Fresh start for global disease fund

A fresh start.

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A Fresh Start for Organic Farming Research

Over the past few decades the area of farmland under organic management has significantly and continuously increased [1]. This trend, observed across all continents, has been accompanied by a strong expansion of the market for organically produced goods, and a substantial increase of organic farming research efforts, funded through national and international programmes. At the same time, with t...

A fresh start for stalled forks

Replication forks often run into obstacles, such as DNA damage or cross-links, that block their progress. Thangavel et al. (1) and Zellweger et al. (2) identify enzymes that enable cells to cope with these obstacles and resume replication. When replication forks encounter a roadblock, they often perform a maneuver called fork reversal (3). The newly synthesized strands detach from their parenta...

How Should Global Fund Use Value-for-Money Information to Sustain its Investments in Graduating Countries?

It has been debated whether the Global Fund (GF), which is supporting the implementation of programs on the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, should consider the value-for-money (VFM) for programs/interventions that they are supporting. In this paper, we critically analyze the uses of economic information for GF programs, not only to ensure accountability to the...

A fresh start on universal-service policy