Access to Treatment for Hepatitis B Virus Infection - Worldwide, 2016
Among persons living with HBV worldwide, approximately 27 million (10.5%) were aware of their infection, including 4.5 million (16.7%) who were on treatment. In 2017, all but two low- and middle-income countries could legally procure generic entecavir or tenofovir, the medicines active against HBV infection. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

World Hepatitis Day - July 28, 2018
World Hepatitis Day is commemorated each year on July 28 with the goal of promoting awareness and inspiring action to prevent and treat viral hepatitis. The World Health Organization ' s (WHO ' s) theme of this year ' s World Hepatitis Day is " Test. Treat. Hepatitis " to underscore the urgent need to scale up testing and treatment activities. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

HIV Testing, Linkage to HIV Medical Care, and Interviews for Partner Services Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men - Non-Health Care Facilities, 20 Southern U.S. Jurisdictions, 2016
Analysis of CDC-funded HIV testing for black MSM in 20 southern U.S. jurisdictions in 2016 revealed that black MSM received 6% of the HIV tests provided and accounted for 36% of the new HIV diagnoses in non-health care facilities. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

What Do States Spend on Natural Disasters?
July 25, 2018 9:00-10:30am ET; Washington, DC or via webcast. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

PHE Voices: Stories and Lessons Learned from Four Diverse Settings
July 25, 2018 9:00-10:00am ET. The Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) approach addresses the relationship between human health and environmental health in order to improve primary health care services, conserving biodiversity and natural resources, and develop sustainable livelihoods.(The Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project) (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Integrating Responses at the Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics: Proceedings of a Workshop
Proceedings from a March 2018 workshop to address the infectious disease (HIV, hepatitis, etc) consequences of the opioid crisis (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

California Shares Insights on Preparing for Reaccreditation
Blog post outlines strategies to prepare for PHAB reaccreditation. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Long-Acting HIV Treatment and Prevention Are Coming: Preparing for Potential Game Changers (July 2018)
Report provides a summary of the complex issues policy makers must assess and navigate, such as FDA approval, defining the intended market, and payer coverage and access when considering long-acting HIV drugs. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Integrated Planning: Successes and Challenges
July 25, 2018 2:00-3:00pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Health in Buildings for Today and Tomorrow: Making Connections (Day 2)
July 20, 2018 8:45am-5:00pm Et. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Impact of the Global Medical Supply Chain on SNS Operations and Communications: Proceedings of a Workshop
Proceedings from an August 2017 which explored the current state of the global medical supply chain as it relates to SNS assets, and the role of communications in mitigating supply chain risks and in enhancing the resilience of MCM distribution efforts. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 (2018)
This report explores the availability of relatively new scientific developments across all disciplines that could accelerate progress toward these goals. It identifies the most promising scientific breakthroughs that could have the greatest positive impact on food and agriculture, and that are possible to achieve in the next decade (by 2030). (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Research Site for the HEALing Communities Study: Developing and Testing an Integrated Approach to Address the Opioid Crisis (UM1)
NIDA in partnership with SAMHSA, intends to publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit cooperative agreement applications and ultimately fund up to three research sites and one data coordinating center to participate in the: HEALing Communities Study: Developing and Testing an Integrated Approach to Address the Opioid Crisis (HEALing Communities Study). The funding opportunity should be published in September 2018. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Donor Government Funding for HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in 2017
Report tracks funding levels of the donor governments that collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for AIDS through bilateral programs and contributions to multilateral organizations. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Health in Buildings for Today and Tomorrow (Day 1)
July 19, 2018 8:30am-5:00pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news