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EU and US launch joint task force on global health threats; The latest health stories from around the world

The European Union and the United States have launched a new joint health task force to cooperate on cancer, global health threats and related supply chains and infrastructure, officials told a press conference last Wednesday. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/992081?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=398271FG&impID=5445031&faf=1 The task force was set up on the heels of a cooperation agreement signed in June last year to …

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WHO expands mRNA facilities to South Africa; The latest health stories from around the world

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched its mRNA vaccine technology hub in South Africa’s Cape Town, to help poorer countries struggling to gain access to life-saving medication. www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-officially-launches-mrna-vaccine-hub-cape-town-2023-04-20/ In 2021, the WHO picked South African biotech firm Afrigen Biologics and local vaccine-maker Biovac for a proof-of-concept pilot project to give poor and middle-income …

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Parkinson’s disease to increase sharply by 2030

India’s burden of Parkinson’s disease may see a sharp increase by 2030, according to Karnataka health and medical education minister Dr K. Sudhakar.  Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, incurable though treatable neurodegenerative disorder which affects approximately ten million people globally. In India, an estimated 0.58 million people are living with Parkinson’s disease as of 2016.  …

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Parkinson’s disease: The early signs

Glancing at the media it would be easy to think that coronavirus (COVID-19) is India’s only pressing health concern. As previously noted by Health Issues India, this is simply not the case and to ignore the numerous other health concerns — ranging from other infectious conditions to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), to neurological disorders such as …

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