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100 millionth person receives lifesaving meningitis vaccine
GENEVA, 3 December 2012 – A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century. The milestone will take place in northern Nigeria, part of Africa’s “meningitis belt,” where the country is conducting its second seasonal immunisation campaign against the disease.
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Nigeria: MSD Introduces New HIV Drug, Atripla
AS part of the efforts to meet the Anti-Retroviral, ARV, drugs requirements of Nigerians living with HIV, MSD, one of the world’s healthcare leaders, weekend launched into the Nigerian market its innovative antiretroviral, ARV, drug – Atripla – a prescription medication used to treat HIV-1 infection in adults and children of at least 12 years of age.
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Sanofi shakes up diabetes market in India
The firm is changing the rules of the game by is lowering prices, localizing products for treatment of the disease
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- South Asia
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US secretary of state launches five-point ‘Blueprint’ to eradicate Aids pandemic
A five-point plan for ending the Aids pandemic has been unveiled by the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, who said the Obama administration would focus efforts on women and girls but also the stigmatised communities most affected by HIV – drug users, sex workers and men who have sex with men. "Make no mistake about it – HIV may well be with us into the future, but the disease that it causes need not be," said Clinton at the launch of the so-called Blueprint at the state department in Washington before World Aids Day on Saturday.
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Kenya: Safaricom, Britam, Changamka Micro Health, Psi, Launch Affordable Healthcare Option for Kenyans
Leading integrated communications provider Safaricom Limited has partnered with leading insurer Britam, Changamka Microhealth -one of Kenya's pioneering mobile Health Financing technology providers and PSI, a leading global health organization to launch Linda Jamii, an innovative and affordable healthcare insurance option. Targeted at more than 35 million uninsured Kenyans, the Kshs.12,000 per year premium cover per family will provide clients with access to a comprehensive medical cover comprising in and out patient cover, maternity cover and a hospitalization income replacement benefit of Kshs.500 per day, to take care of lost income while in hospital.
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First-of-its-kind virtual medical kiosk in India
ehealth Access, a company focused on developing healthcare eco-system through advanced telemedicine technology, launched a first-of-its-kind Virtual Medical Kiosk. This is a breakthrough innovation in technology that will enable patient-doctor consultation in a secure environment.
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HIV Vaccine Under Study May Last A Lifetime
A genetically-engineered HIV vaccine under study by Texas researchers works in a novel way.It targets specific cells exactly where the virus enters the body, stimulating them to generate an immune response so the virus can't take hold.
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What Is eBay’s Omidyar Doing on Delhi’s MedTech Row?
Pierre Omidyar is best known as the founder of the online auction company e-Bay, which he grew from an “odd little Web site” to one of Web commerce’s biggest and longest-lasting success stories.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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