Health
Poorest risk being left behind in mobile phone healthcare rush
Poorest communities around the world could suffer from worsening health as mobile phones become more relied upon for access to healthcare.
Sep 23, 2020
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Vaccination
Over 60 wealthy nations join WHO's COVID-19 vaccine plan
More than 60 wealthy nations have joined a WHO-backed programme to facilitate poor countries' access to coronavirus vaccines, but the US and China are not on the list published Monday.
Sep 21, 2020
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Cardiology
Why Sierra Leone needs to focus on cardiovascular health
Cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are major causes of death and disability globally. Noncommunicable diseases such as these arise mainly from lifestyle transitions towards ...
Sep 10, 2020
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Vaccination
EU joins WHO's coronavirus vaccine access plan
The European Commission said Monday it would participate in the World Health Organization mechanism to facilitate poor countries' access to coronavirus vaccines, offering 400 million euros ($477 million) in guarantees.
Aug 31, 2020
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Medical research
Antibiotic resistance: cheap diagnostic test could be a saviour
With the world's attention focused on combating COVID-19, it is easy to forget the other significant threat to public health and the global economy—the rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Yet the problem has not ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Health
Malnutrition in poorer nations costs firms up to $850 bln: study
Hunger, poor nutrition and obesity not only present a health burden in developing countries but carry a hidden economic penalty that costs businesses up to $850 billion a year, according to a new report published Wednesday.
Jul 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Who would be the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Who would be the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Jun 25, 2020
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Vaccination
Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind
As the race intensifies for a vaccine against the new coronavirus, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunized first—leaving significant ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cheaper and faster coronavirus tests in the pipeline
A new sensor that can give an immediate response to the presence of coronavirus could dramatically improve the efficiency of testing and overcome some of the current surveillance bottlenecks, believe its Swedish developers.
Jun 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Senegal engineering students fight virus with inventions
Senegalese engineering students are throwing themselves at the West African state's growing coronavirus problem with inventions such as automatic sanitiser dispensers and medical robots.
May 13, 2020
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