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Source code: PharmaSecure goes mobile in battle against fake drugs
An initiative allowing the provenance of medicines to be verified using mobile technology is taking aim at the illegal drug trade.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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New global surveillance tool detects, monitors public concerns about vaccines in real time
Scientists have developed a global media surveillance system that enables them to look for, and systematically monitor, up-to-the-minute public concerns and rumors about vaccines originating from 144 countries.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- public health
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World economy in a tizzy, but Indian pharma flying high
Although global economic recovery still remains fragile and the road back to normalcy is a long and difficult one, the fortunes of India’s pharmaceutical industry remain upbeat.
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- South Asia
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- public health
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Cancer Vaccines Get a Price Cut in Poor Nations
The two companies that make vaccines against cervical cancer announced Thursday that they would cut their prices to the world’s poorest countries below $5 per dose.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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Preventing Drug Shortages With Cell Phones in Malawi
Eighty percent of the 13 million Malawians live in rural areas, making delivering health services challenging, especially in remote parts with no roads.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Unhealthy Hospitals
The future of Afghanistan begins at the end of next year, after U.S. combat troops depart and Afghan forces take over for keeps.
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- Health Care
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- North Africa & Near East
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- public health
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Big Pharma in Africa: Weighing corporate citizenship and the bottom line
In the early 2000s, pharmaceutical companies were high on activists’ hit lists. Today, the discourse seems merrier.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Pharmacovigilance Reporting Goes Digital in Kenya
Monitoring and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and poor-quality human medicines has gone digital in Kenya.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment