Medicines for Malaria Venture

This brief report, published by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), provides an update on the global efforts to reduce tuberculosis deaths among people living with HIV. At the 2016 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, U.N. Member States committed to reducing these deaths by 75 percent by the year 2020. While significant progress has been made—global TB deaths among HIV-positive individuals have fallen by 42 percent since 2010—it has been unevenly…

This Lancet Commission report examines the most up-to-date evidence about dementia and offers recommendations for managing or preventing the dementia epidemic that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide. The number of dementia cases is expected to increase dramatically by the year 2050, and will be accompanied by corresponding increases in the costs borne by families and communities in caring for patients with dementia. This commission identifies nine health and lifestyle factors from different life phrases…

This case reviews national policy changes and interventions used to reduce the incidence of malaria in Zambia. After providing contextual information on Zambia—including historical, demographic, social, and health information—the case delves into the history of malaria control efforts worldwide and in Zambia between 2005 and 2010. During the early 2000s, Zambia was at the forefront of malaria control—changing policy, adopting new treatment, and aggressively pursuing comprehensive malaria control efforts. By 2005, however, the Zambian government…