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5 Mar 2018 Study analyses AMR networks in low- and middle-income countries A new study published today reveals the challenges of establishing sustainable and effective networks to tackle resistance to antimicrobial...
23 Feb 2018 Oxford University to host 2018 Quality of Medical Products and Public Health short course The fourth Quality of Medical Products and Public Health course will take place in Oxford this year, from 17-21 September, at Wolfson College. This...
29 Nov 2017 1 in 10 medical products in developing countries is substandard or falsified Two new WHO publications highlight the prevalence and impact of substandard and falsified medical products.
7 Nov 2017 New review highlights need for soil-transmitted helminths data sharing platform A new literature review on soil-transmitted helminths provides compelling evidence for the need to develop a data sharing platform to monitor and...
1 Nov 2017 We’re at ASTMH 2017 – come and meet the team! The IDDO team will be attending this year’s American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting held in Baltimore, USA....
12 Oct 2017 Poor quality medicines on the programme at ECTMIH, Belgium The IDDO and Be-cause health Medicine Quality teams will be addressing the issue of poor quality medicines at the forthcoming European Congress on...
7 Sep 2017 International research network nominated for ‘Oscar of higher education’ The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) has been shortlisted for a 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) Award in the ‘International...
7 Sep 2017 Pooling patient data could improve VL treatment options Combining patient data from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) clinical trials would give scientists and clinicians more tools to understand and treat the...
12 Jun 2017 New terminology aids understanding of poor quality medicines The World Health Assembly has agreed new terminology that aims to establish a common understanding of key terms used to describe poor quality medical...
20 Apr 2017 A pioneering conference will address the threat of poor quality medicines on a global scale A pioneering academic conference will bring together, for the first time, people from all over the world dealing with the problem of poor quality...
23 Mar 2017 New CDISC data standard aids development of therapies for Ebola virus Laura Merson will give a keynote presentation 'Raising the Standard for Global Collaboration in Emerging Infection' during the CDISC Europe...
1 Mar 2017 Boston University to host 2017 Quality of Medical Products and Public Health short course The third Quality of Medical Products and Public Health course will take place in Boston, USA this year, from 10-14 July. The course is a...
15 Feb 2017 How poor quality medicines get to your house A booklet aimed at the general public examines the supply chain and how market globalisation put the quality of medicines at stake.
17 Jan 2017 Fake diazepam behind suspected meningitis outbreak in DRC An investigation conducted by the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) revealed that over a 1,...
11 Jan 2017 Prof Nicholas White recognised for contributions to global health in UK's New Year's Honours 2017 Congratulations to Prof Sir Nicholas White, former chair of the WWARN Board, who was recently appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St...
13 Dec 2016 Investment in medicine regulatory authorities key to fighting the 21st Century ‘Third Man’ In an article published today in The BMJ’s online Christmas edition, Prof Paul Newton, Head of the Medicine Quality Group at the Infectious Diseases...
21 Nov 2016 A harmonised platform for visceral leishmaniasis drug-resistance research The growing inefficacy of the drugs currently available to treat visceral leishmaniasis (VL) needs to be addressed with harmonised research...
4 Nov 2016 Responsible data sharing at the ASTMH Annual Meeting, 14-17 November The Infectious Diseases Data Observatory will be at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016 Annual Meeting, in Atlanta, discussing...
18 Oct 2016 New project supports detection of poor quality medicines The proliferation of poor quality medicines has been described as a global pandemic that threatens the lives of millions. A new project will assess a...
10 Oct 2016 How do we realise the health benefits of data sharing? A new article published in The BMJ outlines experiences and investigates the advantages and costs of different data sharing models.