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Rwanda to Produce Mosquito Bed Nets
Six companies, including some from Rwanda, have expressed interest in setting up a plant to produce medicated mosquito bed nets to be distributed in the country, a senior official in the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) has said.
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For Struggling Pharma Market, Vaccines Offer Path to Revenue
The revenue growth opportunity in vaccines looks far more promising when compared to the overall market for pharmaceuticals. Revenues earned by vaccines manufacturers worldwide reached $27.6 billion in 2015 according to Kalorama Information, up 11% from $24.7 billion in 2014, as sales in all segments expanded (Figure 1). This is, by Kalorama’s estimate, at least five to ten times the revenue growth rate of the overall pharmaceutical market in recent years. The world vaccines market is predicted to increase at a compound annual rate of 7.6% during 2013–2022, reaching $45.1 billion in 2022 as new product introductions continue and usage of current products expands further.
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Public-Private Deal Rejuvenates Healthcare in Rajasthan – At a Cost
In the women’s ward, two newborns are sleeping beside their mothers, one of whom is happy because hers is a boy. The other is unhappy because her child is a girl, and her sixth daughter.
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World Bank Launches $500 Million Insurance Fund to Fight Pandemics
The World Bank on Saturday said it was launching a $500 million, fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat deadly pandemics in poor countries, creating the world's first insurance market for pandemic risk.
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Self-Injectable Contraceptives Could Be Life-Saver in Africa – Health Experts
Self-injectable contraceptives, which are being trialled in Uganda and Senegal, could revolutionise women's lives in rural Africa and dramatically cut maternal and newborn deaths, health experts said on Tuesday.
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AstraZeneca Promises to Reduce Hypertension in Africa
To mark the World Hypertension Day, AstraZeneca, a global science-led pharmaceutical organisation, has committed itself to addressing the hypertension burden in Africa.
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New HIV Vaccine Will be Tested in South Africa
An experimental AIDS vaccine that's worked better than anything else tried so far is going to be tested in South Africa, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
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Life Expectancy Increased by 5 Years Since 2000, but Health Inequalities Persist
Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs”.
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