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14% of Africans Pay Bribe for Health Care
One in seven representing 14% of Africans pay bribe or induce officials to access health services, according to a new survey.
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Why Partnerships Are Crucial for Pushing Vaccine R&D Forward
Students in the Philippines began receiving doses of the world’s first dengue vaccine this week, as the country begins a public immunization program to inoculate 1 million children in 6,000 schools across the island nation.
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Pfizer May Leverage European Approval to Pneumonia Vaccine in Indian Market
New York-headquartered pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is likely to leverage its latest European approval for multi-dose vials of pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13 in the Indian market.
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Nadda Launches Indigenous Female Condom
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has formally launched first indigenously developed natural latex-based female condom.
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Harnessing the Power of the Private Sector to Fight a Growing ‘Double Burden’
The most recent statistics on child malnutrition are bleak: Nearly half of the deaths of children under the age of 5 in Africa and Asia can be attributed to this preventable condition, according to UNICEF. That translates to approximately 3 million unnecessary deaths each year.
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High Global Vaccine Prices Could Worsen Angola’s Deadly Yellow Fever Outbreak
Angola is experiencing its worst yellow fever outbreak in 30 years, says the World Health Organization. The mosquito-borne disease was first reported in the capital Luanda in December last year. The disease has now infected more than 490 people and killed 198, says WHO.
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Wary of Outside Influence, India Limits Foreign Involvement in Health System
Expressing concern about foreign influence on its policies,India is turning away from a decades-old practice of filling gaps within its health system with consultants hired by foreign aid agencies and nongovernmental organizations.
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J&J Makes Renewed Push Into Africa
Johnson & Johnson is deepening its business in Africa, adding new research, development and distribution capabilities to boost sales of new medicines to fight HIV/AIDS and other major killer diseases.
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