Exploring gender dimensions of treatment programmes for neglected tropical …
International donors have been funding mass-drug distribution programs to treat neglected tropical diseases for over a decade. "For females, NTDs, such as schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths (worms), can cause pregnancy complications," says …
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Provinces should pay for tests for targeted lung cancer drugs, group says
The report said it's hard to understand why jurisdictions that fund the cost of medication to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol wouldn't pay for drugs that help people quit smoking. The report card also looked at the effect of bans on …
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