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HIV Vaccine Trial to Begin in South Africa
A new clinical trial is underway in South Africa on an experimental vaccine that could safely prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. According to a statement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the HVTN 702 is the largest and most advanced HIV vaccine clinical trial to be undertaken in South Africa, where some seven million people are living with the virus.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health, research, vaccines
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Breathing Life Into Oxygen Access: How New Partnerships are Saving Lives
Oxygen is a precious and rare commodity in health facilities in developing countries, and thousands of babies die for lack of it every year specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, where oxygen is seldom available and is very expensive. Partnerships such as Hewa Tele have made a dent in the global crisis, but the problem requires a concerted effort to scale solutions around delivery, knowledge and policy.
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- Health Care
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VIEWPOINT: How UK trade policies could help heal global healthcare inequalities
One third of the population cannot access essential medicines. Leaders must push for trade deals that drive down the cost of healthcare for the world’s poorest.
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- Health Care
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With help from Bill Gates, this lab is reinventing its approach to invention
Global Good, a collaboration between the invention company Intellectual Ventures and the billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, today announced a new partnership around a bioelectronic treatment initiative to address the leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide.
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- Health Care
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Telling Mosquitoes Apart With a Cellphone
Simple cellphones can tell one type of mosquito from another by their hums, which may be useful in fighting mosquito-borne diseases, according to new research from Stanford University.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- North America
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FG, GSK Freeze Price of Pneumonia Vaccines for Next 10 Years
The federal government in conjunction with a leading pharmaceutical company, GSK, has pledged not to increase the price of pneumonia vaccines for the next 10 years but to rather freeze the price for improved vaccination. The plan, according to the company, would ensure that children in the country do not die of the disease, which is now the number one killer disease amongst children under five.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Opinion: 20 years of saving lives
In the early 90s, food manufacturer Nutriset joined forces with a French nutritionist, André Briend to work on a more resilient alternative to the therapeutic milk products being used to treat malnourished children. They tested several ideas – including pancakes, doughnuts and biscuits – before the idea to develop a ready-to-eat peanut paste emerged.
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NGOs in East Africa must monitor health issues
The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers has directed that non-governmental organisations in the region incorporate health issues into their projects. NGOs will be expected to integrate issues like population control, disease prevention and treatment in their project work plans in order to have a direct impact on humanity.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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