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Chennai’s New Strategy to Eliminate TB
Thanks to the Zero TB Cities project, if all goes well, Chennai may drastically reduce TB mortality, shrink the number of new cases annually and impact TB prevalence in the city in a matter of 3-5 years.
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- South Asia
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Where Technology and Medicine Meet in Rural Zambia
When health officer Kennedy Mulenga was faced with a male patient developing breasts at the remote Ngwerere Clinic 30km north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka, he logged onto Virtual Doctors to get help solving the medical mystery.
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Health Services Firm Expands Operations to Nigeria
Merck, a leading science and technology company on Wednesday announced the opening of its new office in Nigeria.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Weekly Roundup 11-20-15: Being Bullish on Being Dovish
Given the dire news of terrorism from Paris, and yes, in Beirut as well, it can feel like war and talk of war is everywhere. Which is why the essay “Impact Investing for Peace?” by Durreen Shahnaz, founder and chairwoman of the Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX), in Wharton magazine was a welcome sight for sore eyes. We need to talk more about peace dividends, not just war deficits.
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BYU Researchers Develop ‘Just-Add-Water’ Method for Frozen Vaccines
Producing and distributing vaccines that protect us from life-threatening new viruses could be as simple as just adding water.
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A billion-dollar destination for Indian pharma exports
Latin America accounted for 7 percent of India’s global pharma exports of $15.3 billion in 2014-15.
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Beer merger poses ‘major threat to global health’
Experts warn of 'disturbing' implications for epidemic of alcohol related harm in the developing world, particularly Africa.
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Global drug spending to hit $1.4 trillion in 2020
Global spending on medicines will reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, driven by increased healthcare access in emerging markets and high-priced new drugs for cancer and other diseases, according to a forecast by IMS Health.
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