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Investing in midwife-led interventions could save 4.3 million lives per year, new study finds
About two-thirds of maternal deaths, newborn deaths and stillbirths could be prevented…
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UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic
In reviewing a series of World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on marijuana…
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Global Solidarity to End TB and HIV
The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is “Global solidarity, resilient services”. At…
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New toolkit aims to improve global birth defects surveillance
Birth defects or congenital anomalies are an invisible tragedy around the world.…
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Profile: Dr Collins Tabu, Head of Immunization Programme, Ministry of Health, Kenya
In this Q&A, Dr Collins Tabu, head of Kenya’s National Vaccines and…
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One Health and integrated vector management: communication, collaboration and complementarity to address real-life problems
Many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) result from diverse types of interactions and…
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UN urges ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ against pandemics, marking World AIDS Day
In a message, Secretary-General António Guterres urged the world to not lose…
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis services in Thailand during COVID-19
Thailand’s key population-led health services (KPLHS) are a hallmark of the success…
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Successful continuation of antiretroviral therapy delivery during COVID 19 – best practices from the South East Asia Region
The COVID-19 pandemic was predicted to and has had a major impact…
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Existing HIV and TB laboratory systems facilitating COVID-19 testing in Africa
Many countries in resource-limited settings have high HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and/or…
