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GE Foundation Commits $20-Million to Maternal and Child Health in Africa
The GE Foundation will spend an additional $20-million over the next five years to advance maternal and child health in Africa, an expansion of its existing global health development program, officials say.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Target ‘zero’: Going full force against malaria in Asia
Anti-malaria efforts have been gaining significant traction and progress in the past couple of years, particularly in Africa, with a 54 percent decline in child malaria deaths.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Meet the Tiny Company Behind the Experimental Antibodies for Ebola
The companies manufacturing an experimental drug treating two American Ebola patients aren't among the largest multinational pharmaceuticals in the world. In fact, leading the effort is a small nine-employee firm in San Diego.
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- Health Care
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Mobile tech on the Africa health frontier
Billions have been spent to bring AIDS medicines to patients in Africa, but a technology with just as much lifesaving potential can be had for pennies: the text message.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Countries Where Human Progress Is Fastest and Slowest
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published its annual Human Development Report, which focuses on human vulnerability worldwide, last week.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Ebola virus: Britain’s top doctor accuses drug firms of dragging their heels in finding vaccine
Professor John Ashton said the pharmaceutical industry was being slow because it had only affected Africa and not the Western world
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Computing a Cure for HIV
HIV/AIDS has caused an estimated 36 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization and remains a major health issue worldwide.
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- Health Care
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‘No Market’: Scientists Struggle to Make Ebola Vaccines, Treatments
At least four vaccines are being developed to protect people against Ebola, including one that protects monkeys completely against the deadly virus. Several groups are also working on treatments, but one of the most promising is stuck in safety testing.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa