Global Health
Four global health resolutions for 2022
We have an incredible opportunity to leverage the lessons of the last year to make an even greater impact in 2022. At USP, we are resolving to accelerate our global health efforts in four central areas.
Manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
While the global vaccination effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 continues to ramp up worldwide, access to COVID-19 vaccines, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, remains staggeringly low. In fact, low- and middle-income countries received less than one percent of available doses.
Celebrating women’s contributions to global health
When the UN General Assembly declared March 8 a day to support women's rights and participation in the global arena, it recognized the critical role of women and girls in achieving global development goals.
Q&A: Impact of Quality Medicines on AMR
Q&A with Georgetown University researchers Matthew Hassett, Ph.D. and Professor Paul Roepe, Ph.D.
Opioid Crisis: USP’s Comments to the FDA
As government agencies consider solutions to the growing opioid crisis, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sought public comment about ways to best address this national emergency.
Protecting Medicines Quality in Africa: USP presents at 3rd Biennial Scientific Confe...
Countries throughout Africa are working to harmonize standards to make processes more efficient and help bring needed pharmaceuticals to market, while protecting medicines quality. Learn more
Compendium, compendia, compendial: Clearing up the mystery of these terms...
In conversations about the role of quality standards in public health, you might come across the words “compendia” and “compendial.” At USP, terms like “compendial approaches,” “compendial standards,” and “compendial tools” are part of our everyday vocabulary.
Can changes to prescription labels and other public standards help tame the opioid cr...
The opioid crisis in the U.S. seems to be part of nearly every news broadcast and news site today. And based on the number of people affected by this crisis, serious conversations about how to help are more important than ever.