News tagged with poorest countries


Cancer incidence predicted to increase 75 percent by 2030

The global cancer burden is set to surge more than 75% by 2030, according to new research published Online First in the Lancet Oncology. The rise is predicted to be even larger in the developing world, with the poorest countr ...

Cancer created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BRICS countries vow to help poor nations in health

(AP) -- The world's top emerging countries banded together Monday to help fight diseases in the poorest countries, pledging to explore the transfer of technologies to the developing world to enable poor nations ...

Health created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pharma giants open up drug patents in new collaboration

Pharmaceutical giants and the UN intellectual property agency launched Wednesday a collaboration to share certain patented drug information with public organisations.

Medications created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

New study highlights Chagas disease as a growing health and socio-economic challenge

Today, The Lancet Infectious Diseases published a new report that examines the global economic burden of Chagas disease. In the first study of its kind, researchers measured the health and economic impact of Chagas diseas ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Diseases of affluence' spreading to poorer countries

High blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries, a new study has found. These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries ...

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Report: Fewer maternal and child deaths, but too many women and children still dying

Since 1990, annual maternal deaths have declined by almost one half and the deaths of young children have declined from 12 million to 7.6 million in 2010.

Health created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0