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The Head of the Global Vaccine Group Gavi Is Stepping Down. Here ’s What He Learned During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic was a crucible for the public health world, and perhaps none were tested more than Gavi, the global nonprofit that makes vaccines its business. Faced with ensuring that the COVID-19 vaccines reached as many people in the developing world as possible, the organization created a new entity, COVAX, that served as the conduit for purchasing and distributing vaccines for the lowest-resource countries in the world.
Dr. Seth Berkley, who has headed the organization for years, is stepping down in August when his current term ends.
In a conversation with TIME, Berkley reflects on his tenure and what he, Gavi, ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Novan CEO Paula Brown Stafford details bankruptcy decision
The longtime Triangle executive reveals what finally pushed Novan into bankruptcy – and what lessons she'll take away from the experience.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zac Ezzone Source Type: news
C-Suite Awards 2023: Michael Paduano, chief financial officer of Medicaid at UnitedHealthcare
This TBJ C-Suite Awards honoree took guitar lessons for 10 years.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carl Wilson Source Type: news
Beyond stricter gun control measures: lessons from the Nashville shooting editorial - Yang YT, Sudarshan S.
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Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
The correlation between suicide and stigma: lessons learned and current challenges - Xiao Y, Liu L, Zhang Z, Chen TT.
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Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Natural disaster and mental health of emergency rescue workers: lessons-learned from Turkey-Syria earthquake - Patwary MM, Ashraf S, Swed S, Beaglehole B, Shoib S.
Natural disasters, including earthquakes, are inherently unpredictable events that can occur at any time and place, often catching individuals and communities off guard. The breakdown of protective mechanisms in such situations leaves people susceptible to...
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
America needs a jab in its corporate backside
Pfizer offers lessons in how to cope with paralysis over M&A and China
Source: Reuters: Health - July 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to win the battle against inflation
Lessons from Hikelandia, home to the world’s most dogged central bankers#hikelandia
Source: Reuters: Health - July 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tony Bennett ’s 10 Essential Songs
Tony Bennett onstage in 1976. When he was still singing in his 90s, he credited his bel canto training for maintaining his voice. When Anthony Dominick Benedetto was growing up in Astoria, Queens, during the Depression, his parents couldn’t afford to pay for the singing lessons he wanted. But he…#tonybennett #astoria #queens #depression #johnbenedetto #anthonybenedetto #bobhope #kennedycenter #gershwinprize #worldwarii
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 lessons Tony Bennett taught us about aging
Legendary singer Tony Bennett, who died at age 96 on Friday, lived a full life — some might say a good life. The crooner, who rose to fame in the 1960s, was known for many hits including “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and “The Good Life,” and then reemerged decades later when, in his 80s, he…#tonybennett #ileftmyheart #goodlife #ladygaga #queenlatifah #michaelbuble #johnmayer #arethafranklin #grammys #simpsons
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Unsexy Mindsets Shift That Helped Me Learn Anything Online Effectively
This may be an unpopular opinion, but hear me out — we all have to learn new tricks, irrespective of where we are. The lessons we learned 15 years ago aren’t sufficient to help us survive the next 50 years. I am a software…
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is a ‘polyepidemic’ humanity’s next big threat? Childhood vaccine crusader shares concerns for future
By the start of 2011, the year epidemiologist Seth Berkley became CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the ambitious nonprofit had over its 11-year history supported the immunization of 288 million children in poor countries. But it also had a $3.7 billion funding gap between its plans and donor financial pledges. Making matters worse, an internal battle raged about how much it should invest in strengthening health systems versus more technological solutions, such as new or improved vaccines, favored by its main funder, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “It was a crisis,” Berkley says.
Berkley plans to step d...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Transforming Africa ’s Food Systems: Challenges & Opportunities
Ibrahim Mayaki, the Africa Union Special Envoy for Food Systems, previously served as the CEO of the AU Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). Ahead of the UN Food System Stocktaking Moment scheduled to take place in Rome on 24 - 26 July 2023, Africa Renewal's Kingsley Ighobor interviewed Dr. Mayaki. They discussed various issues regarding the state of Africa's food systems and the opportunities and challenges involved in feeding a rapidly growing population. Credit Africa Renewal, United Nations.
Below are excerpts from their insightful conversation:By Kingsley IghoborUNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 2023 (IPS)
Q: As the ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kingsley Ighobor Tags: Africa Featured Food and Agriculture Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Putting medical boots on the ground: lessons from the war in Ukraine and applications for future conflict with near-peer adversaries - Epstein A, Lim R, Johannigman J, Fox CJ, Inaba K, Vercruysse GA, Thomas RW, Martin MJ, Konstantyn G, Schwaitzberg SD.
In the past 20 years of the Global War on Terror, the US has seen substantial improvements in its system of medical delivery in combat. However, throughout that conflict, enemy forces did not have parity with the weaponry, capability, or personnel of the U...
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
China and the revenge of geopolitics
History offers few lessons for the US and its allies in today’s big power play
Source: Reuters: Health - July 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
