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Malaria costs African economy US$12bn annually
Malaria related health expenditures and lost productivity cost Africa's economy an estimated US$12billion every year, a study has concluded.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Countries and donors should aim for new $90-$90-$90 target on HIV, hepatitis, TB drug prices, study shows
Although the cost of antiretroviral treatment has fallen dramatically since generic manufacturers first began to manufacture versions of antiretroviral drugs in India in 2001, generic products have not been available in all countries due to patent restrictions.
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- Health Care, Investing
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The Internet of Living Things
Volunteers around the world and pocket-size genomic sequencers could play an increasing role in protecting global health and ecosystems.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Nearly a Billion People Still Defecate Outdoors. Here’s Why.
The problem isn’t just a lack of toilets—it’s a lack of toilets that people want to use. The result: millions of deaths and disease-stunted lives.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- SDGs
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Experimental HIV vaccine regimen is well-tolerated, elicits immune responses
Results from an early-stage clinical trial called APPROACH show that an investigational HIV vaccine regimen was well-tolerated and generated immune responses against HIV in healthy adults.
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- Health Care
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- vaccines
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What’s So Special About a Golden Banana?
Scientists at Queensland University (QUT) of Technology in Australia have announced a way to use fruit as a vehicle for solving the world's Vitamin A deficiency problem: They’ve developed the genes required to produce what they call “golden bananas.”
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- Health Care
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The Side Effect Of That New Malaria Drug? American Jobs
The researchers found that between 2007 and 2015, the U.S. government invested $14 billion in global health research and development. And that created 200,000 new American jobs and returned $33 billion to the U.S. economy.
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- Health Care
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Google releases 20 million mosquitos in Fresno, California
The so-called Debug Project by Alphabet’s life-sciences unit has set itself a lofty goal: “To reduce the devastating global health impact that disease-carrying mosquitoes inflict on people around the world.”
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- Health Care
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- North America