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Improving access to affordable drugs is a complex issue for developing countries that has been tackled in various ways, from strengthening national research infrastructure to compulsory licensing for generic drugs.
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Opinions and Analysis
BioMed Analysis: Mixing medicine and morality
Moral crusades against HIV/AIDS may have good intentions, but there is no substitute for sound evidence on behaviour change, says Priya Shetty.
Ending medical dominance over the developing world
Traditional medical cultures need a true partnership with modern medicine, say Bhushan Patwardhan, Gerard Bodeker and Darshan Shankar.
BioMed Analysis: Conventional innovation isn't enough
17 June 2010
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Neglected diseases should share diagnostic tools
3 June 2010
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Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Policy Briefs
Policies to tackle HIV/AIDS
Reducing the global burden of HIV/AIDS relies on increased funding, more research and targeted prevention strategies.
1 December 2009
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Source: Health Affairs
News and Features
Malaria goals 'cannot be met' with existing weapons
Ambitious international goals to eliminate malaria will fail without new tools, a model predicts.
Sufferers urge progress on sickle cell drug Nicosan
As supplies of Nicosan, the Nigerian sickle cell drug, run dry, patients are growing desperate for production to resume.
Peru to implement online tuberculosis diagnosis
27 July 2010
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