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Doctors Without Borders Objects to Sanofi Receiving an Exclusive License for a Zika Vaccine
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday objected to the US government’s granting of an exclusive patent license to Sanofi Pasteur for a developing Zika vaccine, though Sanofi fired back on Tuesday explaining the risks of developing such a vaccine.
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Only 1% of R&D Funds Spent for HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria: WHO
Investments in health research and development (R&D) are poorly aligned with global public health needs, the World Health Organisation said, highlighting that merely 1% of the total funding on health R&D was allocated towards neglected diseases like HIV , tuberculosis and malaria which account for more than 12.5% of the global disease burden.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Philanthropy Organization Acquired a Startup to Help Cure the World’s Diseases
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan's philanthropic organization has bought Meta, a search engine that uses artificial intelligence to find scientific research papers.
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Pankaj Patel owned Cadila ups its India game with AZ’s brands
UK drug maker AstraZeneca has divested its brands in anti-infective and women’s health portfolio to Zydus Healthcare, a subsidiary of Cadila Healthcare as the company narrows down its therapy areas.
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- South Asia
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Iron Supplement Bars Reduced Anemia in Women in India
An iron supplement bar given to anemic women in and around Mumbai, India, led to increased hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, reducing anemia with no reported side effects, according to a study by Duke University researchers and collaborators in India.
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The Billionaire Backing a Tech Solution to Water Access
Ajay Piramal is leveraging technology to transform life for India’s poorest, by bringing clean water through ATM-style dispensers in remote villages.
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Drugmakers in Davos Shift Focus to Chronic Diseases of Poor
Two decades after they were spurred into action to tackle AIDS in Africa, global drugmakers said on Wednesday they would invest an initial $50 million over three years to fight cancer and other non-communicable diseases in poor countries.
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Donors and Drug Makers Offer $500 Million to Control Global Epidemics
Stung by the lack of vaccines to fight the West African Ebola epidemic, a group of prominent donors announced Wednesday that they had raised almost $500 million for a new partnership to stop epidemics before they spiral out of control.
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