Publications

August 2016
Achieving global targets for antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotic Resistance
July 2016
Antibiotic resistance is the quintessential One Health issue
Antibiotic Resistance
July 2016
UN High-Level Meeting on antimicrobials—what do we need?
Antibiotic Resistance
September 2014
Sumário Executivo: Análise Situacional E Recomendações—Uso e Resistência aos Antibióticos em Moçambique
Antibiotic Resistance, Health and Development
September 2014
Folheto—Análise Situacional E Recomendações: Uso e Resistência aos Antibióticos em Moçambique
Antibiotic Resistance, Health and Development
September 2014
Executive Summary—Situation Analysis and Recommendations: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Mozambique
Antibiotic Resistance, Health and Development
September 2014
Antibiotic effectiveness: Balancing conservation against innovation
Antibiotic Resistance, Disease Control Priorities, Health and Development
March 2014
The value of tracking antibiotic consumption
Disease Control Priorities
May 2013
East North Central region has the highest prevalence of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in United States
Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
November 2012
Joint Statement on Antibiotic Resistance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 25 National Health Organizations
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
October 2012
The Future of the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria: Will AMFm Play On?
Antibiotic Resistance, Malaria
Has AMFm been effective? How will it continue in the future?Read more
August 2011
Antibiotic Resistance and the 111th Congress
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
A legislative round-up of the 111th Congress's action on antibiotic resistance...Read more
March 2011
Is Physician Education Effective in Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship?
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
August 2010
Bacteriophages: A New Old Biomedical Technology
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
Could a neglected technology turn out to be an important mechanism against antibiotic resistance?Read more
June 2010
The Interagency Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance: 10 Years of Coordinated Federal Action
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
The Interagency Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (ITFAR) was created in 1999 to bring together 10 of the federal agencies working on issues related to resistance. While the task force has successfully documented progress on federal antimicrobial resistance-related projects and increased...Read more
June 2010
MRSA Rates and Trends: A Foundation for Future Analysis
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
June 2010
Can Vaccines Reduce Antibiotic Use? The Successes and Challenges of Pneumococcal Vaccines
Disease Control Priorities, Antibiotic Resistance
June 2010
The States Take Action: Hospital Infection Reporting and Control
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
June 2010
Counting MRSA Cases: An Evaluation of Recent Evidence
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
June 2010
Legislative Roundup for 2007
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
June 2010
Which MRSA is it?
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
June 2010
The Antibiotic Pipeline
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
June 2010
A Shot Against MRSA?
Antibiotic Resistance
June 2010
Flu and Antibiotic Overprescription
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
This brief highlights the strong link between flu and antibiotic prescription. According to recent research, from 1995 through 2002, 26 percent of patientsjust over one-quarter of themwho were diagnosed with flu were prescribed antibiotics. And that excludes people whose diagnosis could plausibly...Read more
May 2010
A New Chapter in the History of Malaria Control
Disease Control Priorities, Malaria
This week's commentary, by Dave Smith and Maciej Boni, who we are delighted to have with us at RFF, provides a brief history of attempts to control malaria. This enormously important topic is also very timely, given the development of effective new drugs to treat the disease and the current...Read more
May 2010
Ethical Issues in Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Disease Control Priorities, Disease Control Priorities
In their Special Communication, Dr Miller and colleagues1 stressed the need for studies that can identify whether complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments produce clinically valuable placebo effects. They argued that such studies should control for the natural progression of disease...Read more
May 2010
This Could be the Last Time: The Bioeconomics of Eradicating Malaria
Health and Development, Malaria
Each year, malaria kills approximately one million people and causes approximately 500million clinical episodes, but todays outlook for doing something about malaria is cautiously optimistic. New funding and attention are available from international donor agencies to attack malaria with powerful...Read more
May 2010
Malaria: It's Not Neglected Any More (But It's Not Gone, Either)
Antibiotic Resistance, Malaria
May 2010
How Much Will People Pay for Longevity
Disease Control Priorities, Disease Control Priorities
May 2010
Antibiotic Resistance: An Emerging Environmental Health Threat
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
Modern medicine depends on the availability of affordable and effective antibiotics. However, widespread reliance on antibiotics has spurned an alarming rise in resistant strains of bacteria, complicating the treatment of infectious diseases. Many blame the situation on doctors, patients, and...Read more

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