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Program launched to train 1 million Indians in climate and health data work

A $2.3 million grant from U.K.-based charity Wellcome is funding a data skilling program run by data.org to launch the India Data Capacity Accelerator, which envisions one million Indians trained in using data

The Hindu · May 15, 2023

‘There may still be surprises’: Jeremy Farrar warns of pandemic perils ahead

As the former Sage adviser leaves Wellcome to join WHO, he talks about exhausted health workers, the UK’s sluggish response to Covid and the danger of conspiracy theories

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

Scientists to investigate whether CBD can treat psychosis

CBD is currently only prescribed on the NHS for a few conditions

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Wellcome Trust sells stakes in large oil and mining companies

One of UK’s biggest funders of scientific research will no longer profit from businesses such as BP and Shell

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022

Novartis Announces $250M In R&D Funding For Neglected Tropical Diseases, Malaria

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) is pledging $250 million into R&D for new treatments of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) and malaria, with an aim to eliminate these diseases. "Over the past decade, great progress has been made against NTDs, but there is still a lot more work to be done," CEO Vas Narasimhan said. Novartis…

Benzinga · Jun 23, 2022

UK’s monkeypox response is worthy of praise, says expert

The UK Health Security Agency will release updated figures on the situation in the UK on Monday, with 20 cases recorded to date.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Gates, Wellcome boost investment to speed up vaccines against the next viral threat

The two global health charities have pledged $150 millon each to CEPI, which aims to cut the time needed to develop a vaccine against a new virus to just 100 days.

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2022