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First Vaccine Against Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Enters Phase I Trial
As the disease expands its global reach, the Infectious Disease Research Institute teams up with India and the Gates Foundation to target the most deadly form of leishmaniasis.
Coalition Aims To Eradicate 10 Neglected Tropical Diseases By 2020
A large coalition of pharmas, governments, and NGOs have announced their goal of eliminating or controlling 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020.
India, Formerly The World’s Epicenter Of Polio, Celebrates A Polio-Free Year
India, once recognized as the world’s epicenter of polio, appears to have completed one year without polio since its last case in January 13, 2011.
1 In 3 Vietnamese Children Are Stunted, Experts Say Lack Of Breastfeeding To Blame
A mass media campaign in Vietnam promoting exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding was launched today to fight the country's high rate of stunting in children.
“Happy Feet” Biometrics Program Receives Gates Foundation Grant
An innovative project investigating how linking infant footprints to vaccination records could improve vaccination programs in the developing world has received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Indian Vaccine Market Reaches US$900m, Produces 60% Of World’s Vaccines
India produces 60 percent of the world’s vaccines, said Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Science and Technology, at the International Vaccine Symposium in Surajkund.
Gates Foundation & China’s Science Ministry To Collaborate On Global Health R&D
China's Ministry of Science and Technology and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will partner to support innovative R&D for global health and agriculture.
Scientists Introduce “Trojan Horse” Bacteria Into Aedes Mosquito
The spread of dengue fever in northern Australia may be controlled by introducing a bacterium into the Aedes mosquito population, researchers say.
China & India Has 138 Million Diabetics, Study
An international study reports that the number of adults with diabetes has doubled from 153 million to 347 million between 1980 and 2008.
