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New Code Of Ethics For More Transparent Medical Technology Industry
RAJ Devices, the regulatory affairs journal published by Informa and covering the medical technology industry, has published a comprehensive feature on how companies in the US can comply with a much stricter code of ethics that medical technology industry association AdvaMed will launch on 1 July.
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BDA Response To Conservative Plans For Reform Of NHS Dentistry In England
The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded to the publication of outline plans for the reform of NHS dentistry in England by the Conservative Party which have been released today. The plans, which are outlined in a document titled Transforming NHS dentistry, include commitments to improve access to dental care, scrap the unit of dental activity, reintroduce formal patient registration and reward preventive care given by dentists. The document also sees the Conservatives pledge to properly pilot any reforms.
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Vast Majority Won't Have Access To Antivirals In Pandemic But Generic Drugs Could Help Prevent Deaths
Almost 90 per cent of the world"s population will not have timely access to affordable supplies of vaccines and antiviral agents in the current influenza pandemic, but it is possible that inexpensive generic drugs that are readily available, even in developing countries, could save millions of lives.
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International Health Experts To Discuss Environmental Effects On Children's Health

Beginning Monday, international health experts will gather through Wednesday in Busan, South Korea, to discuss the effects of the environment on children"s health for the Third WHO International Conference on Children"s Health and the Environment, the Korea Times reports. More than 600 child health experts and government officials representing 60 countries will discuss such topics as: "indoor and outdoor air pollution; water purity; sanitation and hygiene; chemical hazards; disease vectors; and global environmental change," the newspaper writes. "Children are most often the first to suffer the consequences of environmental emergencies and natural disasters,"" Park Mi-ja, a environment ministry official, said. "According to the Ministry of Environment, more than three million children under five years old, mostly in developing or under developed countries die of diseases linked to adverse environmental conditions," the Korea Times writes (Ji-sook, 6/7). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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