Opinion / #diseases
Hepatitis C treatment is no longer prohibitively expensive in the Global South because Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative developed ravidasvir – a low-cost antiviral. Such breakthroughs are possible for other neglected diseases if low- and middle-income countries agree to act collectively.
Leading a group of mothers, campaigner Bhavreen Kandhari tells WHO conference that children need a quicker energy transition.
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Trump’s withdrawal from WHO will not make America great again
Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the World Health Organisation will serve to propel China.
Plastic-contaminated soils affect food security, water quality and ecosystems, making soil health a critical global issue.
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