by Corina Milic | Apr 25, 2018
Namibia has made remarkable headway in its push against malaria – between 2005 and 2015, reported incidence of malaria in the country dropped by 97 percent. It is well positioned to become one of the first countries in Africa to eliminate the disease. But key to...
by Corina Milic | Apr 24, 2018
There is a major global equity gap in cervical cancer prevention. Approximately 266,000 cervical cancer deaths and 528,000 new cases occur each year, making it the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Nearly 90 percent of the global deaths from cervical...
by Corina Milic | Apr 23, 2018
As low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) set their sights on the global elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030, adoption of WHO recommendations for diagnosis and improved access to testing will be critical. We believe that better market intelligence will...
by Corina Milic | Apr 18, 2018
Each year, 72,000 people die of cancer in Nigeria, with another 102,000 cases diagnosed. Lack of access to diagnosis and treatment, sparse public awareness, and an inadequate number of qualified health professionals and equipped treatment centers result in a high...
by Corina Milic | Mar 23, 2018
I still remember that day in late 2012, when this patient walked into my lab. He must have been in his early forties looking very weak and emaciated. He handed over the prescription and told me that his doctor had asked him to give his blood sample for a TB...
