A global health fund: a leap of faith?

A global health fund: a leap of faith?

A global fund for the health MDGs?

1500 www.thelancet.com Vol 373 May 2, 2009 A disadvantage of early vaccination in infancy can be reduced immunogenicity because of acquired immune responses that are less mature, and interference from maternal antibodies. However, newer vaccines supported for potential introduction into some developing countries pose safety as well as effi cacy questions about timing. More than 30% of children ...

RESTORE--from deduction to leap of faith.

inhibition of pacemaker output in pacemaker-dependent patients and/or false triggering with tracking to the upper rate limit in patients with reduced left ventricular function may be detrimental. Therefore, we cannot support the approach of Martin and co-workers—that is, to leave the pacemaker sensing function activated. In contrast, we recommend deactivating the sensing function in pacemaker-d...

Leptin and the obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a leap of faith?

he discovery of the anti-obesity hormone leptin (the name is derived from the Greek " leptos " meaning " thin "), the product of the ob gene, 1 has fuelled a recent surge of interest in the mechanisms regulating mammalian fat stores. Leptin, a 16 kD protein of 167 amino acids with a similar crystal structure to cytokines, 2 is produced primarily by white adipose tissue. 3 The hormone elicits ap...

Global health initiative investments and health systems strengthening: a content analysis of global fund investments

BACKGROUND Millions of dollars are invested annually under the umbrella of national health systems strengthening. Global health initiatives provide funding for low- and middle-income countries through disease-oriented programmes while maintaining that the interventions simultaneously strengthen systems. However, it is as yet unclear which, and to what extent, system-level interventions are bein...