Background: Implemented in 17 countries to date, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a recommended strategy to prevent childhood malaria in areas with seasonal transmission of P. falciparum through monthly administration of antimalarial medicines. Understanding the costs and resource requirements of SMC delivery is necessary for effective planning and resource allocation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe PD-1/PD-L1 pathway plays a significant role in inhibiting, escaping from immune response, and promoting self-tolerance of the tumour. Dostarlimab is a selective humanized monoclonal antibody designed to target PD-1 and block its activity with PD-L1, which further prevents the escape of tumour cells from immune surveillance. It got accelerated approval from the FDA for treating adults with mismatch repair deficient, recurrent, or advanced endometrial cancer, and studies confirmed its beneficial effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMost countries rolled out COVID-19 vaccination during 2021-2022. However, COVID-19 vaccine delivery cost estimates are still needed to support planning and budgeting to integrate COVID-19 vaccines into routine programs and to target high risk populations, specifically within resource-scarce contexts. Management Sciences for Health and the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership Working Group collected country-level data through two surveys exploring global experiences with vaccine roll-out.
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September 2020
The quality of air that we breathe is one of the more serious environmental challenges that the government faces all around the world. It is a matter of concern for almost all developed and developing countries. The National Air Quality Index (NAQI) in India was first initiated and unveiled by the central government under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign).
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