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One of 2 remaining types of polio may be wiped out

(TheCanadianPress) The effort to rid the world of polio is too often a journey of one step forward and two steps back, with the heartbreaking news that polio is crippling toddlers in war-ravaged Syria the most recent evidence of that stuttering progress. Still, there is some good news on the polio front. Sunday marks one Read More »

November 11, 2013
| Filed under Europe, Middle East, North America, International, and Public Health
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Cambodian Ministry of Health reports 23rd case of avian influenza H5N1

(VaccineNewsDaily) The Kingdom of Cambodia’s Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the 23rd case of avian influenza H5N1 in Cambodia this year, and asked that Cambodians take precautions against contracting the virus. The 23rd victim was a two-year-old girl from the Svay Chrum village, Borng Bort Kandal commune, Bakane district, Pursat province. The girl developed Read More »

November 8, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, International, and Public Health
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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.