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Mylan to Buy Women’s Health Business in India for $800M
Mylan Inc. said Monday that it is acquiring some women's health care businesses from an Indian partner in a deal that could be worth more than $800 million and help it capitalize on demand for contraceptives in developing countries.
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- South Asia
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Pharmaceutical Industry in West Africa Receives a Boost
To ensure affordability, safe, quality and efficacious medicines on the African continent, the West Africa Medicines Registration Harmonization Project and Steering Committee of African Union Model Law, has been launched in Accra.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New aid model needed or world’s poorest will wait a century for basics
It will take 100 years for some of the world's poorest people to get basic healthcare, sanitation and education services, unless the current approach to aid is radically changed, said a report published on Tuesday.
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Pollution Kills Far More People Than Malaria Or Ebola In The Developing World
Diseases like ebola, HIV, and malaria rightly get a lot of a headlines, because they can kill millions of people very quickly. But there's another problem that affects even more people, and it's not mentioned as much: pollution.
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My Health Plan for Africa – New WHO Boss
Dr Rebecca Moeti was last week in Geneva appointed the new WHO boss for Africa. She spoke exclusively to Star's John Muchangi on her immediate plan.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pfizer, Manipal Hospitals & others join hands to accelerate health tech startups in India
A group of health care entities, including Manipal Hospitals and Narayana Health, have gotten together with an investor to provide up to $1.6 million in grants and investments to early-stage startups that seek to enhance access to affordable technology-driven health care products and services for low-income masses in India.
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Study: Ebola Vaccine May Fall Short
One of the Ebola vaccines about to enter testing in Liberia may not be as potent as researchers had hoped, according to a new study, raising questions about how well it will prevent infection.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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HIV Fears Rise Over Condom Shortage in States
At least six states are facing a severe shortage of condoms distributed under the government's AIDS control programme, giving rise to a public health concern over the risk of HIV infections spreading.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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