Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have revolutionized treatment for hepatitis C. Combi-
nations  of  DAAs  can  cure  infection  with  HCV  in  12  weeks,  are  highly  effective  and 
have  limited  side-effects.  Affordability  of  DAAs  has  impr
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                                        oved  significantly,  but  access  remains  lim-
ited.  Initially,  due  to  their  high  prices,  affordability  of  DAAs  was  limited  in  high-,  middle-  and  low-
income countries alike. Now there is a divide between those countries where, because of intellectual 
property barriers, prices have remained (very) high and other countries where generics are, or can be, 
available at much lower prices. The result is a dual market
                                    
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                                2nd edition - Published in 2003, the first WHO/HAI medicine prices manual Medicine Prices – A 
New Approach to Measurement Draft for field-testing provides a draft methodology and tools to conduct national medicine prices 
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                                        and availability surveys. This second edition of the survey manual has been updated to reflect the wealth of practical 
experience in conducting medicine prices and availability surveys garnered in the project’s first two phases.
                                    
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                                The African Regional Convening of the Global Initiative to Support Parents (GISP) stimulated the interest or engagement of almost 1500 individuals from 742 unique organizations in the fields of health, education, social welfare, women’s affairs, e
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                                        arly childhood, water and sanitation, mental health, violence prevention, innovative finance, climate, and many others. The convening united representatives across governments, civil society organizations, programme implementers, philanthropies, multilateral organizations, bilateral funders, private companies, universities, schools and day care centres, and hospitals around the common cause of supporting parents and caregivers.
                                    
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                                : Development assistance for health (DAH) is one of the most important means for Japan to promote
diplomacy with developing countries and contribute to the international community. This study, for 
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                                        the first time,
estimated the gross disbursement of Japan’s DAH from 2012 to 2016 and clarified its flows, including source, aid
type, channel, target region, and target health focus area
                                    
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                                Regional Tuberculosis Program, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                A Provisional Document. The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to public health professionals tasked with managing a response to viral hepatitis. As every country’s needs are different with respect to its epidemiology 
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                                        and the current level of response, people would use this manual in different ways
                                    
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                                A handbook for leaders and managers
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                A companion to the Child Friendly Schools Manual
WASH in Schools aims to improve the health and learning performance of school-aged children – 
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                                        and, by extension, that of their families – by reducing the incidence of water and sanitation-related diseases. Every child friendly school requires appropriate WASH initiatives that keep the school environment clean and free of smells and inhibit the transmission of harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites.
                                    
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                                A guide for Regional Workshop and Hospital Technicians
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                The roadmap describes the actions needed to
achieve the three development goals for TB
vaccines set by the WHO:
1. A safe, effective and affordable TB vaccine
for adolescents and adults.
2. An 
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                                        affordable TB vaccine for neonates and
infants with improved safety and efficacy.
3. A therapeutic vaccine to improve TB
treatment outcomes
                                    
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