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Scientists grapple with ethics in rush to release Ebola vaccines
Normally it takes years to prove a new vaccine is both safe and effective before it can be used in the field. But with hundreds of people dying a day in the worst ever outbreak of Ebola, there is no time to wait.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How the private sector can pitch in to help combat Ebola
While health workers on the ground continue to struggle to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the United Nations, international nongovernmental organizations and other donors are appealing to the private sector for help.
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GE eyes expansion of healthcare and energy operations in SA
General Electric, which is supplying a total of 376 locomotives to Transnet, is looking for opportunities in other sectors in SA, such as healthcare and energy.
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Customers as Partners: Medical device startup believes inclusive design process builds in loyalty, gives it a competitive advantage
Sisu Global Health, a for-profit medical technology company, is seeking to take advantage of growth trends in Africa by offering devices specifically tailored toward hospitals and clinics there. The company brings in customers as partners of the designs – even at the sacrifice of some short-term profit.
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- Environment, Health Care
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Happy World Contraception Day: Universal access to reproductive health care would save lives, money and increase empowerment
More than 200 million girls and women around the world currently have an unmet need for modern contraception. That’s just one reason that providing universal access to reproductive health care is one of the great human rights issues of the 21st century.
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Ebola vaccine for West Africa still in Canada, 6 weeks after it was promised
The experimental Ebola vaccine that Canada promised to ship to West Africa to help fight the epidemic six weeks ago has yet to be shipped to West Africa a, says Dr. Gregory Taylor, the country's new chief public health officer.
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At UN General Assembly, global health projects are big business
Leaders from 140 countries gathered this week at the UN General Assembly in New York City amid a set of global crises that include war in Iraq and Syria as well as Ebola in Africa.
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OPINION: How to Fund the Ebola Fight
To combat Ebola and other infectious diseases, the US could impose $3 tax on international air travel.
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