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A radical view for the age of superbugs: Don’t fight infections. Learn to live with them
Scientists have focused for decades on the how the immune system battles pathogens. Janelle Ayres believes other elements of our physiology are at least as important — so she’s hunting for the beneficial bacteria that seem to help some patients maintain a healthy appetite and repair damaged tissue even during bouts of serious disease.
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Women in northern India said, ‘No toilet, no bride,’ and it worked
Through radio spots, billboards, posters and painted slogans on buildings, the “No Toilet, No Bride” campaign, launched by state authorities in 2005, encourages women and their families to demand that male suitors build a private latrine before they will agree to marriage.
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- South Asia
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World Health Assembly: Pakistan presented as a model to countries
Pakistan was presented on Saturday as a model to countries attending the World Health Assembly as it became the first nation to conduct joint external evaluation of core capacities to respond to disease outbreaks and the level of preparedness to deal with pandemics.
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- South Asia
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Price of ‘exciting’ self-injectable contraceptive cut
Sayana Press dispenses with the need for a conventional needle and syringe - so it has been seen as a significant development for women living in rural parts of Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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China Ready to Build First Center For Disease Control in Africa
Providing more detail about the plan on Tuesday in Beijing, Mr. Feng Yong, Deputy Director for International Cooperation at China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission, said 100 hospitals and clinics will be built in 5 years, 120,000 persons will be train in China, and the provision of 150,000 scholarships, as well as 500,000 vocational and technical training in 5 years.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health, SDGs
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Neglected tropical diseases: Funding the next stage of the fight
Delegates (at the recent NTDs Summit in Geneva, Switzerland) highlighted that while NTDs are considered one of the best buys in public health, they continue to be underfunded, and remain largely dependent on donors.
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Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa’s economic woes
Additional investments in science, technology, and innovation in Africa will improve health, spur economic growth, and reduce poverty across the continent. This was the common denominator at a meeting of African and global leaders representing governments, the private sector, and civil society to discuss health innovation and research capacity on the continent.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Shelf Life: Water for Africa with new Chivas venture
Social entrepreneur, James Steere, has created I-Drop Water, a for-profit social enterprise that designs, builds and installs drinking-water purification and dispensing machines in grocery stores at no cost, sharing income generated from water sales with store owners.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa