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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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United Nations study finds digital payments to Ebola response workers saved lives and $10 million
By using digital payments to pay Ebola response workers, Sierra Leone massively cut payment times, avoiding large-scale strikes and ensuring a stable workforce to defeat Ebola.
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India Eyes Oil-for-Drugs Deal With Venezuela to Recoup Pharma Cash
Indian officials say they have proposed an oil-for-drugs barter plan with cash-strapped Venezuela to recoup millions of dollars in payments owed to some of India's largest pharmaceutical companies.
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Colombia Battles World’s Biggest Drugmaker Over Cancer Drug
Colombia's government is giving pharmaceutical giant Novartis a few weeks to lower prices on a popular cancer drug or see its monopoly on production of the medicine broken and competition thrown open to generic rivals.
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