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The Price of Zika? About $4 Million Per Child
TO TALK ABOUT Zika virus control is to talk about money. Vaccine development, mosquito abatement, and even the distribution of DEET repellant takes (and currently lacks) major federal dollars. When, last week, the US Department of Health and Human Services declared Zika a public health emergency in Puerto Rico, it was in part a means to a better-funded end.
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U.S. Court Upholds United Nations’ Immunity in Cholera Suit
A United States federal appeals panel has upheld that the United Nations cannot be sued in American courts, dealing a setback in a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of thousands of cholera victims in Haiti.
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One Innovative Company is Helping the Fight Against Dengue
Philab Industries, a pioneer in the healthcare business in the Philippines, is expanding to healthcare science and technology bringing in the most advanced diagnostic tools to the country.
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The race for a Zika vaccine is intense. But it may be missing the most important players
About a year ago, before the Zika virus grabbed global attention, there were zero vaccines for it in development. Today, according to the World Health Organization, there are 30. Some of the work has been astonishingly quick. Human trials for two experimental vaccines have already begun.
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Tata Trusts and The Global Fund launch ‘The India Health Fund’
Tata Trusts, in association with The Global Fund, launched ‘The India Health Fund (IHF)’, at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai yesterday. The India Health Fund is a pioneering vehicle by Tata Trusts, designed to not only influence philanthropic capital within India, but also serve as a trusted mechanism to generate significant impact in addressing key health challenges in the country – starting with malaria and tuberculosis.
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IBM steps up efforts in fight against Zika
International Business Machines said on Wednesday it would provide its technology and resources to help track the spread of the Zika virus. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), a leading research institution affiliated with the Brazilian Ministry of Health, plans to use IBM’s technology to analyze information from official data about human travel patterns to anecdotal observations recorded on social media.
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Viewpoint: How 3Ps can deliver new drugs for world’s biggest killer
Imagine a disease that is the world’s biggest killer, with 1.5 million people dying from it each year. It is a disease that touches every country, but some, such as South Africa, Uzbekistan and India, have been hit particularly hard. This disease has a treatment which, in its simplest form, takes six months to complete.
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How to Make a Hardware Store Drill Into a Surgical Tool
When it comes to global public health, a lot of effort goes towards stamping out disease like HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis—and rightly so. These are plagues in many parts of the world. But something we typically focus less energy on, is surgery.
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