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J&J Expands Project That Aims to Predict, Prevent Diseases
Johnson & Johnson has ramped up its ambitious project to learn how to predict who will develop particular diseases and find therapies to prevent or stop the disease early, when it's most treatable.
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Sanitation for All: Scaling Up Is Hard to Do
If you invest even a little bit of your time in keeping on top of developments in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector, you will have seen at least some of the blogs, reports and articles reminding us all that the world failed to attain the Millennium Development Goals’ sanitation targets — by a wide margin.
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J&J to Invest in Six Specific Medical Device Areas, Emerging Markets
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is setting its sights on six priority medical device areas to jumpstart growth going forward. The company is also putting an emphasis on consumer medical devices, especially in emerging markets, where demand is robust.
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UNICEF, Unilever Unite to Improve Access to Safe Water
UNICEF and Unilever have announced a partnership to improve access to safe water in countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
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From Radio Jingles to Cricket Matches – You Have to Pass the Word to Heal the World
It is often assumed that if there is a health care problem and a solution, people who are suffering will clamour for the solution. However, the reality is that people need to be educated about the risks and benefits before their buy-in can be obtained. Therefore, effective communication is a critical part of any public health program.
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Govt Announces Rollout of Anti-Tuberculosis Medicine Bedaquiline
Monday, the union health ministry announced the rollout of bedaquiline, the first anti-tuberculosis medicine made in 40 years. As the drug was prepared in quick response to the World Health Organisation's urgent call in 2012 to pharmaceutical companies to work on anti-TB medications, it hasn't been widely tested like most drugs are.
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China Vows Crackdown on Fake Vaccines Amid Scandal
Chinese authorities have pledged to crack down on the black market sale of vaccines after a case was made public involving nearly $90 million (62 million pounds) worth of illegal vaccines that are suspected of being sold in dozens of provinces around the country.
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NexThought Monday – Moving Beyond Capital: Designing Technical Assistance that Works as Hard as Entrepreneurs
Technical assistance can be extremely valuable to early-stage enterprises, but they are a diverse group with different priorities, with limits on the amount of technical assistance they can absorb. Development partners have a responsibility to listen to the entrepreneurs they support and to think creatively about how to best deliver demand-driven, flexible technical assistance.
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