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July 1, 2013

Interview with Professor Jacob John on health and immunisation in India

Exclusive Interview with Professor Jacob John    Section A. On Health in India Q1.According to you, what should be the top three health priorities in India? According to me there are two:  First, disease priorities such as tuberculosis, metabolic diseases (diabetes and hypertension), and malignancies (cancers/leukaemias). Second, health management priorities: absence of formal public health, …

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Is malaria eradication possible and desirable?

Yes, says a well-written piece in this edition of Lancet Global Health. There is, it argues, no realistic alternative: the parasites will become drug resistant and the vectors resistant to insecticides. The opinion piece is beautifully constructed but makes a few assertions that are far from self-evident: deployment of the current RTS,S vaccine (with efficacy …

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