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Gavi to heighten engagement with countries transitioning into Vaccine Alliance
The Vaccine Alliance recently announced a series of actions that will support the new goals of the Alliance’s 2016-20 strategy, and the Gavi Board has chosen to assist the countries making the transition into the new practices.
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- Health Care
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- vaccines
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NDC says no to ‘needless’ Ebola vaccines trial in Volta region
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) outfit in the Volta region is warning it will resist any attempt by the government to use Voltarians as “guinea pigs in a needless” Ebola vaccines trial.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Seashells Inspire Drug, Vaccine Development
Mimicking nature, Australian scientists have developed a protective seashell-inspired capsule to preserve the active biological ingredients needed to create promising new drugs.
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- Health Care
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Viewpoint: Investing in Health, Investing in Africa
Africa faces two key challenges to achieve its full potential. The remarkable economic progress of the last 15 years must be sustained. And, this progress must be broadened to include the many millions of people who have yet to benefit from the continent’s rising prosperity.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, vaccines
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Khushi Baby: A High-Tech Way to Track Infant Health
It looks like a dangling, shiny plastic charm, but it’s actually an innovative high-tech device that may revolutionize health care in India. This is Khushi Baby, a small medical device designed to streamline the process of vaccinating children in the developing world.
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- Health Care
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PRESS RELEASE: Governments take decisive step towards more affordable vaccines
Governments meeting in Geneva for the annual World Health Assembly raised the alarm Sunday on the exorbitant rise in the price to vaccinate a child, and took a decisive step towards addressing the problem by passing a resolution which called for more affordable vaccines and greater transparency of vaccine prices.
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- Health Care
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Uber Partners with Discovery Health to Deliver Flu Vaccinations in South Africa
Uber has partnered with Discovery Health to provide South Africans with access to flu vaccinations directly through its app.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uncertainty Over Vaccine Procurement Worries Donors
Pakistan may be facing a serious interruption in vaccine supply as provinces are showing unwillingness to pay for vaccine imports, following the expiration of the current National Finance Commission (NFC) award next month.
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- Health Care
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- North Africa & Near East
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- philanthropy, vaccines
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