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Mobilizing against TB
Every year, more than one million people around the world die from tuberculosis, a disease that has been treatable and preventable for decades.
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Philip Morris Sues Uruguay Over Graphic Cigarette Packaging
Shopping for cigarettes in Uruguay isn't a pleasant experience. Photos of decaying teeth, premature babies and gruesome hospital scenes wrap around every pack. In fact, the country requires manufacturers to cover at least 80 percent of the packaging with medical warnings and graphic images.
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Fight Against Ebola Outbreak Is 4 Months Behind Where It Should Be: Aid Expert
National governments and health organizations around the world are scrambling to overcome lapses in leadership and logistical issues to turn around a worsening Ebola crisis in West Africa. According to one aid expert, relief efforts are roughly four months behind schedule.
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Gates Foundation Commits $50 Million to Fight Ebola
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it is committing $50 million to help combat the growing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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Merck adds to African m-health
Merck, a German-based pharmaceutical company, has added to a growing amount of mobile-health (m-health) programmes across Africa, channelling efforts to boost SMS-based support systems to help diabetic patients manage their condition.
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OPINION: There Are Far Higher Public Health Priorities For Africa Than Ebola
In a world of limited healthcare resources, we need to make hard decisions that will deliver high-impact outcomes for the most people at the least cost. Giving the WHO an additional half-billion dollars to curb Ebola virus infections would be a poor choice.
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PRESS RELEASE: World Bank Group’s billion dollar private sector health initiative in Africa is failing to reach the poor
A billion-dollar flagship scheme to support private sector-led health care in Africa is bypassing poor people and concentrating instead on high-end urban hospitals catering mainly for the rich.
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Dengue fever vaccine shown to be significantly effective in Latin America clinical studies
Sanofi Pasteur announced last week that it has completed the third phase of its clinical study for a vaccine candidate in Latin America aimed at eliminating dengue fever.
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- Latin America