The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is joining Pfizer Inc. and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation as part of its $1 billion dollar effort to make it more accessible for women in poor countries to receive contraceptives. Depo-Provera, the injectable contraceptive has been a favorite among women in Asia and Africa. Getting these shots, however, would require a lengthy journey to a … [Read more...]
China Faces Worst Dengue Virus Outbreak in Two Decades
While Africa struggles with the worst Ebola outbreak in history, Asia has to deal with the worst Dengue virus outbreak in the last two decades. More than 23,000 people from southern China have been infected at the latest count on Monday. Official media reports that around 1,000 new cases are registered each day. Six people have died so far. Dengue fever has first been noted in the second part … [Read more...]