The Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA), in partnership with the Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association (JPMA), and public health leaders call on G7 governments to fund pull incentives and make “fair share” investments in antibiotic innovation to fight the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. GCOA, JPMA, and health and government officials from the European Union, Italy, Japan, and United Kingdom recently convened to discuss how G7 countries must respond. GCOA today published a report detailing takeaways from the closed-door meeting, “The Role of G7 Governments in Global Efforts to Encourage Antimicrobial Development Through a Pull Incentive: Challenges and Collaboration.”

The Global AMR Diary to ignite awareness and catalyze action to shape policy and saves lives NEW YORK–The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) and a collective of influential global health leaders, including public and private health organizations today announced the launch of The Global AMR Diary, an online platform created to raise awareness of…

The AMR Action Fund announced that one of its portfolio companies, UTILITY Therapeutics, Ltd., received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the antibiotic PIVYA™ (pivmecillinam) for the treatment of uncomplicated UTIs (uUTI).

Your front page story “Japan wrestles with age-old problem as population declines at record rate” (Report, April 13) and the letter in the same edition from Tim Hill, “A gently declining population is no reason to panic”, both describe what all societies face as they modernise in the 21st century. It’s a topic Japan’s Prime…

New research examines employers’ workforce management priorities, business practices, and benefit offerings LOS ANGELES – March 27, 2024 – Almost seven in 10 employers (69%) either currently use or plan to use robotics or artificial intelligence to augment their human workforce, according to a new survey by nonprofit Transamerica Institute® and its Transamerica Center for…