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Coughing Dragon, Sneezing Elephant: China, India, and Global Health Governance
The recent H7N9 flu scare in China has shown once again that we live in “an epidemiologically interdependent world.”
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World experts debate case for new bird flu vaccine; China confident it can control outbreak
Experts from around the world are in daily talks about the threat posed by a deadly new strain of bird flu in China, including discussions on if and when to start making a vaccine.
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Zambia slowly winning HIV/AIDS fight
In Southern Africa, Zambia has one of the world’s most devastating HIV and AIDS pandemic. In 2009, nearly 76,000 adults were newly infected with HIV, representing about 200 new infections each day.
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Product Development Partnerships Applaud Japan’s First Public-Private Partnership to Spearhead Innovation in Global Health
As Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of new global health tools, we applaud the official launch of the Global Health Innovation and Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), which was announced today in Tokyo, Japan.
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10 Impactful Innovations in Health Care
When the Cleveland Clinic speaks, people listen. And, well, they should.
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Donors likely to cut down on HIV and Aids funds
Uncertainty looms over the future of donor funding of the fight against HIV and Aids, malaria, and tuberculosis.
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HIV Self-Testing: The Key To Controlling The Global Epidemic
A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the answer to controlling the global epidemic.
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No sign of human transmission in new bird flu appearance-WHO
The World Health Organization says no evidence has emerged to show that a type of bird flu which has killed two Chinese men can be transmitted between people.
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