Join SIAPS at the 2016 Global Health Mini-University

Join representatives from SIAPS Program and its partners as they present at the Global Health Mini-University (Mini-U) on March 4 in Washington, DC. Mini-U is an annual, day-long forum that brings together professionals, students, and decision makers from the field of global health. SIAPS Program research will be presented at three sessions: “Increasing Access to Lifesaving Commodities: … Read more

Supporting the National Action Plan on MDR-TB

Global partnerships and new models of TB care are crucial to success in the fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to speakers at a panel discussion on the White House National Action Plan for Combating MDR-TB. The plan, which was released in December, aims to treat 35% of all MDR-TB patients in the 10 countries with the highest TB burden … Read more

Encouraging increased adherence to treatment standards through drug utilization reviews in Ukraine

When doctors and patients fail to adhere to proper standards of treatment, it results in a higher disease burden, including greater financial costs, mortality, and morbidity. In Ukraine, the need to encourage better adherence to standard treatment guidelines became clear in 2011, when a study by SIAPS Program’s  predecessor, the Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) Program, … Read more