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England’s public health body hopes app will encourage healthy living
pharmaphorum
December 14, 2018
Public Health England is calling on tech firms to develop an app that encourages people to live healthier lifestyles.In a contract notice issued late last month, the agency.....
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Most Bills Enacted Into Law Limit Vaccine Exemptions
drugs
November 30, 2018
Most proposed bills in state legislatures from 2011 to 2017 sought to expand access to immunization exemptions, but the majority of bills enacted into law limited exemptions......
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The King's Fund reports life expectancy has 'ground to a halt’
pharmatimes
November 29, 2018
The data shows that there has been “little or no improvement since 1990 in how long people live with illness and disease”, and warns that without “radical change”
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China slaps $1.3B penalty on vaccine scandal culprit
fiercepharma
November 09, 2018
Heralding an end for Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences, whose name literally means “long life,” a furious Chinese government handed out its verdict on
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WHO to strengthen emergency medical teams
biospectrumasia
September 07, 2018
WHO is helping mentor emergency medical teams (EMTs) to improve their capacities in line with international standards.
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World Hepatitis Day 2018: 89% of people with hepatitis are unaware
pharmaceutical-technology
July 31, 2018
The World Hepatitis Alliance’s (WHA) global campaign for World Hepatitis Day 2018 on 28 July and the next three years focuses on ‘finding the mission millions’ with viral hepatitis. It is estimated that only 11% of people with viral hepatitis are aware, m
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HPV jab will be given to boys in England, gov’t confirms
pharmatimes
July 26, 2018
The government has confirmed that boys in England will be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus in line with recent recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
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Chance for global vaccine makers? China’s latest vaccine scandal sparks fury and fear
fiercepharma
July 24, 2018
The bad news: China’s latest vaccine scandal, with its second-largest rabies vaccine maker at front and center, went berserk on social media over the weekend.
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Brexit Health Alliance calls for co-operation on infectious diseases
pharmatimes
July 10, 2018
The Brexit Health Alliance is warning that efforts to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the UK could be under threat if the country pulls out of the EU’s early warning system without having a suitable replacement.
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INU launches joint master’s program in public health with Siena
koreaherald
June 08, 2017
Incheon National University is launching a dual master’s degree program in public health in partnership with the University of Siena of Italy and the International Vaccine Institute, the school announced Thursday.