Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Haiti, DR to eliminate cholera with $2.2 billion (Update)

(AP)—Haiti and the Dominican Republic will require $2.2 billion over the next 10 years for an ambitious plan to eliminate cholera, an official from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

HIV & AIDS

S.Africa in $208 mln AIDS drug venture with Swiss Lonza

South Africa on Friday unveiled plans for a 1.6 billion rand ($208 million, 157 million euro) pharmaceutical plant, in a joint venture with Swiss biochemicals group Lonza to produce anti-AIDS drugs.

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