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Big Pharma donates drugs for neglected diseases
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's major pharmaceutical companies joined forces with governments and leading global health organizations Monday to donate drugs and scientific know-how to help control or wipe out 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020. Drugmakers have been criticized in the past for not doing enough to fight diseases of the poor as they concentrate instead on conditions more ...
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Neglected Diseases Targeted by Pharmaceutical Giants
Ten neglected diseases will be wiped out by 2020 if a new partnership of pharmaceutical companies, national governments and global health organizations is successful. According to Reuters, the groups will combine to donate drugs and scientific expertise to combat tropical diseases that receive little attention in the Western world....
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10 Neglected Tropical Diseases - Target For End Of Decade
The aim is to eliminate or at least control 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020 - it is a public and private partnership, including 13 drug companies, the UK, US and United Arab Emirate Governments, the World Bank, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and some other worldwide organizations. The partners aim to work together to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in countries where ...
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Industrial injuries per year in the Omsk region decreased by 4.5%
More than 600 interventions aimed at the prevention of industrial injuries and occupational diseases, the improvement of working conditions and labour protection of workers held in Omsk region during the 2011 year. As a result failed to fulfil the obligation by the regional government.
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Al Jazeera speaks with experts about new NTD initiative
Following the announcement on Monday that 13 pharmaceutical companies, several large non-profit organizations, governments, and U.N. agencies are joining forces to fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Al Jazeera's "Inside Story" interviewed several experts in the field, asking, "Why have these diseases been neglected for so long? And how effective will the new plans be to counter these ...
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Eye-Surgery Organizations Provide Medicare-Billing Guidance to Physicians for Laser Technology Used in Cataract ...
WASHINGTON, DC and FAIRFAX, VA-- - Two medical associations, representing nearly all of the ophthalmic surgeons in the United States, today issued guidelines to assist ophthalmologists in determining their ...
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Health Highlights: Jan.30, 2012
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Africa: Health Organization Aims to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
[State Department] The World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying efforts to prevent, control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, ailments that plague the developing world. The new WHO campaign aims to eradicate at least 10 of these illnesses by 2020.
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Eisai Increases its Commitment to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
HATFIELD, England, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --- Two Innovative Programs Will Help Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis By 2020Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai"), ...
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Scientists want kids with 3 parents to help eradicate genetic disease
Scientists want to create designer babies with the DNA of three parents to prevent children inheriting life-threatening diseases
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