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Better funding call for vital drug approval programme
Without the prequalification programme of the World Health Organisation, Africa could have bad drugs or no drugs for HIV and TB, but this vital service for assessing medicine quality needs secure funds for the future, say experts
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India polio-free for third straight year
India has a reason to smile. On Monday, it completes three years without reporting any case of polio.
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- Health Care
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Cease-fires only defense in battle against polio
Once virtually eradicated, polio again stalks the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. The innocent victims are mostly young children. The perpetrators are insurgents and indifferent governments. The polio resurgence is preventable and it is time to pull out an old but proven technique to halt its spread: Days of Tranquility.
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- Health Care
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Long-term Health Problems After Natural Disasters Strike
Health obstacles plague communities long after a natural disaster.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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$60 Billion A Year: All It Would Take To Fix The Global Health By 2035
It's a lot, but investing in global health now could produce returns that Wall Street only dreams about.
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- Health Care
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Kenya’s Health Funding Is Still Not Enough
In Kenya, the allocation of total government expenditure to health has been below 10 per cent since 2002.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Victory for Rwanda
The African country synonymous with violence is winning the battle against disease and death.
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- Health Care
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Children in Philippines receive vaccines against polio, measles
More than 30,000 children are being targeted as part of a vaccination campaign in Tacloban, Philippines, the city hit hardest by Typhoon Haiyan, the World Health Organization recently announced.
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- Health Care