Donations led by the UK and Bill Gates have far exceeded the $3.7-billion targeted in a drive to fund vaccinations for children in poor countries.
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/ 29 January 2010
Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, on Friday promised $10-billion to develop vaccines for the world’s poorest nations.
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/ 13 November 2009
Pneumonia and measles pose a severe threat to children as two provinces fail to distribute critical drugs in time, writes Annabel Jacobs.
Drugmakers’ traditional model is under threat from looming loss of exclusivity on some of the industry’s biggest sellers.
A Zimbabwean scientist is developing a cheaper rabies vaccine made from tobacco leaves.
National distribution of two vaccines against pneumonia and diarrhoea will be possible soon.
Volunteers who received a jab a week for four weeks in a trial during the hay fever season reported a significant improvement in their symptoms.
The government is considering increasing the value of social grants in order to soften the blow of high food prices.
Cuba has approved what is believed to be the world’s first registered lung cancer vaccine and is offering it to Cuban and foreign patients.