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High cost of vaccines complicates crisis response in South Sudan
Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières says thousands of children have missed critical vaccines because pharmaceutical companies won’t budge on price
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Served in Haiti Cholera Lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for victims of a cholera epidemic in Haiti said on Friday they have served United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a complaint in New York as part of a federal lawsuit seeking compensation for the outbreak, which they blame on U.N. peacekeepers.
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- Health Care
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Citizen Sensors Make India’s Complicated Water System A Little Easier To Navigate
With the help of simple mobile phone technology, a nonprofit called NextDrop is improving access to water for poor families.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Are World Cup viewers receiving a message that could make them sick?
The World Cup has a profound social impact, including on global health, according to Kent Buse and Sarah Hawkes
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- nutrition
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Tackling the ebola epidemic in west Africa: why we need a holistic approach
Immediate medical action is not enough to manage the disease. We need cross-sector collaboration and integrated research
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- Health Care
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We’re Inventing a New Way to Diagnose Diabetes in the Poorest Parts of the World
Imagine a disease that cripples and blinds the infected after a few short years. A disease that affects mostly young adults and has no affordable treatment available. This disease is a reality for urban slum citizens, in the form of type-2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Health Care
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GATES FOUNDATION FUNDS BAY AREA RESEARCHERS
Researchers in the Bay Area are joining in an innovative campaign to treat diseases and health threats that impact millions of people, but are often overlooked. And their solutions involve thinking outside the box.
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- Education, Health Care
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Philips introduces ultra sound machine in Kenya to aid pregnant women
Philips has introduced an innovative mobile ultra sound system (VISIQ) that aims at bringing high quality, affordable healthcare to pregnant mothers in Kenya.
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- Health Care
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