Five years after the release of its previous Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Benchmark, the Access to Medicine Foundation finds bright spots in pharma’s efforts to tackle superbugs. However, drug resistance is outpacing industry-wide efforts. The challenge now is to urgently develop and apply approaches across more products and across more countries to mimimise this global threat and save lives.
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African universities and regional experts are working with Wellcome to establish new science and policy consortiums that will address the escalating public health crisis driven by climate change - saving lives and livelihoods.
The Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome will support locally led evaluations of AI tools that have the potential to improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries
New study reveals the potential of a simple, scalable, digital mental health treatment, to effectively treat those with distressing memories of trauma
57 early-career scientists join the IPCC AR7 effort with funding from Wellcome to ensure Coordinating Lead Authors from developing countries have the support they need to fully participate in the IPCC process.
The World Heath Organization, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF have announced that preventative cholera vaccination campaigns are resuming for the first time in three years in Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bangladesh, as the global supply of cholera vaccines has increased to a sufficient level.
Read about the Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science with Nature, which will support research groups advancing new interventions for depression, anxiety and psychosis.
The Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome awarded a total of $60 million to support collaborative research to accelerate the discovery of next-generation antibiotics
Wellcome has published its annual report for 2024/25, setting out details of £1.9bn in charitable expenditure
Miranda Wolpert, Wellcome's director of mental health, responds to Wes Streeting's order for an independent review on mental health overdiagnosis
Wellcome responds to COP30 conclusion
Wellcome joins group of 35 leading philanthropies, uniting to address the escalating public health crisis driven by climate change – which puts at least 3.3 billion people at risk, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Wellcome and the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat have launched a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate health-centred climate solutions, prioritising the communities most affected by the global climate crisis.
Beth Thompson, Executive Director of Policy & Partnerships at Wellcome, responds to the UK Government Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announcing "£55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy”.
Wellcome's Charlotte Watts, Executive Director, Solutions, and Alan Dangour, Director of Climate and Health, responds to the Lancet Countdown Global Report, saying that adaptation to climate change cannot remain a side issue.
Martin Smith, Head of Policy Lab at Wellcome, responds to Sir Ed Davey's speech today saying lower visa costs for scientists would boost UK competitiveness.
John-Arne Røttingen, CEO of Wellcome, responds to the appointment of Liz Kendall as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Wellcome's Madeleine Thomson responds to a new joint report from WHO and WMO on the health impact of climate change-driven heat stress on workers
For the first time, researchers have identified a new genetic link to pain offering a promising drug target to alleviate chronic pain, considered one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.
Wellcome's Alex Pym responds to the US Health Department's decision to cut $500m in funding for mRNA vaccines