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EU to donate 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to low, mid-income countri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Europe aims at donating at least 100 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus to low and middle-income countries by the end of the year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday.
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Alcohol, sexist attitudes combine to increase male violence towards women,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): In a study of men in low- and middle-income countries, heavy drinking males were more likely to commit violence against their wives and girlfriends (intimate partner violence, or IPV) if they held sexist rather than egalitarian attitudes about women.
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Stanford biochemists trying to develop single-shot, cheap COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
California [US], January 9 (ANI): Biochemists from the Stanford University lab are trying to develop a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine using nano-particles that does not require a cold-chain for storage or transport and is targeted at low- and middle-income countries.
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Low, middle income countries' access to Covid-19 vaccine crucial for econo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The access of low and middle-income countries to vaccines against the coronavirus is important to fight the consequences of the pandemic, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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Serum Institute of India to produce additional 100 million COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 29 (ANI): Serum Institute of India (SII) will produce up to an additional 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for India and low and middle-income countries (LMICs) in 2021.
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Covid-19 fallout: SII signs deal with Astra Zeneca to manufacture vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Owner, Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday announced that his firm has signed a deal with Astra Zeneca to supply one billion doses of vaccine for low and middle-income countries before the end of 2020 to combat coronavirus.
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Cigarette consumption high in low-and-middle-income countries
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): Cigarette consumption has increased in low-and-middle-income countries, say recent studies, which have been published in the 'British Medical Journal' (BMJ).
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DNA test, an effective cervical cancer detecting tool for women in low- an
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): DNA test is an effective method of Cervical cancer screening for women in low-and-middle-income countries, showed research.
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India retains top spot with largest remittances globally: World Bank
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Apr 9 (ANI): Remittances to low and middle-income countries reached a record high with Indian diaspora sending 79 billion dollars in 2018 followed by Chinese at 67 billion dollars.
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Study finds more die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): A new study now reveals that around that world 4.2 million people die every year within 30 days after surgery. The study further states that half of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Your income may impact your stroke level
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Ever wondered why are low-and-middle-income countries so hard hit by a stroke and what can be done about it? A new study has the answer to this vital question.
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World Tuberculosis Day: Know all about the disease
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): According to World Health Organisation (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death globally and resulted in 1.8 million deaths in 2016, alone. 95% of TB deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries.
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