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IMF policies criticized over ebola outbreak

International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by ebola ...

US assists Indonesian government in combating tuberculosis

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided US$12 million in assistance to help combat ...

Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Threatens, GenScript Supports Researchers in Impending Battle with Rush Gene Service

- This week the World Health Organization reported three cases in which humans were infected with Avian Influenza A ...

Indonesia still unable to eradicate leprosy

Although Indonesia has managed to reach leprosy elimination stage, the country has not been able to completely ...

Economist Intelligence Unit Report Calls for Global Policy Innovation to Tackle the 'Silent Pandemic' That is Hepatitis

-- Experts recommend comprehensive approach to combat global health issue -     A new Economist ...

Dengue threat to remain in 2013

Dengue fever will continue to loom large next year, so all Indonesians should be prepared to deal with an ...

AstraZeneca Begins a New Global Study of FASLODEX® (Fulvestrant) 500 mg Injection

-     FALCON (Fulvestrant and AnastrozoLe COmpared in hormonal therapy Naïve advanced breast ...

77 new polio cases found in Nigeria

At least 77 new cases of poliomyelitis have been recorded in 10 northern states in Nigeria, a top government official ...

Obituary - Indonesians mourn demise of minister Endang

In October 2010, many Indonesians were shocked to learn that Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih was suffering ...

Papua to establish malaria center

Papua province`s health office will soon set up a Malaria Center as part of its efforts to halt the spread of the ...

First Lady Yudhoyono suffering from typhoid fever

First Lady Ani Yudhoyono is diagnosed to have typhoid, a serious infectious disease that causes fever, presidential ...

134 people in Bantul affected by leptospirosis

Some 134 people in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta Special District, had been affected by leptospirosis, an infectious ...

Dengue fever needs serious anticipation

Dengue fever, an acute infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, is feared to ...

CAPRELSA(TM) (vandetanib) Receives Positive CHMP Opinion in the European Union

-         AstraZeneca today announced that the Marketing Authorisation Application ...

Home-based Self-collected Vaginal Specimens Detect More Cervical Lesions and Cancers Than Cytology

-         - Vaginal Self-collection for Hybrid Capture(R.