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Japanese fund to invest in promising technology against malaria, tuberculosis and Chagas disease

(EurekaAlert) The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), a new public health partnership that is bringing Japanese know-how and investment to the global fight against infectious diseases, announced today grants of US$5.7 million to six global partnerships working on innovative drugs and vaccines against malaria, tuberculosis and Chagas disease.

November 8, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, International, Public Health, and Research
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Next Steps in U.S.-Iran Diplomacy: Vaccines

(PacificStandard) September’s historic dialogue between President Obama and Iran’s President Rouhani together with calls to seek constructive engagement opens the door to a little known but powerful foreign policy instrument, which could simultaneously create new life-saving vaccines. The cornerstone of vaccine diplomacy is two or more countries putting aside their ideological differences to engage in Read More »

November 7, 2013
| Filed under Middle East, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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US trains Uganda in disaster management

(NewVision) The US government has started training Ugandan officials on the best epidemics preparedness and management techniques. Organised by the disaster preparedness programme of the US Africa Command, the four-day training has attracted officials from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), health ministry, Police and the army.

November 6, 2013
| Filed under Africa, North America, International, and Public Health
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Vietnam Releases Dengue-Blocking Mosquito

(Time) Nguyen Thi Yen rolls up the sleeves of her white lab coat and delicately slips her arms into a box covered by a sheath of mesh netting. Immediately, the feeding frenzy begins. Hundreds of mosquitoes light on her thin forearms and swarm her manicured fingers. They spit, bite and suck until becoming drunk with Read More »

November 5, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Countermeasures, International, and Public Health
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update

(WorldHealthOrganization) WHO has been informed of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from Saudi Arabia. The patient is a 56-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions from the Eastern Region. She became ill on 26 October 2013 and died on 30 October 2013. She had no contact with animals, Read More »