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Sanofi Pasteur CEO Has Ambitious Goals
The APEC CEO Summit, part of the Asia Economic Conference (Apec) Philippines 2015, is the Asia-Pacific’s premier business event for Apec leaders and business executives to discuss the futere of Asia-Pacific economies. Olivier Charmeil, Sanofi Pasteur’s CEO, joins other business leaders for a two-day discussion, presentations and dialogue on a wide range of issues that will impact the future development of the region, including innovation, trade, sustainability and disaster resilience.
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Mozzie Field Test Kit Attracts Gates Foundation Funding
Research being undertaken by a team at the University of the Sunshine Coast has caught the attention of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Health-e News: Medicine Stock-Outs Are Hard to Diagnose
From the Eastern Cape to Limpopo, medicine shortages continue to be reported throughout South Africa. In a year in which it seems stock outs have become the new mystery disease, the shortages have difficult causes that are sometimes hard to pin down.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Big Pharma Pricing Pneumonia Vaccines Out of Reach
A child dies every 35 seconds from pneumonia leading to the deaths of about 1 million children every year from the disease, according to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).These deaths are easily preventable with a vaccine that too few people are receiving. According to MSF, one of the biggest problems is the price of the vaccines, which are only made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer.
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Victoria’s Secret perfume a pretty good mosquito repellent
Nearly half of the world population is at risk of contracting malaria—a debilitating disease that killed 438,000 people in 2015 alone. The World Health Organization has handed out mosquito nets, spearheaded the development of a vaccine, and broadened the access to antibiotics. Maybe they should also consider Victoria’s Secret Bombshell perfume.
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Universal Health Coverage: An Opportunity for Investors
From Washington or West Africa, there is an increasing realization of the compelling economic case for universal health care. Broadly, a one-year increase in life expectancy leads to a 4 percent increase in GDP over the long run.
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India’s Entrepreneurial Answer to Healthcare
A weak public health system has given rise to market-based approaches in India. A new breed of young tech-savvy entrepreneurs are building businesses to help more Indians have access to healthcare.
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INTASAVE Energy: Empowering Half a Million Africans to Improve Their Health, Education and Economy Starts with $1
A global not-for-profit organisation called INTASAVE Energy is fulfilling its vision for every person on the planet to have access to clean power through the launch of its innovative Solar Nano Grids (SONGs) project, which kick-starts in November. The first grid in Africa will be installed in Lemolo B in Kenya, a community of about 250 people, and the project will subsequently expand to over 500 communities across Kenya, South Africa and Mozambique, transforming the lives of 500,000 people within three years.
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- Energy, Health Care
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