail: Rachel Nugent on Combating Drug Resistance
When Medicines Fail: Rachel Nugent on Combating Drug Resistance6/15/10This week on the Wonkcast, I'm joined by Rachel Nugent, Deputy Director for Global Health here at the Center for Global...
View ArticleThe Race Against Drug Resistance (event video and audio)
The world is rapidly losing the ability to fight disease because of an invisible adversary: drug resistance. Resistance is inevitable but human actions are hastening it. Without a global effort to...
View ArticleAntiretroviral Drugs Will Retain Their Power Longer if Donors and Governments...
Antiretroviral Drugs Will Retain Their Power Longer if Donors and Governments Assure Good Adherence6/21/10A new research study by Hoare et al in PLoS (ungated) projects that, within ten years after...
View ArticleReport: Cancer Is the World's Costliest Disease (Associated Press)
The Associated Press cites senior fellow Rachel Nugent on the impact of chronic diseases.
View ArticleTurning Recommendations into Reality: CGD's Impact on Drug Resistance...
Since most readers of this newsletter are dedicated advocates of a stronger global response to drug resistance, you are well aware that efforts to curb resistance thus far have fallen woefully short....
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A short film tells the story of Khalifa, a nurse in Ghana who contracted typhoid. She takes one drug and then another—each more expensive than the last—but still she isn’t well. The film uses expert...
View ArticleTurning Recommendations into Reality (to Combat Drug Resistance)
Turning Recommendations into Reality (to Combat Drug Resistance)10/20/10As some of you may know, CGD’s Drug Resistance Working Group released a report this summer, providing a comprehensive examination...
View ArticleAn Opportunity: World Health Day devoted to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance
By Mario Raviglione, Director, Stop TB, WHOIn less than six months, WHO will issue a clear call for action to halt the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). WHO has adopted Combating Antimicrobial...
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Combating Drug Resistance: Rachel Nugent
Combating Drug Resistance: Rachel Nugent4/4/11 Drug resistance, a neglected but increasingly urgent problem, receives some much-needed attention this week as the focus of this year’s World Health Day,...
View ArticleDrug Resistance: Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You
Drug Resistance: Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You8/10/11This spring the WHO kicked off World Health Day with a foreboding slogan, “Antimicrobial resistance: no action today, no cure tomorrow,” to...
View ArticleAfrica's clinical trial: Big Pharma deploys R&D in Africa (This is Africa)
CGD's research is mentioned in an article about global heath.
View ArticleUS Move on Livestock Antibiotics Includes Possibly Fatal Loophole
US Move on Livestock Antibiotics Includes Possibly Fatal Loophole 12/16/13After years of growing concern that the extensive use of antibiotics in animals was leading to the spread of drug-resistant...
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Meeting the Challenge of Drug Resistant Diseases in Developing Countries
Meeting the Challenge of Drug Resistant Diseases in Developing Countries 4/3/14The US has an untapped opportunity to offer global leadership against drug resistance through the major global health...
View ArticleVeterinarians on the Spot in Antibiotic Resistance Battle
Veterinarians on the Spot in Antibiotic Resistance Battle Blog Post3/12/15A key component of any strategy for combating the global health threat posed by antibiotic resistance, including President...
View ArticleObama Action Plan Falls Short on Antibiotic Use in Animals
Obama Action Plan Falls Short on Antibiotic Use in AnimalsBlog Post4/6/15The human health costs of losing antibiotics as an effective treatment for infectious disease would be enormous. President Obama...
View ArticleHooray for Antibiotic-Free Chickens! But We Can't Stop There
Hooray for Antibiotic-Free Chickens! But We Can't Stop ThereBlog Post4/30/15It seems the era of feeding large volumes of antibiotics to chickens to promote growth and prevent disease is on its way out....
View ArticleTurning Recommendations into Reality (to Combat Drug Resistance)
Turning Recommendations into Reality (to Combat Drug Resistance)Blog Post10/20/10As some of you may know, CGD’s Drug Resistance Working Group released a report this summer, providing a comprehensive...
View ArticleAn Opportunity: World Health Day devoted to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance
An Opportunity: World Health Day devoted to Combatting Antimicrobial ResistanceBy Mario Raviglione, Director, Stop TB, WHOIn less than six months, WHO will issue a clear call for action to halt the...
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Combating Drug Resistance: Rachel Nugent
Combating Drug Resistance: Rachel NugentBlog Post4/4/11 Drug resistance, a neglected but increasingly urgent problem, receives some much-needed attention this week as the focus of this year’s World...
View ArticleDrug Resistance: Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You
Drug Resistance: Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near YouBlog Post8/10/11This spring the WHO kicked off World Health Day with a foreboding slogan, “Antimicrobial resistance: no action today, no cure...
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