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Nov
12
2010
3:30—5:00 PM
November 09, 2010
Tobacco use is arguably the greatest threat to global health. Tobacco use and secondhand smoke kill more people annually than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Yet, tobacco use is also one of the most preventable threats to global health. Cost-effective evidence-based tobacco control pro...
Multimedia
July 13, 2010
Fueled by charitable giving, more and more medical research is focusing on treating and curing thus-far neglected diseases. Is the regulatory framework ready? My guest this week is Tom Bollyky, a visiting fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Tom is a lawyer by training, and is currently...
June 28, 2010
CGD visiting fellow Tom Bollyky said the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) should have a stronger mandate to support development of global health products during his testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administrat...
TESTIMONY
June 22, 2010
Visiting Fellow Tom Bollyky testified before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies on how the FDA can help develop programs for neglected diseases. Programs for neglected diseases, such as tuberculosis, m...
Jun
23
2010
2:00—4:00 PM
June 15, 2010
The Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee presents a hearing on 
FDA's review process for products to treat rare diseases and neglected tropical diseases 
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 
2:00pm--4:00pm 
in 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 192
Washington, DC 
...
May
26
2010
8:30—10:00 AM
May 24, 2010
The impact that trade has on the food we eat is a basic concern. Both in terms of quantity and quality, the availability of food is critical in terms of security and health. What affect do imported foods have on the disease prevalence in developing countries? Does imported food have a certain affect...
Feb
4
2010
10:00—11:30 AM
January 25, 2010
The CSIS Global Health Policy Center cordially invites you to an address by Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the 21st Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Dr. Hamburg will speak about the challenges and opportunities ahead in ensuring safe food and drug imports into...