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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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- governance
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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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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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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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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- vaccines
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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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Stanford Launches Major Effort to Expedite Vaccine Discovery with $50 Million Grant
The funding will establish the Stanford Human Systems Immunology Center, and will accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for the world's most deadly infectious diseases.
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- Education, Health Care
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Press Release: Four Initiatives From Across Africa Win Share of Global $1 Million Healthcare Innovation Award
Organisations from South Africa, Zambia, Kenya and Uganda recognised by GSK and Save the Children for innovations proven to help reduce deaths in under-fives.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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International Health Activists Criticise President Obama’s Attempts to Undermine India’s IPR
US President Barack Obama’s comments during the India-US CEO Forum in New Delhi on Monday January 26 with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have drawn harsh criticism from international health activists. The activists have called upon Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stand strong against US pressure to change its pro-public health patent laws.
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- Health Care
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UK University Ranking Reveals Global Health Neglect
The United Kingdom’s top medical research universities spend just two per cent of their health research budgets on work related to health in developing countries, according to a study launched last week.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- research
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