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2 Jul 2008

‘Leprosy has to be tackled as a human rights issue’, says chair of Japan’s largest charitable foundation

TropIKA.net interviews Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation. Since 2001, he has also been WHO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination.
Source: The Nippon Foundation
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2 Jul 2008

Sensitive and rapid detection of cholera toxin-producing Vibrio cholerae using a loop-mediated isothermal amplification

Study shows a faster and cheaper technique to identify infectious agents involved in outbreaks.
Source: PubMed Central
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26 Jun 2008

Details of drug development network meeting

Details of Drug Development Network meeting
Source: TropIKA.net
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26 Jun 2008

African ministers sign health research declaration

African ministers of health, and heads of delegations have declared that by the end of 2009, they will have put in place measures to strengthen health systems, improve knowledge flows, and build research capacity.
Source: TropIKA.net
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26 Jun 2008

Increasing the number of researchers is the key to boosting African science: Elias Zerhouni talks exclusively to TropIKA at the Algerian ministerial meeting

The number one challenge facing African science is that of increasing the number of trained researchers.
Source: TropIKA.net
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25 Jun 2008

New drug discovery network to be launched in Africa

A new network aimed at promoting innovation in Africa is due to be launched by TDR
Source: TropIKA.net
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25 Jun 2008

African Health Information Systems have a long way to go

Despite intensified data collection efforts and diversification of sources, Health Information Systems in Africa remain flawed.
Source: TropIKA.net
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25 Jun 2008

Health researchers and policy makers must work together

Health Research is a complex process that calls for quality assurance to obtain the desired results
Source: TropIKA.net
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24 Jun 2008

How brain drain stifles health research in Africa

Call on African governments to take action to stem the loss of researchers.
Source: TropIKA.net
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24 Jun 2008

Health research funding in Africa still fragmented

The funding of Health Research in Africa remains fragmented.
Source: TropIKA.net
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