ACCESS Health International is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Sten Vermund to our Board. Dr. Vermund is a pediatrician and infectious disease epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health. He also serves as President of the Global Virus Network, is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, and is President-Elect of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. He works in resource-limited settings on maternal, infant, and child health, notably focused on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, COVID-19, and parasitic diseases. Dr. Vermund’s work in implementat ..read more

Chair of ACCESS Health International, Dr William Haseltine has appointed has been appointed Professor and Program Director of Regenerative Medicine in the Laboratory of Biomedical Sciences at Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Dr. Haseltine was appointed by Feinstein Institute President and CEO, Dr. Kevin Tracey based on his pioneering past work in the field of Regenerative Medicine ..read more

Dr Krishna Reddy was invited to the South Asia Chapter Meeting of the US Pharmacopeia Convention held in New Delhi on November 15. The convention aimed to discuss the evolving regulatory landscape, building resilient API supply chains and access to affordable biosimilars.   Dr Reddy was invited for a fireside chat, representing the Board of Trustees of the USP. The discussion was led by Mr Matruprasad Priyadarshi, Senior Director of Regional Programs and Operations, USP South Asia. Appearing alongside Dr. Reddy were Dr Dennis E Doherty, President, USP Convention and Dr Richard J Gilfillan ..read more

ACCESS Health International has taken a step towards a sustainable and healthier future by signing the Sustainable Action for Climate and Health Initiative (SACH) pledge organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), PATH and Centre for Health Research and Innovation (CHRI). This initiative will bring together policymakers, urban bodies, the private sector, healthcare chains, development organizations, donors, philanthropies, community-based organizations, and innovators to promote cross-sectoral collaboration and improve climate and health outcomes.   Dr Uma ..read more

Dr. William Haseltine, Chair of ACCESS Health International and Dr. Roberto Partarca, Chief Medical Officer, were asked to contribute a journal article for the Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, on lessons from the HIV/AIDS pandemic for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 as part of the Institut Pasteur’s commemoration of 40 years of HIV Science. Read the journal article here ..read more

ACCESS Health International partnered with ASK Health Asia for the Asia Health and Life Sciences Innovation and Cooperation Summit 2023, which took place October 31 and November 1 in Singapore. The two-day summit covered the landscape of Asia’s life sciences innovation and strategic market opportunities and brought together health system leaders, policymakers, academic leaders, and other partners across countries and regions in Asia. Dr. Krishna Reddy Nallamalla, President, of ACCESS Health International Asia moderated the opening panel on cross-regional commitment to health in the post-pandem ..read more

ACCESS Health India participated in the 2023 Christian Medical College Vellore Annual Conference (MAC), on November 23 and 24. The conference brings together industry professionals to explore clinical approaches to addressing health disparities and strengthening primary and secondary-level healthcare.   ACCESS Health India hosted a stall at the conference highlighting their Integrated Healthcare Delivery System within the Ayushman Bharat framework. The model is being developed in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and focuses on patient care and coordinatio ..read more

From November 13 – 14, ACCESS Health International served as the co-initiator for the Primary Health Care (PHC) Forum, organized by the Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) in Jakarta. ACCESS  organized a competence forum with the topic “Preparing for the Global South/LMICs for the Fight Against Climate Change”, focusing on the impact of climate change on health and non-health determinants, emerging and social needs, community adaptation to climate change, and their active participation in decision-making that impacts their lives and livelihoods ..read more

Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla, President (Asia) of ACCESS Health International has been inducted into the Advisory Board of the newly established School of Digital Health under IIHMR University, Jaipur.   The School of Digital Health has been established with the vision to build excellence in digital health and to empower next-generation leaders. The School of Digital Health will be supported by the Advisory Board of globally renowned professionals engaged in digital transformation and digital health who will provide appropriate advice in promoting the agenda of the school in academics, res ..read more

Dr. Krishna Reddy Nallamalla and Dr. Uma Aysola represented ACCESS Health International at AsiaXchange, an event in New Delhi organized by The Rockefeller Foundation to bring together all their partners in the Asia region.   The focus of the event was the Rockefeller Foundation’s new ‘OneRF’ climate strategy and identifying and accelerating opportunities for climate action in Asia. The event was also a chance to explore opportunities for collaboration and to realize those opportunities as seen through the work of the GLC4HSR on Climate Change and Health.   Over 150 participants trave ..read more