Early Stage Trial Finds Malaria Vaccine Effectively Protected Young Children, Study Says
(Thursday, February 4, 2010)
An experimental vaccine was found to effectively protect young children from malaria in Mali, Reuters reports. According to the news service, \"The vaccine, which uses an immune system booster called an adjuvant from British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, targets the malaria parasite as it is actively in.. ..
Global Cancer Rates Could Be Reduced By 40% With Prevention Strategies, Report Says
(Thursday, February 4, 2010)
\"Forty percent of the 12 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide each year could avert the killer disease by protecting themselves against infections and changing their lifestyles, experts said on Tuesday,\" Reuters reports. Ahead of World Cancer Day on Thursday, officials at the International.. ..
New York Times Examines WHO Process For Getting H1N1 Vaccines To Countries In Need
(Wednesday, February 3, 2010)
The New York Times examines the WHO\'s role as \"clearinghouse\" for getting H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines to lower income nations. Though H1N1 has died down in North America and many wealthier nations \"are trying to get rid of their [vaccine] surpluses,\" the virus continues to circulate in regions of Nort.. ..
Despite Improvements, Aid Delivery Bottlenecks Persist In Haiti
(Wednesday, February 3, 2010)
Three weeks after a major earthquake struck Haiti, challenges in getting aid to those in need persist, the Washington Post reports. \"Rajiv Shah, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the relief effort has escalated in recent days and will continue to do so. Emergen.. ..
PATH To Pay FDA $480,000 To Speed Creation Of Pneumococcal Vaccine For Developing World
(Tuesday, February 2, 2010)
The FDA on Monday said it\'s entering into a collaboration with the nonprofit group PATH \"to speed creation of a pneumococcal vaccine for children in developing nations,\" United Press International reports (2/1). ..
Also In Global Health News: Food Needs In Sudan; Malaria Vaccine; Agriculture In India; Generic Drugs
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Experimental Vaccine Reduced TB Rate Among HIV-Positive People In Tanzania, Study Finds
(Monday, February 1, 2010)
An experimental vaccine was found to reduce the rate of tuberculosis infections in patients living with HIV, \"the first time a shot has been shown to reduce cases of the most common AIDS-related cause of death in poor nations,\" Bloomberg reports (Bennett, 1/29). Tuberculosis accounts for up to one-t.. ..
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Canada To Donate 5M Doses Of H1N1 Vaccine To WHO; Agency Has Received Commitment Of 200M Vaccines
(Friday, January 29, 2010)
The Canadian government on Thursday announced the country would donate five million doses of H1N1 vaccines to the WHO from the country\'s current surplus, the Canadian Press reports (Branswell, 1/28). \"[T]he donation will help the Geneva-based international body in its efforts to redistribute the vac.. ..
Rotavirus Vaccine Could Save Millions Of Children In Developing Countries, Studies Find
(Thursday, January 28, 2010)
Over the next decade, efforts to vaccinate \"infants against rotavirus could save the lives of millions of children in developing nations who would otherwise die from the diarrhea-causing disease, two new studies show,\" HealthDay/BusinsessWeek reports. The studies track diarrhea deaths among children.. ..
African Vaccine Maker Plans To Increase Production Capacity Sevenfold By 2013
(Wednesday, January 27, 2010)
Biovac Institute, a South African vaccine maker, said Monday that it is working with other major pharmaceutical firms to increase its annual capacity sevenfold to 35 million doses by 2013, Reuters reports. Morena Makhoana, the company\'s deputy chief executive, said that 25 million of those doses wil.. ..
WHO Addresses Handling Of H1N1 At Council Of Europe Meeting
(Wednesday, January 27, 2010)
During a Council of Europe meeting on Tuesday to address the WHO\'s handling of the H1N1 virus, the WHO said it had not \"fallen under the sway of drugs firms and exaggerated the dangers of the H1N1 flu virus, but said it might have handled the crisis better,\" Reuters reports. \"Critics say the WHO rel.. ..
Gates Annual Letter Addresses Importance Of Innovation For Global Health, Agriculture
(Tuesday, January 26, 2010)
In his second annual letter, Bill Gates reflects on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation\'s work and the importance innovation will play in overcoming some of the world\'s greatest challenges, including in global health and agriculture, the Associated Press/Wall Street Journal reports. \"Gates says the .. ..
WHO Rejects Accusations It Mishandled H1N1, Updates Worldwide Stats
(Monday, January 25, 2010)
WHO spokesperson Gregory Hartl on Monday rejected accusations that the organization miscategorized H1N1 (swine flu) as a pandemic, calling such accusations \"irresponsible,\" the Associated Press/Washington Post reports. \"WHO also dismissed claims it colluded with drug companies to bring economic bene.. ..
Also In Global Health News: Counterfeit Condoms; Health Systems In Gaza; Malaria Parasite; SA Male Circumcision Program; MDGs In Botswana
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