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Making the product cheaply available isn't the whole answer. Distribution - which is largely the job of health officials and NGOs - has proved particularly difficult. The problem lies in how to successfully monitor the supply chain while still minimizing costs, and so far, no good solution has been found. Vasella recalls visiting a Catholic mission in a Tanzanian village recently and finding that the nuns there were still paying $1 per dose. "We have all the intermediaries marking up the price dramatically," he says. "We've heard reports of some charging as high as $8 a dose to get Coartem...
...cancer survivor who has been through chemo-radiation therapy and surgery, I can attest to the myriad difficult psychological and social issues cancer patients have to grapple with. In my opinion, health professionals who are able to recognize that physical illness is often accompanied by complex emotional and spiritual challenges, and who can competently and sensitively address these concerns in order to take care of the whole person, are the most likely to achieve the desired clinical response with better patient satisfaction. Yang K. Chen, ENGLEWOOD, COLO...
...MacDonald says that this distinctive character is slowly disappearing because high rents make it difficult for local businesses to compete against national chains...
...interview yesterday. The award is given annually by the foundation to faculty in the sciences who haven’t yet achieved tenure but show promise in both their teaching and research. Hansel said the award was particularly welcome given current economic conditions, which have made it extremely difficult to obtain funding. Her research focuses on harnessing fungi’s ability to remove harmful substances produced by mining sites. In particular, Hansel said that many mining sites have toxic concentrations of manganese, and that fungi are able to transform the metal into an inert form. Hansel said she plans...
...spoke of the whole country as a single team, evoking a patriotic spirit that has brought the nation back from the brink of collapse before. "Even in the most trying times, amid the most difficult circumstances, there is a generosity, a resilience, a decency and a determination that perseveres, a willingness to take responsibility for our future and for posterity," he said...