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GAVI teleconference Wednesday May 8 12:00PM ET »

GAVI CEO Seth Berkley will be holding a teleconference press briefing on Wednesday, May 8th 12:00 pm ET to…

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Earthquake tests China’s emergency system : The Lancet »

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More than 190 people were killed after a 7·0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province at 8:02 am on…

May 24 2013 / Read More »

New bird flu strain may be capable of spreading from human to human »

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The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not…

May 24 2013 / Read More »

Joining hands: why ending child marriage needs global partnership »

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Parents who decide to marry off their daughters when they are children do so for many reasons. Those living…

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Diabetes in India rising, with women at a particular disadvantage »

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The disease itself may not discriminate on the basis of gender, but when it comes to healthcare for patients…

May 24 2013 / Read More »

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The Lancet publishes special issue on maternal health »

The Lancet published a special theme issue on Friday May 17, 2013 ahead of the 2013 Women Deliver conference, to be held May 28 – 30 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Women Deliver brings…

May 20 2013 / Read More »

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Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Myanmar: results of 7 years… »

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By Miguel Gomez, Director, AIDS.gov, and Senior Communications Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesThis week marks the one-year anniversary of the…

May 24 2013 / Read More »

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Suerie Moon and John-Arne Røttingen from Harvard University call for WHO member states to embrace new approaches to governing the global research and development system. This week at the World…

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The impact of food price spikes »

As we discussed in a previous post, several causes led to a massive spike in food prices internationally in 2008 and again a few years later. The average world price…

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Joining hands: why ending child marriage needs global partnership »

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GAVI teleconference Wednesday May 8 12:00PM ET »

GAVI CEO Seth Berkley will be holding a teleconference press briefing on Wednesday, May 8th 12:00 pm ET to share further details on the impact of GAVI’s approach in shaping the vaccine markets and…

May 8 2013 / Read More »
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