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The dirty little secret for making better vaccines
A menu of 61 new strains of genetically engineered bacteria may mean better vaccines for diseases like flu, whooping cough, cholera, and HPV.
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- Education, Health Care
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China, UK unveil joint global health program
The Chinese and British governments are cooperating on a program to improve global health policy for developing countries, with the launch in Beijing on Jan. 16 of a new UK-China partnership.
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- Asia Pacific
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- public health
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In Central Mali, MSF Staff Bunkers Down, Clamoring for Access
The day after it called for military leaders to unblock access to crucial roads in central Mali, the majority of Médecins Sans Frontières’s staff remained on lockdown, unable to provide medical care and services to those in need.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sierra Leone’s free health-care initiative: work in progress
More than 2 years have passed since Sierra Leone granted pregnant women, new mothers, and young children free health care, but their needs often remain unmet.
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- Health Care
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‘Game-Changing’ Flu Vaccines Not Far Off
Today's flu shots aren't perfect -- but a "universal" flu vaccine that works better and lasts longer may not be far off, health experts say.
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- Education, Health Care
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- research
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What Two Years Without Polio Mean for India
On Jan. 13, 2011, doctors confirmed Rukhsaar Khatoon, a two year-old from the state of West Bengal, had polio. Since baby Rukhsaar was diagnosed, exactly two years ago, no cases of polio have been confirmed in India.
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- South Asia
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Save the Children receives $40 million for Saving Newborn Lives program
Save the Children is pleased to announce the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's new five-year grant of $40 million to its Saving Newborn Lives program.
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Looking Ahead at Global Health in 2013
Four experts comment on what they consider to be the challenges and opportunities for global health over the next 12 months.
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- Health Care
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- public health