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India Has Third-Highest Number of Obese People, Reveals Study
India has the third-highest number of obese and overweight people (11 % of adolescents, and 20 % of all adults) after US and China, a recent study mapping global malnutrition trends has revealed.
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- South Asia
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- nutrition
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Vaccination Reminder Band Tipped to Boost Global Child Inoculation Rates
Ankle band that changes colour to remind parents when vaccines are due comes through trials in Pakistan.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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As WHO Drafts Its Global Health Strategies, a Need to Reconsider Viral Hepatitis Response
The World Health Organization recently announced that it was seeking input on the three global health sector strategies — HIV and AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infection — it was drafting until April 30. The strategies, which will cover 2016-2021, will be finalized at the 69th World Health Assembly in 2016.
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Could a Test for Malaria Be as Easy as a Breathalyzer?
More than half a million people die of malaria every year, most of them children under the age of five in Africa. And in the areas where it is most endemic, it remains relatively expensive to diagnose. But a group of scientists in Missouri are working on a groundbreaking method to test for the disease that, if successful, could save time, money, and most importantly, lives.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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2 New Ebola Vaccines Pass Important Early Test, Researchers Say
Two new Ebola vaccines have passed an important test, protecting monkeys against the strain of the virus responsible for the current deadly outbreak, researchers reported on Wednesday. Only one dose was needed, and there were no apparent side effects.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Biocon Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Public Health by WHO – India
Biocon’s integrated healthcare initiatives is constantly engaged in improving the quality of life of several thousand communities in India.
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- South Asia
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South Africa: Tuberculosis – Taxis’ Deadly Passenger
Millions of South Africans rely on minibus taxis daily, but South Africa's most widely used mode of public transport could also be ferrying a deadly passenger.
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Blue Diversion Toilet aims to improve sanitation with built-in filtration system
Austrian design firm EOOS and water research institute Eawag hope to improve sanitation levels in areas of extreme poverty with a mobile toilet that contains its own water filtration system.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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