By: N B Sarojini and Anjali Shenoi 12 September 2010 During July and August 2009, the Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat governments, in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), launched what they described as a ‘demonstration project’ for vaccination against cervical cancer. Vaccines against […]
HPV vaccinations in India: Moral and ethical questions raised by health advocacy groups
By: Norma Erickson, Vaccines Examiner 08 April 2010 Yesterday, V.M. Katoch, Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, called a halt to an HPV vaccination ‘project’ being conducted in two rural Indian states, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. This ‘project’ was conducted by PATH International, in collaboration with the ICMR and the two respective state […]
A shot in the arm of vaccine research
By: Kim Capstick 25 November 2010 Viruses can cause illnesses that range in severity from minor irritations to potentially fatal diseases – and have even been linked to the causes of some cancers. Viral infections cause tremendous suffering worldwide, but can be effectively contained with the use of vaccines – which use genetic information from […]
A Tale of Two Vaccines — Why Price Discounts for Developing Countries Show Limits
By: Tido von Shoen-Angerer 24 November 2010 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was caught red-handed last week selling Synflorix, a vaccine that protects children from pneumococcal disease, for USD $150 in Uganda — European prices, in effect — when at the same time, the pharmaceutical company is withholding the same vaccine from an international subsidy that hopes to […]
Grant launches cervical cancer-free Indiana iniative
By: Indiana University School of Medicine 02 December 2010 Indiana will join a multi-state program focused on cervical cancer prevention thanks to an unrestricted gift from GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals to the Indiana University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Kristen Forbes EVE Foundation. Cervical Cancer-Free America (CCFA) is an initiative designed to raise awareness, increase […]
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