Global Perspectives in Pharmacovigilance

The Global Fund and pharmacovigilance systems in resource-limited settings.

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Global Perspectives

THE IMPACT: DEVELOPED VS. EMERGING ECONOMIES Developed economies already benefi t from a bewildering array of computational infrastructure, which is being progressively integrated into work and recreational activities. The same technologies let corporations operate globally and produce cost-effective products and services. Kofi Annan, in his 2002 address to the United Nations, observed: “The ne...

asthma control challenges: global and national perspectives

Global Pharmacovigilance for Antiretroviral Drugs: Overcoming Contrasting Priorities

1 Forum for Collaborative HIV Research and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 2 WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, Uppsala, Sweden, 3 School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, 4 Quality Assurance and Safety: Medicines, Department of Essential Medicines an...

Global Migration Perspectives

In his report on the 'Strengthening of the United Nations-an agenda for further change', UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan identified migration as a priority issue for the international community. Wishing to provide the framework for the formulation of a coherent, comprehensive and global response to migration issues, and acting on the encouragement of the UN Secretary-General, Sweden and Switzer...