ion of the News from AEFJN is now online. It contains news on UN Climate Summit in Durban (big business control the negotiations, REDD+ market mechanism is criticised), on protection of biodiversity and report on land rush, on Small Arms Flows and Communities in Kenya, on the Ethno-Religious Conflict in Nigeria, on Benin’s Universal Health Insurance Plan, efavirenz and AZT regimens for HIV treatment, on Africa lying naked to Euro-American Military Offensive and on Malawi urban poor hit by slew of price increases.
The national election campaign officially started the 28th October in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations, among them AEFJN, have expressed concern about the high political tension and deteriorating security situation. They have called upon all Congolese and international actors involved to take urgent measures to prevent electoral violence, better protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.
A simple booklet for workers in health centers in Africa, with guidelines on how to ensure the quality of purchased drugs. How can we assure the quality of the medicines we are buying? What do we need to know? What precautions should we take?
To encourage the commitment of AEFJN members in Africa, towards the fight against the proliferation of small arms in the continent, AEFJN has published a booklet with the organizations working for greater control of arms in Africa. INFO sur L'ACCES AUX MEDICAMENTS et LA SANTE
Dernières informations et nouvelles sur la santé et l'accès aux médicaments de qualité.
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1201 NEWS on HEALTH and MEDICINES - JANUARY 2012
1110 NEWS ON MEDICINES and HEALTH - SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2011
1106 NEWS ON HEALTH AND MEDICINES - JUNE 2011
1105 NEWS ON MEDICINES and HEALTH - May 2011
1104 NEWS ON MEDICINES and HEALTH - April 2011
1103 NEWS on MEDICINES and HEALTH - March 2011
110309 Free malaria treatment
110301 Debate on Access to Medicines and Biodiversity at the WTO
NEWS on MEDICINES and HEALTH - February 2011
PROGRESS in the ACESS to ESSENTIAL QUALITY MEDICINES in 2010
1101 NEWS on MEDICINES and HEALTH - January 2011
NEWS on MEDICINES and HEALTH - December 2010
NEWS on MEDICINES and HEALTH - November 2010
Health and Access to Quality Medicines July 2010
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Access to essential medicines far from being achieved |
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Access to essential medicines, especially for the poor has not yet become a reality. There are more than 20,000 pharmaceutical products registered in the market - but why do we say that people, especially the poor, cannot access the medicines they need? |
India Expands Role as Drug Producer |
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India’s drug industry is on track to grow about 13 percent this year, to just over $24 billion.Business is so brisk that Sun, with revenue of 41 billion rupees ($880 million) last year, predicts sales will grow 20 percent this year and is expanding its Halol factory. |
African Union (AU) meets to find solutions to maternal and child deaths |
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This year’s African Union summit, to be held in Kampala will take maternal and child health as its theme. While target four and five of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) aim at reducing by two-thirds the number of mothers and children who die every year during child birth and childhood illness, many countries are nowhere near meeting that target. African women still die in great numbers while giving birth. |
Anti-Counterfeit Deal Threatens Accessibility of Drugs |
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A proposed anti-counterfeit trade deal (ACTA) between 10 countries and the European Union (EU) could create a new set of barriers to the export of generic medicines to low income countries. ACTA is aimed at tackling the trade in fake and those infringing on intellectual property (IP) rights by strengthening powers of customs officials in signatory countries to seize counterfeit goods. |
Most paediatric fevers not caused by malaria |
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More than half the paediatric fevers treated in public health clinics in Africa are caused by diseases other than malaria, according to a study by Oxford University and other research groups, whose authors caution against the "continued indiscriminate use of anti-malarials for all fevers across Africa." |
1012 Campaign Europe Hands Off our Medicine- MSF