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Profit motive big hurdle for Ebola drugs, experts say
For nearly four decades, mention of the Ebola virus has evoked death and terror, yet a simple factor—money—has stood in the way of erasing the curse, experts say.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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DuPont suits part of battle against Ebola crisis
The World Health Organization estimates a monthly need for 300,000 personal protection suits or seven suits daily per Ebola patient bed, according to Daniel Epstein, spokesman for WHO.
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Liberian Singers Use The Power Of Music To Raise Ebola Awareness
In West Africa, one of the simplest ways to slow the Ebola outbreak is to educate people about how to keep from getting infected with the virus. Now, there are some signs that Ebola awareness is indeed driving down the number of cases in parts of Liberia — and Liberian musicians and DJs may deserve some of the credit.
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OPINION: Ebola epidemic is a ‘Black Swan’ event, say U of M infectious disease experts
West Africa’s Ebola epidemic is a “Black Swan” event that is likely to severely alter how the world approaches future global public health crises — even more so than the AIDS epidemic has done — according to a commentary published Friday in JAMA Internal Medicine by Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP).
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Pharmaceutical companies, WHO help India in HIV/AIDS drug crisis
(Reuters) - Indian companies and global health groups are stepping up efforts to provide a critical medicine for the country's free HIV/AIDS drugs program after more than 150,000 patients risked going without their dosages this month.
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Here’s How Nigeria Beat Ebola
It took 18,500 interviews, but Nigeria managed to contain the Ebola outbreak.
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Pfenex And PATH Partner On Vaccines
Pfenex Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in the development of high-value biosimilar therapeutics and difficult to manufacture proteins, today announced the initiation of a multi-product research program with PATH.
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Ebola cost to W.Africa economy could top $32 bn: World Bank
The deadly Ebola epidemic could deal a $32 billion-plus blow to the West African economy over the next year if officials cannot get it under control, the World Bank warned Wednesday.
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