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Ban joins Hispaniola effort against cholera
Ban Ki-moon has announced a new initiative that will support a 10-year effort against cholera in Haiti. This comes amid mounting calls for the United Nations to take responsibility over the spread of the disease in the country.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Latin America
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Nigeria: Global Fund Happy With HIV, TB Treatment in Nigeria
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, on Tuesday expressed delight at the level of care and treatment given to persons infected with HIV and tuberculosis in Nigeria.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania free of tetanus in mothers and babies
Dar Essalam —The Tanzanian government yesterday celebrated the introduction of two vaccines to protect children against pneumonia and diarrhea and announced that it has been declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), one of the world’s major causes of deaths in mothers and newborns.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Machine that Will Help End TB
Nearly 1.5 million people die from tuberculosis every year, even though most cases can be cured with routine antibiotic treatments. One country’s fight to get the ancient scourge under control has an unlikely hero: a simple diagnostic test.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GSK Forms Partnership with Vodafone to Help Increase Childhood Vaccination in Mozambique
GSK today announced it has formed a partnership with Vodafone to harness innovative mobile technology to help vaccinate more children against common infectious diseases in Africa. Despite major advances in the funding and availability of vaccines worldwide, it is estimated that up to a fifth of children worldwide still do not receive basic vaccines. The proliferation of mobile phones in Africa offers an opportunity to create innovative and cost-effective ways to address barriers to universal vaccination.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bolivia Invests $20 Million in Waste Management
WASHINGTON, DC, December 10, 2012 (ENS) – Bolivia will improve municipal solid waste management services such as collection, transportation, and disposal, with a $20 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank, the bank announced today.
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- Health Care
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- impact investing, waste
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In Africa’s malaria fight, a $3.6B funding gap
A global public-private partnership is exploring a number of options to fill a multibillion-dollar funding gap in efforts to fight malaria in Africa.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Gates Foundation Announces $21 Million in Global Health Grants
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced grants totaling more than $21 million to seven projects through its Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative.
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- Health Care
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- philanthropy
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