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Opinion: A Partnership to End Malaria in the Mekong
Our most effective weapon against malaria – building on preventive measures and rapid treatment – is strong partnerships that can constantly adapt to changing situations on the ground.
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Chennai Entrepreneur Sells Meds In Latin America
"I took the risk of going to places where most people fear to go,” said C.C. Paarthipan, founder of Caplin Point Labs.
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Hershey partners with cocoa suppliers to build health centers
The Hershey Co. has partnered with cocoa suppliers Blommer Chocolate and Olam Cocoa to fund and build a community health center in Cote d’Ivoire in the town of Teapleau on the Western side of the country.
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Price for TB Drug Too High, Unaffordable, MSF Says
International medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have expressed concern over the high price announced for new tuberculosis (TB) drug, delamanid.
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Japanese Company Produces Fastest Vaccines Using Tobacco Leaves
Japanese pharma company Mitsubishi Tanabe has developed a vaccine production process using tobacco leaves which allows it to manufacture the vaccines at one sixth of the time taken normally, Japanese financial daily Nikkei reported Tuesday.
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There’s Now a Rapid Zika Test in the U.S.
Two Texas hospitals have created a rapid, hospital-based test for Zika – but it's not available everywhere yet.
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A $2 Test Might Have Helped This Man With HIV Avoid Daily Spinal Taps
His body wasted from AIDS, Fred Muzaya sat up in his bed on a January morning at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, and faintly smiled at a doctor he couldn't see.
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Synthetic biology’s first malaria drug meets market resistance
Commercial use of genetically engineered yeast to make medicine has modest impact.
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