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Cuba says hepatitis B eliminated among minors under 15

Cuba has eliminated viral hepatitis B among the population aged under 15 thanks to a locally developed vaccine in the Caribbean country’s massive immunization campaign, state media reported Saturday. The vaccine...

25 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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The Measles & Rubella Initiative Welcomes World Health Assembly Commitment

The global partnership committed to the elimination of measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome applauds today’s global pledge to meet measles and rubella elimination goals. One hundred and ninety-four countries...

28 May, 2012

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Rwanda introduces new vaccine against a leading childhood killer

The introduction of rotavirus vaccines into the country’s routine immunization program marks an historic landmark in improving access to life-saving tools for children who need them the most. “This is a major step for...

28 May, 2012

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World Health Assembly endorses new plan to increase global access to vaccines

Ministers of Health from 194 countries at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly today endorsed a landmark Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), a roadmap to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access...

26 May, 2012

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