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Red tape on grant delayed care for HIV patients, says Global Fund
Health ministry sat on a grant offered to National AIDS Control Programme for about 18 months, leading to drug shortages
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- South Asia
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Don’t Forget Hygiene: Health care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa is complicated, but simple things still matter
Dr. Patrick Lukulay, vice president of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention’s Global Health Impact Programs and program director for the USAID-funded Promoting the Quality of Medicines program, was born and raised in Sierra Leone and has a unique perspective on how to get pharmaceuticals into the hands of the people who need them in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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Global AIDS Response – What Progress?
On Wednesday, in the run up of the World AIDS Day, UNAIDS released its 2013 report on the global epidemic
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GAVI Alliance to support introduction of inactivated polio vaccine in world’s 73 poorest countries
Alliance Board selects additional vaccines to include in its portfolio
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African Medical students join fight against diabetes
Over 5000 medical students at the University of Nairobi, Makerere University and University of Namibia are set to steer the fight against diabetes.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Gates Foundation’s Trevor Mundel on the Opposite of Rare Disease
The foundation, started by a titan of capitalism, understands that if it’s going to make any kind of dent in huge health problems, it needs to tap into the resources of pharma and biotech
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Ethiopia spreads health awareness in its villages over coffee
The government has employed an army of women health workers to educate rural women about healthy lifestyle practices
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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