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A Disease-Fighting UN Backed by Big Pharma

A representative of big pharma calls for a UN-like compact to fight antibiotic resistance diseases in the developing world.READ»

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More Concerns Raised Over Breakthrough Gates-Funded TB Test

Cost, personnel requirements, bureaucratic management, and corruption are just some of the concerns being raised over taking the technology from innovation to implementation.READ»

Gates Foundation-Funded Breakthrough TB Test Delivers Results in Minutes, Not Days

The new test could let patients know immediately if they're infected so they don't continue to spread tuberculosis while they wait for test results.READ»

Five Creative Ways to Improve Health Care in the Developing World

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced that it has bestowed 76 grants of $100,000 each to scientists who have come up with unconventional ways to destroy infectious diseases in the developing world. Below are ...READ»