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Good Results in Program to Boost TB Detection

02/01/2012
A new program aimed at improving detection of tuberculosis (TB) in northern Tanzania has demonstrated promising results, IRIN reports. About 47 percent of adults newly diagnosed with TB in Tanzania ar...

Drugmakers Join Gates Foundation in Tropical-Disease Fight

01/30/2012
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK), Sanofi, AstraZeneca and 10 additional pharmaceutical companies are joining the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, governments and non-governmental institutions to fight neglec...

Global health: The Grandest Challenge

01/27/2012
Join Global Health Progress in their upcoming conversation (Jan. 30/31) with authors and global health experts Dr. Peter Singer and Dr. Abdallah Daar as they discuss the grandest challenge – global he...

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

01/27/2012
Longstanding efforts by many organizations have made great progress on the global threat of neglected tropical diseases, but reaching 2020 goals will require new and enhanced forms of partnership rang...

More Than 40% Of World's Population At Risk Of Dengue

01/26/2012
More than 2.5 billion people are now at risk from dengue, estimates the World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest fact sheet. The WHO estimates there may be 50-100 million dengue infections worldw...

Pharma's Niche Focus Spurs US Aid for Antibiotics

01/25/2012
FDA approvals for innovative orphan drugs that often have low commercial return increased sharply in 2011, highlighting that government benefits, such as extra patent protections and regulatory review...

Drug Donated for Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis

01/24/2012
To help alleviate the burden of visceral leishmaniasis, Gilead Sciences struck a deal with the World Health Organization to donate 445,000 vials of liposomal amphotericin B, which is used to treat th...

UK Launches New Initiative Against Neglected Tropical Diseases

01/23/2012
The British government will increase its spending on the fight against neglected tropical diseases from from £50 million to £245 million – a five-fold increase -- between 2011 and 2015 as part of a gl...

Malaria Drugmakers See the Light

01/18/2012
Researchers have found a cheaper method of synthesizing artemisinin, an important drug in the fight against malaria, ScienceNow reports. Read more

Financial Crisis May Kill in Congo as Global Health Aid Stalls

01/17/2012
Struggling governments have cut back and stalled their development aid for global health programs, a move that is likely to cause life-saving programs to shrink or even end, Bloomberg reports. Read mo...
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