USAID Funds Ongoing MSH Effort to Improve Access to Pharmaceuticals Worldwide

USAID has awarded MSH a Cooperative Agreement for Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program, a 5-year program which will work to ensure the availability of quality pharmaceutical products and effective pharmaceutical services to achieve desired health outcomes. Read More.

MSH Participates in Third International Conference for Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM), Nov. 14-18 

 

The Third International Conference for Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM), convening Nov. 14-18, aims to build consensus on how to improve, expand, and sustain use of medicines in low- and middle-income countries. A live webcast of the conference will be available. Read More. 

MSH Chapter in Closing the Cancer Divide Highlights Challenges, Need for Access to Affordable Medicines, Vaccines, and Technologies in Developing Countries

Closing the Cancer Divide: A Blueprint to Expand Access in Low and Middle Income Countries, a new report from the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries highlighted in The Lancet, includes a chapter written by MSH. MSH also co-wrote the accompanying report on Cancer Medicine Prices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (PDF). Read more.

Community-Based Project Brings Preferred Contraceptive Method to Rural Malawians

Since March 2010, USAID's Community-based Family Planning and HIV & AIDS Services (CFPHS) project, led by MSH, has trained 1,400 community-based providers in administration of Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive. Read More. 

Now Available: Survey Tools and Manual for Improving Adherence to Antiretrovirals

 

The International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD) Initiative on Adherence to Antiretrovirals (IAA) has developed a manual and tools for measuring, improving, and monitoring adherence. Read More.

New Online Edition of International Drug Price Indicator Guide

 

With 30 new pharmaceutical products, the latest guide now boasts 1,100 items with prices from 26 sources. Read More.

MSH Hosts Panel Discussion on Health for All; Launches New Book on 40 Years of Health Impact

 

Over 200 people gathered in Cambridge, MA., on October 26, 2011, for "The Next Decade of Global Health: How Do We Achieve Health for All?" -- a panel discussion with international and local global health experts featuring Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health -- and a book launch celebrating MSH's 40 years of improving health. Read More.

Now Available: Go to the People

 

Building Local Capacity to Support Medicines Supply in Uganda

 

MSH spoke with Chief of Party Birna Trap about how the USAID-funded program, Securing Ugandans' Right to Essential Medicines (Uganda SURE), led by MSH, is addressing pharmaceutical challenges in Uganda. Read More.