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Panel rejects Sanofi’s waiver plea for dengue vaccine
French drug and vaccines giant Sanofi suffered a setback in introducing its much-awaited dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in India after a top health ministry committee rejected its request to waive additional clinical studies.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Rising Medicine Costs Burden Global Health Systems
France is leading calls for the G7 to act against the inflation of medicine prices. Treatment costs are rising in rich countries, but can be even higher in the developing world. EurActiv France reports.
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- Health Care
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Finding a Sanitation Destiny: ‘I Am Supposed to Design Toilets’
Jasmine Burton of Wish for WASH: "Although we are still very much researching and iterating our design, (the) SafiChoo (toilet) is innovative because it seeks to incorporate human-centered design and community-driven solutions to best improve the user experience in all parts of the market (from manufacturing to shipping to distributing to customers to end users)."
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- Health Care, WASH
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- sanitation
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How Drones Could Deliver Better Health
Drones are the sexy, mysterious tech craze that are often a butt of a joke, a vague solution or an ominous threat. But no matter how flashy, good technology should still solve concrete problems. Amid the hype of getting packages and pizzas delivered in half the time, what if drones could revolutionize transportation networks, connecting people to what they actually need the most?
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Three ‘Golden Rules’ of Investing in Health-Focused BoP Models
With an estimated $140 billion needed per year to finance the health-related Sustainable Development Goals, the role of private sector finance is more critical than ever. Dalberg, after exploring the topic from a variety of angles and analyzing successes, synthesized three golden rules of investing in health-focused BoP models to help guide businesses, investors and start-ups.
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- Health Care
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A Single Call Could Reveal Health of Your Lungs
Indian-origin researchers have developed a new health sensing tool that can accurately measure lung function over a simple phone call made with any phone -- not just smartphone -- from anywhere in the world.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Cuba to Cooperate with China on Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals
Cuba is set to enhance strategic cooperation with China in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Latin America
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Faso Soap: A Weapon Against Malaria?
A soap created by two students in Burkina Faso holds promise as an affordable way to fight the devastating disease.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- crowdfunding
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