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HEALTH-ASIA: Rat Race on for Clinical Trials Bonanza

Anil Netto PENANG, Malaysia, Feb 1 2007 (IPS) – Eyeing the expanding market for clinical research in the region, Malaysia is trying to position itself as an ideal place for pharmaceutical majors to conduct clinical trials. But critics worry about weak safeguards and poor enforceability of existing regulations. Indeed, the local population s lack of […]

Educating Children One Radio Wave at a Time

‘Kidnappy’ is one of the fears that Nigerian children shared as part of UNICEF’s Education in Emergencies exercise. Thousands of young girls have been kidnapped and held for year by Boko Haram since the start of the insurgency in 2009. Credit: UNICEF UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 2017 (IPS) – Nigeria’s conflict has displaced more than […]