Can chimpanzees donate blood to humans

At the event 150 youths from Duc Co district and 250 employees of Company 72 have registered to donate their blood. As a result, the organizers collected 250 units of blood to add to the blood bank of the Gia Lai Provincial General Hospital. … [Read more...] about Youths donate blood in Gia Lai province

Monkeys have been increasingly straying into human settlements in India and causing disturbances, even attacking people. Environmentalists say the destruction of natural habitat is the main reason the animals move into urban areas in search of food. … [Read more...] about Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India

Other companies, NGOs, and institutions have similar stories to tell of remarkable things achieved in an impossibly short timeframe across boundaries, cultures, and languages. It is my hope that our experiences will help to inform the global response to the crisis in terms of health policy, vaccine and treatment development, and economic assistance to countries in the throes of the pandemic as well as those rebuilding. What we have seen so far has been intermittently encouraging, but there have been some ugly episodes of me-first thinking by some individuals and governments that may harm everyone in the long run. … [Read more...] about Resilience, agility and humanity: some lessons from the pandemic

The second product is BIMEDCHIP® Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Panel Kit used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The kit provides results within about six hours, compared to other methods that can take weeks. The production of fast and accurate results helps health workers provide an effective, timely and beneficial treatment regimen for patients. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firm pioneers manufacture of diagnostic biochips

With a population of over 97 million, Vietnam has experience in responding to outbreaks of other infectious diseases including SARS, MERS, measles and dengue. In the case of the novel coronavirus, Vietnam relied on four relatively cost-effective solutions to combat the virus, Gavi reported. … [Read more...] about Four key measures help Vietnam control coronavirus