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Africa Needs to Join Forces (Again) to Secure a Lower Cost Meningitis Vaccine

Ngozi Erondu 04/05/2017

To tackle diseases like meningitis, African governments must find...

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If Modi Really Wants Affordable Medicines, Why is His Niti Aayog Pushing in the Opposite Direction?

Anoo Bhuyan 03/05/2017

The government's premier policy-formulating agency recently recommended measures to...

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Donald Trump Struggles to Win Over Moderate Republicans on Healthcare Overhaul

Richard Cowan and David Morgan 03/05/2017

As Republican moderates hold out for fear of receiving...

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In Myanmar, Culture of Taboo Around Sex Forces Women to Seek Illegal Abortions

Abortion is banned in Myanmar unless a life is...

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Niti Aayog, Other Government Departments Meddling in Drug Pricing, Alleges RSS-Linked Outfit

Anoo Bhuyan 02/05/2017

Swadeshi Jagran Manch has accused several government arms of...

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Milords, There’s a Difference Between Unsound Mind, Mental Illness and ‘Bad’ Behaviour

Soumitra Pathare 02/05/2017

The Supreme Court's decision ordering a mental examination of...

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In Compelling the Medical Examination of Justice Karnan, SC Upends Mental Health Act

The Wire Analysis 02/05/2017

Senior lawyer K.K. Venugopal had advised the court to...