2013 Topical Issues
Battling cancer with biotechnology – cuba takes the lead
Each year on 4 February, WHO and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) supports Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer. This year, WHO has [...]
1 In 2 countries unprepared to prevent and manage cancers, says WHO survey
February 2013 | GENEVA/LYON – More than half of all countries worldwide are struggling to prevent cancer and provide treatment and chronic care to cancer patients, warns a recent WHO survey for World Cancer Day. This [...]
United States Government announces $11 Million in additional support for rapid Tb test in 14 countries
On December 4, 2012, the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announced an additional $11 million to provide up to 150 Xpert® MTB/RIF instruments and 450,000 test cartridges in 14 high-burden countries [...]
World malaria day
Malaria is the world’s deadliest parasitic vector borne disease. Although Malaria mortalities have dropped by 25% in the last 12 years, according to the World Malaria Report 2011, around there were 216 million cases of [...]