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Innovators come together in Bengaluru to find ways to ensure access to effective antibiotics

In The Hindu, “Professor Ramanan Laxminarayan, founder and president of One Health Trust, said, ‘The workshop has been a powerful reminder that solving complex problems in global health requires a diverse cohort of skills and expertise. The ideas generated by our multi-disciplinary groups of delegates in only a short time show us that we need […]

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    The Global Conversation on Brain Health and Alzheimer’s – a high-level event was organized in Washington, D.C., by the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC) and Scientific American. At the event, experts and policymakers discussed new innovations in diagnosing and treating Alzheimer’s, along with the challenges of implementing these innovations in healthcare systems worldwide. The event featured […]

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  • Why a cheap, effective treatment for diarrhoea is underused

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  • GARP Nepal in-person workshop on antimicrobial resistance and vaccines

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  • India’s Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

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  • Experts emphasize vaccines to prevent antimicrobial resistance

    Out in the Dhaka Mail, an article covers the “Antimicrobial Resistance and Vaccines Workshop” organized by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP). Find the article here.

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  • Workshop on Importance of Vaccines to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance

    An article published in the Bangla Tribune covers the “Antimicrobial Resistance and Vaccines Workshop” organized by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP). Find the article here.

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