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Africa’s New Medicines Regulator Wants to be More than Another Approval Channel
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When the African Medicines Agency became operational in Kigali in October 2025, it inherited one of the continent’s most difficult health-policy ...
Amid Row Over Exclusion, US Concedes that HIV Approach Needs to Include ‘All People at Risk’
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RIO DE JANEIRO – The United States has conceded that the HIV epidemic cannot be stopped “unless we have services for ...
African Union Pushes for Greater Domestic Spending on Health Amid Reports of Huge Disruptions to HIV Services
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The African Union held a special health summit this week, primarily aimed at mobilising high-level political support for more domestic health ...
In India, Cancer Is Increasingly Costing Survivors Their Livelihoods
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Life was normal for 27-year-old Delhi-based lawyer Deeba Fariyal until six years ago when she was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a ...
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Markets Offer Costly Cures while Courts Ensnare Prevention; meanwhile Ebola Response Stumbles
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WHO: Up to 45% Dementia Risk Can Be Prevented or Delayed
Up to 45% of the risk of dementia can be prevented or delayed by addressing tobacco and alcohol use, social ...
16/07/2026
Youth Social Media Restriction Gains Critical Momentum in European Union
The European Commission is preparing more robust youth social media restrictions to protect children from addictive algorithms, following urgent expert ...
14/07/2026
Record-Breaking Dust Storms in 2025 Sent Pollution Soaring in China and US-Mexico Border
Record-breaking dust storms sent pollution levels soaring in China and the US-Mexico border region in 2025, disrupting transport, shutting schools ...
12/07/2026
Markets Offer Costly Cures while Courts Ensnare Prevention; meanwhile Ebola Response Stumbles
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A Regional Approach to HPV Vaccine Design Can Advance Equity and Cervical Cancer Elimination
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US Drives 25% Plunge in HIV Funding in 2025
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Amid Row Over Exclusion, US Concedes that HIV Approach Needs to Include ‘All People at Risk’
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To Attract Funding for Air Pollution, Africa Needs to ‘Speak the Language of Finance’
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A Regional Approach to HPV Vaccine Design Can Advance Equity and Cervical Cancer Elimination
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