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2012
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November 28, 2012
Poverty and vulnerability are thought to be important risk factors for HIV infection among young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Should country governments and donors use cash transfer programs targeted to the poor as a method to reduce HIV transmission? At this CGD brownbag seminar, Sudhanshu Handa w...
Blog Post
November 19, 2012
This Wonkcast was originally recorded in September 2012.
In this austere budget climate, generating “value for money” (VFM) is a top concern for global health funding agencies and their donors, who want the biggest bang for their buck in terms of lives saved and diseases controlled. To this e...
Blog Post
November 12, 2012
This week the Global Fund Board will determine whether to “expand, accelerate, terminate or suspend the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria (AMFm).” Ideally, the Board would make an evidence-based decision. However, both the sufficiency and the relevance of available technical evidence have been...
Blog Post
November 08, 2012
This is a joint post with Heather Lanthorn.
The Global Fund Board’s decision over the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria (AMFm) rapidly approaches, and tensions within the malaria community are acute. In her global health blog for The Guardian, Sarah Boseley characterizes the rift as one...
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November 05, 2012
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is moving to tackle one of the most difficult and important challenges of health policy: strengthening regional mechanisms for assessing which health technologies are cost effective and therefore appropriate for public funding. It's a sensitive issue that ...