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Viral hepatitis claims 1 million lives each year

Viral hepatitis is responsible for one million deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization. In the next ten years, it can claim the lives of over five million people in Southeast Asia. “The vast...

26 July, 2012

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Hong Kong approves new bird flu vaccine

The Hong Kong Government (HKG) has announced that will recommend the Re-5 H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) vaccine for use as an alternative for the already in use Intervet Nobilis H5N1 AI vaccine. Hong Kong maintains a...

18 July, 2012

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Expert says typhoid vaccination is crucial

Typhoid vaccinations are a vital step in Thailand’s efforts to curb outbreaks of the disease that claims more than 200,000 deaths a year in developing countries, a health expert says. Apart from providing sanitary...

10 July, 2012

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Found – human antibody that kills the dengue virus

A team of research scientists in Singapore have uncovered a human antibody that can neutralize and kill the dengue virus within two hours. A way to reproduce this antibody in large quantities has also been identified...

2 July, 2012

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The WHO dealmakers: Sending vaccine technology to the third world

Empowering countries to make their own vaccines may sound like a herculean task, but it is all in a day’s work for the Technology Transfer Initiative team at the World Health Organization. Many of us may recall our...

28 June, 2012

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Unicef: Tackling diarrhoea and pneumonia saves 2m lives

Two million of the world’s poorest children could be saved by introducing routine vaccination programmes against diarrhoea and pneumonia, says Unicef. It says focusing on these diseases would narrow the survival...

8 June, 2012

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World dengue vaccine could be ready by 2015

One of the grimmest legacies of the war in the Pacific is still being fought 70 years on, but a victory over dengue – the intensely painful “breakbone fever” which the conflict helped spread around the world – may be in...

8 June, 2012

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Vaccine for HIV out soon

A vaccine against HIV/AIDS may soon be realized following developments of a 2009 trial in Thailand that showed great promise in preventing HIV infections, the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS announced recently...

23 May, 2012

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UN urges measles vaccinations for all Afghan children

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on all Afghans to vaccinate their children after a measles outbreak was made worse by severe weather that hampered access to immediate treatment as well as low immunization...

24 February, 2012

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Twenty-two million Bangladeshi children vaccinated against polio

Over 22 million Bangladeshi children up to five years old were given polio vaccine during the second round of the country’s 20th National Immunisation Day in February 2012.🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this...

15 February, 2012

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