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Ministry Seeks to Quash Measles, Rubella Vaccination Rumors
The Ministry of Health has moved to calm public fears over the safety of the measles and rubella (MR) vaccine, which was administered to 4.5 million Cambodian children in the last three months of 2013, as rumors circulate that it poses sinister health risks, according to a statement issued last week.
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PPP can help Africa’s health future
The future of Africa's health sector lies in the bosom of Public- Private- Partnership (PPP) and there is no option, Dr khama Rogo, Head of the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) Health in Africa Initiative said Wednesday.
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Surgery Goes Global
Drafting a plan for universal access to surgical care
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Pearson announces joint venture secondary schooling investment with Ayala in the Philippines
Pearson is the world's leading learning company.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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Top 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2014
The past year has given us plenty of global health successes to celebrate.
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The Global Shortage of Health Workers
Health workers are essential for health care. Without health workers there are no health systems, yet there is a critical global shortage of them, and it is the poorest countries that are most affected.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Delhi’s air quality worse than one of world’s most polluted cities Beijing, data shows
In mid-January, air pollution in Beijing was so bad that the government issued urgent health warnings and closed four major highways, prompting the panicked buying of air filters and donning of face masks. But in New Delhi, where pea-soup smog created what was by some measurements even more dangerous air, there were few signs of alarm in the country's boisterous news media, or on its effervescent Twittersphere.
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Life expectancy in Indian increases by 5 years
The life expectancy in India has increased by 5 years in last decade due to measures taken by the country.
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- Education, Health Care