Today the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) and IDSA launched the first-ever global AMR Preparedness Index, a first-of-its-kind evaluation of how the governments of the 11 largest global economies are living up to their commitments to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The renewed introduction in the 117th Congress of the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act, a bipartisan House and Senate bill to support the development of new antibiotics and promote their appropriate use, opens a critical opportunity for legislators to combat a growing and global public health crisis.
The IDSA Foundation announces a call for applications for the 2021 Microbial Pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease Grant. The $1.7 million grant, an increase from $1 million in 2020, will fund the advancement of novel research into possible links between infectious diseases and the causation of Alzheimer’s disease.
IDSA Foundation, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS will host the 2021 IDea Incubator, the premier showcase of technology in the field of infectious diseases and a pitch-style competition that drives innovations across various disciplines with the potential to improve the infectious diseases specialty and patient care.
In separate United Kingdom meetings June 3-5, G7 ministers of health and finance committed their nations to confronting the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, with meaningful and concrete actions. The concluding documents from the ministers’ meetings directly address priorities promoted by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. With commitments to foster new antibiotic development through international and cross-sectoral collaboration
With significant increases and meaningful investments in U.S. Centers for Disease Control and State Department global health programs, President Biden’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year offers the promise of renewing our country’s role as a leader of infectious disease responses that can detect, prevent and contain public health threats where they emerge.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations that fully immunized people can resume most daily activities without masks or concern for physical distancing, except where required by laws and policies, reflect the remarkable protective benefit of COVID-19 vaccines.
More than 60 Congressional representatives from both sides of the aisle have called on House appropriators to significantly increase federal resources in the year ahead to tackle the growing crisis of infections that do not respond to available treatments.
The Biden Administration’s pledge of medical aid for India to combat the country’s surge of COVID-19 shows an important commitment to tackling the pandemic as a shared crisis. We commend the Administration for taking this step and for its plans to share up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
“Today’s announcement by FDA and CDC to temporarily pause the administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is an indication that our safety monitoring system is working." Read More.
President Biden’s first proposed budget plan released today sends an encouraging message of intent to strengthen our nation’s health infrastructure, renew our standing as global leaders against infectious diseases and make our powerful resources equitably accessible to all Americans.
The HIV Medicine Association and the Infectious Diseases Society of America applaud the introduction of legislation on Friday by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-AL) to address the critical shortage of clinicians and dentists caring for people with HIV