Selected News
Every day, we select articles from more than 100 news feeds to provide GHDonline members and visitors with the latest information pertaining to the delivery of health care worldwide. Chosen from a wide range of organizations that make the news in global health delivery, our selection is updated on a regular basis and indexed in our search engine and included in our Knowledge Base.
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International agencies
Governmental organizations
Professional journals
News media
Nonprofit organizations
Trade associations
Academic, medical & research institutions
Blogs
infoDev is a global development financing program among international development agencies, coordinated and served by an expert Secretariat housed in the Global ICT Department (GICT) of the World Bank, one of its key donors and founders. RSS feed: infoDev Health Highlights
The Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) is the humanitarian news service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. IRIN provides news and analysis about Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia and the Americas. RSS feeds: IRIN – Health & Nutrition; IRIN – HIV/AIDS (PlusNews); IRIN – Human Rights
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was created in 2002 to increase resources to fight three of the world's most devastating diseases and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need. As a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities, the Global Fund represents an innovative approach to international health financing. RSS feed: The Global Fund News
UNAIDS is the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS whose mission is to stop and reverse the spread of HIV, and scale up towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services through a series of goals, resolutions and declarations adopted by member nations of the United Nations. RSS feeds: UNAIDS Latest Publications; Dernières Publications de l'ONUSIDA; ONUSIDA Publicaciones; UNAIDS Latest Updates
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection. RSS feed: UNICEF News
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. RSS feed: WHO News
AIDSinfo At-a-Glance, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a weekly update of highlights about what has happened in the world of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. RSS feed: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. It is one of the major operating components of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, the CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is the U.S. reference and referral service for information on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB). RSS feeds: CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention; CDC NPIN Conferences; CDC NPIN Funding; CDCNPIN News; Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency for conducting and supporting medical research. NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and cures for common and rare diseases. RSS feed: NIH News Releases
Advances in Nursing Science features timely research with exciting implications for patient care. Articles in ANS are peer-reviewed and chosen for their pioneering approaches and perspectives, which set the direction for nursing practice today. ANS is a Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publication. RSS feeds: Advances in Nursing Science Most Popular Articles; Advances in Nursing Science Current Issue
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (PHCFM) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published since 2008. It focuses on research in all fields of primary health care and family medicine in a uniquely African context. RSS feed: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society, publishes research on HIV and AIDS. Articles older than 12 months, back to 1997, are freely accessible on the website. AIDS is a Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publication. RSS feed: AIDS Current Issue
The American Journal of Nursing is the oldest broad-based nursing journal in the world. AJN disseminates evidence-based, peer-reviewed clinical information and original research, discusses relevant and controversial professional issues, and promotes nursing perspectives to the health care community and the public. AJN is a Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publication. RSS feed: American Journal of Nursing Current Issue
The American Journal of Surgery is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. RSS feed: American Journal of Surgery Current Issue
Annals of Internal Medicine was established in 1927 by the American College of Physicians and focuses on internal medicine and related fields. RSS feed: Annals of Internal Medicine Current Issue
Annals of Surgery, a monthly review of surgical science since 1885, provides the international medical community with information on significant contributions to the advancement of surgical science and practice. RSS feed: Annals of Surgery - Current Issue
BioMed Central Ltd (BMC) publishes 214 peer-reviewed open access journals in biomedical research. RSS feeds:
BMC AIDS Research and Therapy
BMC Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
BMC Conflict and Health
BMC Environmental Health
BMC Globalization and Health
BMC Health Research Policy and Systems
BMC Health Services Research
BMC Implementation Science
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC International Health and Human Rights
BMC International Journal for Equity in Health
BMC Journal of the International AIDS Society
BMC Malaria Journal
BMC Medicine
BMC Nursing
BMC Pediatrics
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BMC Psychiatry
BMC Public Health
BMC Reproductive Health
BMC Women's Health
Published for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases focuses on key topics such as HIV/AIDS, antimicrobial resistance, aging and infectious diseases, and biological weapons, and is published by University of Chicago Press. RSS feed: Clinical Infectious Diseases: Table of Contents
Global Public Health is a peer-reviewed journal that engages with key public health issues that have come to the fore in the global environment — mounting inequalities between rich and poor; the globalization of trade; new patterns of travel and migration; epidemics of newly-emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; the HIV/AIDS pandemic; the increase in chronic illnesses; escalating pressure on public health infrastructures around the world; and the growing range and scale of conflict situations, terrorist threats, environmental pressures, natural and human-made disasters. RSS feed: Global Public Health: Recently Published Articles
Infection Control Today is published monthly by Virgo Publishing LLC and provides up-to-date infection control information to the healthcare industry. RSS feed: ICT News
Sponsored by The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the journal of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology provides original, peer-reviewed scientific articles for anyone involved with an infection control or epidemiology program in a hospital or healthcare facility, and is published by University of Chicago Press. RSS feed: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology: Table of Contents
The International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology is an open access journal that aims to strengthen links between research and practice in ICT in education and development in less-developed parts of the world, and rural and remote regions of developed countries. RSS feed: IJEDICT Current Issue
International Nursing Review is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that focuses on original articles that help to forward the International Council of Nurses' (ICN) mission world-wide by representing nursing, advancing the profession and shaping health policy. RSS feed: International Nursing Review
The Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) is co-edited by leaders in clinical virology, molecular biology, and epidemiology. JAIDS publishes on the advances in diagnosis and treatment of HIV infections, as well as the latest research in the development of therapeutics and vaccine approaches. JAIDS is a Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publication. RSS feed: JAIDS Current Issue
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) publishes original peer-reviewed studies and articles. RSS feed: JAMA Current Issue
The Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) is AMIA's peer-reviewed journal for biomedical and health informatics. JAMIA includes informatics articles in the areas of clinical care, clinical research, translational science, implementation science, imaging, education, consumer health, public health, and policy. JAMIA's articles describe innovative informatics research and systems that help to advance biomedical science and to promote health. RSS feeds: JAMIA Latest Issue; JAMIA Online First
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC) covers the spectrum of nursing issues in HIV/AIDS: education, treatment, prevention, research, practice, clinical issues, awareness, policies and program development. JANAC is a forum for nurses and other health care professionals whose focus is the care and treatment of individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. RSS feeds: JANAC Latest Issue; JANAC Articles in Press
The Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that presents original research, research reviews, case studies, and clinical perspectives on the treatment of AIDS around the globe. RSS feed: JIAPAC Current Issue
The Journal of Nursing Scholarship features peer-reviewed, thought-provoking articles representing research by some of the world’s leading nurse researchers. The Journal of Nursing Scholarship is the official journal of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, and reflects the society’s dedication to providing the tools necessary to improve nursing care around the world. RSS feed: Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Published by Elsevier, The Lancet is a leading medical journal. The Lancet “family of journals” include: The Lancet Infectious Diseases, The Lancet Neurology, and the Lancet Oncology. RSS feeds: The Lancet Current Issue; The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly journal offering a comprehensive array of original articles on research findings, reviews, opinions and perspectives on topics from biomedical science to clinical practice. RSS feeds: NEJM Current Issue; NEJM Infectious Disease; NEJM Surgery
Nursing Times is a leading weekly magazine for nurses in the United Kingdom, publishing nursing re search and clinical articles for nurses at all stages in their career. RSS feeds: Breaking News; Latest Nursing Practice and Clinical Research
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to open access scientific and medical literature. PLoS publishes the following online journals: Biology, PLoS Medicine, PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Genetics, PLoS Pathogens, PLoS ONE, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. RSS feeds: PLoS ONE: New Articles (all topics); PLoS Medicine: New Articles; PLoS Pathogens: New Articles; PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles
Sexually Transmitted Diseases is the official journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association, published monthly by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. It focuses on clinical, laboratory, immunologic, epidemiologic, behavioral, public health, and historical topics pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases and related fields. RSS feed: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Most Popular Articles
The World Journal of Surgery, the official journal of the International Society of Surgery (ISS) / Société Internationale de Chirurgie (SIC), provides an international forum for the most current, most authoritative information on major clinical problems in the fields of clinical and experimental surgery, surgical education, and socioeconomic aspects of surgical care. RSS feed: World Journal of Surgery Online First
AllAfrica.com is registered in Mauritius, with offices in Johannesburg, Dakar, Lagos and Washington, D.C., AllAfrica is one of a family of companies that aggregate, produce and distribute news from across Africa. RSS feeds: AllAfrica: Health and Medicine; AllAfrica: HIV-AIDS and STDs; AllAfrica: ICT and Telecom; AllAfrica: NGOs and Civil Society; AllAfrica: Tuberculosis
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a public service broadcaster established by a Royal Charter and funded by the license fee paid by UK households. The BBC is one of the largest broadcasting news providers in the world. RSS feeds: BBC Health; BBC Technology
National Public Radio (NPR) is a privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization producing and distributing news, talk, and entertainment radio programming in the U.S. and abroad. RSS feed: NPR Topics: Health & Science
The New York Times (NYT) is a leading daily newspaper published by the New York Times Company, the publisher of the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe among 15 other daily newspapers. RSS feeds: NYT Health; NYT Technology; NYT World
Reuters is a leading news wire agency. RSS feed: Reuters: Health News
The Voice of America (VOA) provides news, information, and cultural programming in 44 languages. VOA is funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. RSS feed: VOA News: Health
AIDSPortal, launched as a joint initiative between the DFID Global AIDS Policy Team and the UK Consortium on AIDS and International Developmentis, aims to facilitate greater knowledge sharing and networking among organisations involved in the response to HIV and AIDS. It focuses on developing or adapting simple tools that can support country led networking and knowledge sharing. AIDSPortal primarily works in partnership with networks and seeks to strengthen their ability to support the response to the AIDS epidemic. RSS feed: HIV and AIDS News from AIDSPortal
The Global Health Council is a U.S.-based, nonprofit membership organization that works to ensure that all who strive for improvement and equity in global health have the information and resources they need to succeed. RSS feed: Global Health Council - World Health News
Global Health Delivery Project News – Our very own news!
HealthUnBound (HUB) is a meeting place and connector for those who care about transforming health systems to improve health outcomes in low and middle-income countries. It aggregates content, facilitates idea exchange, and creates community between the diverse constituencies that can benefit from, and improve access to health information. It is designed for the community, and powered by the community: health practitioners, implementers of health information initiatives, government leaders, NGOs, donors, international organizations, the private sector, and users of systems. RSS feeds: HUB Events; HUB Latest Activity
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a nonprofit, private foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. In 2009, Kaiser launched Kaiser Health News (KHN), a nonprofit news organization committed to in-depth coverage of health care policy and politics. RSS feeds: Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report (Full); Kaiser Health News
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is an independent humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. RSS feed: Doctors Without Borders News
Created in 1993 by investor and philanthropist George Soros as a private operating and grant-making foundation to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the Open Society Institute (OSI) has since expanded activities to the Soros foundations’ network worldwide. OSI works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. RSS feeds: OSI: Available Grants ; OSI and Soros Foundation Network Latest Updates
SciDev.Net – the Science and Development Network – is an nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world. RSS feed: SciDev.net
Founded in 1990, the Association for Progressive Communications is an international nonprofit network of organizations whose mission is to ensure that everyone has access to a free and open internet to improve lives and create a more just world. RSS feed: News from APC
eLearning Africa is addressing the networking needs of the pan-African eLearning and distance education sector. The annual eLearning Africa conference is a key networking venue for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all over the world to learn about the latest technologies for electronic learning. RSS feed: eLearning Africa News
The European Public Health Alliance is an international association composed of nonprofit organizations working on all aspects of public health, particularly advocacy issues, in Europe. RSS feed: European Public Health Alliance News
Academic, medical & research institutions
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) is a founding collaborator of the Global Health Delivery Project. RSS feed: BWH News
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is a founding collaborator of the Global Health Delivery Project. RSS feed: HSPH News
Proto, “dispatches from the frontiers of medicine,” is a publication by the Massachusetts General Hospital. RSS feed: Proto - Latest Articles
Access to Health Information is a blog highlighting the latest open access research focused on the prevention of non-communicable and infectious diseases.
The AIDS and Behavior Community Forum is an open exchange of ideas and comments centered on current topics in HIV/AIDS programming, services, education, and research.
The Blog 4 Global Health is an interactive blog from the Global Health Council's Policy, Research and Advocacy team.
CARE Notes from the Field blog offers interesting and inspiring insights on the work of CARE worldwide. CARE is a humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, working specifically with poor women.
The CEDICT blog, also known as “Communication, Education and Development using ICT”, is published by Stewart Marshall, Director and Professor in The University of the West Indies Open Campus and UNESCO Chair in Educational Technologies, and discusses individual and community development using information and communication technologies.
Fixes explores solutions to major social problems. Each week, it examines creative initiatives that can tell us about the difference between success and failure.
The Global Health Ideas blog is put together by a group of students working in the field of global health. Their intent is to document solutions and exchange ideas on innovative projects in global health.
The Global Health Magazine Guest Blog is put together by the Global Health Council.
Global Health Policy is a group blog discussing the issues facing the donor community on everything from HIV/AIDS financing to pharmaceutical R&D to broader health systems concerns. It is published by the Center for Global Development, an independent, nonprofit policy research organization.
The Haiti Innovation blog is put together by the team at Haiti Innovation, a volunteer, nonprofit consultancy created by former Peace Corps volunteers, and offers in-depth knowledge of Haitian developmental challenges and solutions.
The Inveneo.org blog is published by the Inveneo team, whose mission is to get the tools of information communications technology (ICT), such as computers, telephony, and Internet access to those who need it most — people and organizations in rural and highly underserved communities of the developing world.
The Lancet Student is a blog for medical students from around the world with a strong focus on global health.
The Malaria Matters blog is designed to educate policymakers about effective programs and strategies for malaria control by highlighting successful anti-malaria efforts and evidence-based results.
The Malaria Policy Center blog is published by the Malaria Policy Center, a project of Malaria No More, which conducts research and analysis of the malaria field to provide a robust assessment and corresponding policy agenda for the issue; educations policy makers, the media and other opinion leaders; and leverages support to enact effective policies to ensure a significant and sustained investment in funding to fight malaria.
The Nursing Writing blog is published Dr. Thomas Lawrence Long, associate professor-in-residence in the School of Nursing at the University of Connecticut, as a resource for school faculty and graduate students.
Sarah Boseley's Global Health Blog, written by The Guardian's health editor, focuses on the politics, policies, philanthropy and progress being made in the fields of global health and aid.
The Science Speaks blog is a project of the Center for Global Health Policy. The Center was created to promote a robust response to the twin epidemics of TB & HIV/AIDS, and launched in 2008 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the HIV Medicine Association.