Malaria vaccine to be introduced in Africa soon
Sub-Saharan African countries with the burden of malaria could benefit from Mosquirix, a malaria ‘candidate…
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Study says dengue affects 58 million, costs $9 billion a year
About 58.4 million contracted symptomatic dengue in 2013 and more than 13,000 died, resulting in…
An HIV risk score designed for women
Globally, 16 million women live with HIV, accounting for 50% of the HIV-infected adult population,…
HIV vaccine trials for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has partnered with the US-based HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) for a HIV vaccine…
Johnson & Johnson announces launch of new global public health strategy at opening of new operations in Africa
Johnson & Johnson announced the official launch of its global public health strategy at the…
Drive to increase local production of drugs presents vast opportunities for Ethiopian pharmaceuticals
The Government of Ethiopia is offering tax and loan incentives to encourage local pharmaceutical production…
Vaccine cuts rate of major disease in African children in half
A vaccine against pneumococcal disease, which is a major killer of children in Africa, has…
New state-run pharmaceutical company to produce antiretrovirals by 2019
The recently established state-owned pharmaceutical company, Ketlaphela, will start to produce antiretroviral drugs in 2019,…
Possible mechanism explains increased HIV risk caused by progestin-only contraceptives
Recent findings published in The Lancet showed that injectable progestin-only contraceptives and high endogenous progesterone…