Sentences with phrase «of access to treatments»

The rapid spread of the virus, combined with a lack of access to treatments, was especially felt by African nations.

«In many developing countries, the median life expectancy for hemophilia patients is 11 years due to the lack of access to treatment, but our new oral delivery of factor IX can now overcome these issues and improve the worldwide use of this therapy.»

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He's now being urged to declare a nation - wide «state of emergency» over the issue by a White House commission, as part of a wide - ranging list of recommendations which also encourages easier access to heroin antidotes and mental health treatment.

How to limit the scarring and collapse of veins when medicine or fluids are injected into them over time, limiting access for further treatments.

Part of the reason is that it can take years to access prison rehabilitation programs if you have a longer sentence because people with shorter sentences get priority; despite recent national efforts to make opioid antidotes and addiction treatments more widely accessible, many prisons still don't have these programs in place, leaving addicts who make it out of prison far more susceptible to relapse.

In a sharply worded press release, a group known as the 9948 Fair Treatment Coalition states that documents it obtained through Access to Information «raise disturbing questions» about the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Department of Finance's conduct in the so - called iPod tax dispute.

Now, millions of people have access to Planned Parenthood services like birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment.

«Together with safe sex practice, early diagnosis, and access to treatment, we expect that PrEP will significantly reduce HIV transmission rates in New Zealand,» Sarah Fitt, the chief executive of New Zealand's public pharmaceutical management agency Pharmac, told Stuff.

What started with matching shoe sales with donations has turned into a whole suite of socially responsible services, including access to clean water, glasses and eye treatment, safe birth services, and even bullying prevention programs.

«Bringing new biosimilars to patients, especially for diseases where the cost of existing treatments can be high, is an important way to help spur competition that can lower healthcare costs and increase access to important therapies,» said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in a statement.

For example, Watson for Oncology can summarize the key medical attributes of a cancer patient and rank the best treatment options based on the data it has access to.

St. Vincent's Healthcare CEO Tom VanOsdol says, «That's really a big part of the long - term solution is making sure we have access to services and enough services in the right locations so individuals, who don't necessarily need to go to the emergency department, can get the care and the treatment they need for underlying mental health issues.»

Gilead subsidiary Kite Pharma (which the biotech giant scooped up ahead of the FDA's approval for Yescarta, a treatment that reengineers patients» immune cells to fight cancer) will have access to Sangamo's platform technology, which could be used to create various types of cancer cell therapies.

PayPal is giving Startup Blueprint companies the star treatment, including «the kind of «white glove» support large companies like British Airways get, offering them a named, local contact at PayPal who will manage their account and help with their business models, plus access to startup mentors and evangelists,» John Lunn, global director of PayPal's developer network, told the Guardian.

There's also significant evidence that this newfound coverage has allowed previously uninsured people to access all sorts of basic medical treatments that they never used before, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).

Wth technology addressing skin microbial therapeutics, fertility science, chronic disease alleviation, post traumatic stress disorder treatments, and services for the biopharmaceutical and clinical research industries; the startups selected by Illumina will have access to the company's genomics and sequencing expertise, business coaching, lab and office space and an infusion of capital.

However, in very rare circumstances, Ionis Pharmaceuticals is able to make an experimental drug that we are developing available for patients outside of a traditional clinical trial under an expanded access protocol, sometimes referred to as a treatment protocol.

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«More and more residents in the Outaouais are going to Ottawa to receive treatment, because of a lack of access,» Mercier candidate AmirKhadir said.

An FTA with China has potential to clarify standards for reciprocal treatment of trade, market access and fair dispute resolution.

Lady O'Loan added her measures are not about reducing access to abortions or withdrawal of life - sustaining treatment.

As Gawande notes, a study conducted by Aetna Insurance permitting «concurrent care» — having access to both hospice and life - extending treatments — saw hospice participation rise from 26 to 70 percent of eligible patients.

Under current laws, family members — even spouses and parents of adult children — can not gain access to medical information without the written consent of the person under treatment.

Sounds like you're in a different country anyway to me, and that makes a lot of difference to what treatment one has access to....

In our own country millions of people especially American Negroes are subjected to discrimination and unequal treatment in educational opportunities, in employment, wages and conditions of work, in access to professional and business opportunities, in housing, in transportation, in the administration of justice and even in the right to vote.11

We are indeed fortunate here in Australia to have ready access to beautiful fresh ginger, which together with all of the properties mentioned above, is really effective as a treatment for the discomfort and distress of motion sickness — glace or crystallised ginger chewed slowly can really help.

To obtain Rainforest Certification, which Aquiares first earned in 2003, standards have to be met in terms of forest protection and treatment of workers — all employees must have access to education and medical care, be paid fairly and be properly equippeTo obtain Rainforest Certification, which Aquiares first earned in 2003, standards have to be met in terms of forest protection and treatment of workers — all employees must have access to education and medical care, be paid fairly and be properly equippeto be met in terms of forest protection and treatment of workers — all employees must have access to education and medical care, be paid fairly and be properly equippeto education and medical care, be paid fairly and be properly equipped.

Failed by flawed government policies and left out of development programs, women farmers around India are coming together to demand fair treatment and access the support to which they are entitled.

Together, over the past five years, Belvedere Vodka has raised enough money to provide 30,000 HIV - positive women with access to life - saving ARV treatment that stops the transmission of HIV to their children.

The single payer system has proven to result in less access to care, less quality of care, waiting lists, delayed treatments (even emergent treatments), and rationing of care.

Under Title IX, to achieve gender parity between men's and women's sports, universities and colleges have to meet one of three different requirements: 1) equity in participation opportunities for both men and women; 2) scholarships offered proportionally based on the number of male and female athletes; and 3) comparable overall treatment of women's and men's sports (including but not limited to quality and maintenance of locker rooms and facilities, equipment and supplies, access to practice fields, publicity of teams and events, the quality of coaching, academic tutoring, traveling budgets, etc.).

Despite having all the preparation (all of the suggestions mentioned by Marissa and then some), and having access to the very best support (supportive family, close friend who is a LC, etc.) and treatment, I had all of the above challenges, and none were resolved with the treatment (weekly or more frequent visits to the Newman clinic for 14 weeks, osteopathy, chiropractic, doperidone, herbs, etc).

As part of a major medical center, we can offer our young patients evaluation and treatment that includes access to state - of - the - art equipment, advanced therapies, clinical trials and a team of specialists in pulmonology and from other clinical disciplines.

That means your child will have quick and easy access to the specialized expertise of Floating Hospital for Children's world - class physicians; treatments using state - of - the - art pediatric equipment; and the knowledge that we will treat your child like our own and involve you during every step of your child's care.

She is enthusiastic about increasing awareness of selective mutism and improving access to effective treatment.

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Thousands of deaths could be averted through a combined prevention and treatment strategy — interventions such as improved mother and child nutrition, optimal breastfeeding practices; Oral Rehydration Therapy [ORT]; new low - osmolarity formulations of ORS; incorporating rotavirus vaccines; zinc supplementation during diarrhoea episodes; immunizing all children against measles; appropriate drug therapy; increased access to safe clean water and sanitation facilities and improved personal and domestic hygiene, including keeping food and water clean and washing hands before touching food.

Since its inception in March 2011, the Financial Aid Fund has provided $ 4 million in financial assistance to help hundreds of children and families gain access to quality treatment at the Child Mind Institute.

Control group women received standard of care treatment, which in our Baby - Friendly hospital includes referrals to the lactation consultant when needed, use of a pump in the hospital, access to 3 breastfeeding classes per week, staff who are highly trained in lactation management, and a free, high - grade electric breast pump for home use if the mother's insurance does not pay for a pump.

As an academic site for teaching and training future care providers, we incorporate state - of - the - art treatment and access to the latest advanced care.

It should also mean ensuring people can access treatment at the earliest possible opportunity, to improve their chances of recovering.

«I have great concerns with a policy that impedes patients» ability to access information about a legal medical treatment,» said Sen. Diane Savino, a Democrat from Staten Island and the lead sponsor of the medical marijuana legislation in the Senate.

These statements come from a Minister who in the past has attacked secularism as «intolerant and illiberal», has said that religious people contribute more to society than the non-religious, has championed religious groups as being at the heart of the «Big Society», and even tried to amend the Equality Bill in a way which would leave humanists unprotected against discrimination and unequal treatment in the provision of, and access to, public services, employment, education, funding, and elsewhere.

The # 450 million investment in the IAPT programme means more people than ever are getting access to the right kind of treatment, care and support minister Norman Lamb pointed out.

She has also said that religious people contribute more to society than the non religious, has championed religious groups as being at the heart of the «Big Society», and even tried to amend the Equality Bill in a way which would leave humanists unprotected against discrimination and unequal treatment in the provision of, and access to, public services, employment, education, funding, and elsewhere.

Her Christmas song «Happy Birthday JC» is being re-released in December for this Christmas to raise funds for Tree of Hope to allow more children to access the life changing SDR treatment.

«However, it is far from acceptable that in some parts of the country people are still waiting over a year to access treatment,» Farmer said.

New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Arlene González - Sánchez said, «Expanding access to treatment is our priority in the fight against addiction.

Resources include the distribution of free condoms, the #PlaySure media campaign to encourage safe sex practices and access to treatments such as the pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis medications known as PrEP and PEP.

To halt this trend, Governor Cuomo has implemented aggressive efforts, including changes in insurance to ensure coverage of substance use disorder treatment, increased access to treatment, additional treatment capacity in regions across the state, and comprehensive public awareness effortTo halt this trend, Governor Cuomo has implemented aggressive efforts, including changes in insurance to ensure coverage of substance use disorder treatment, increased access to treatment, additional treatment capacity in regions across the state, and comprehensive public awareness effortto ensure coverage of substance use disorder treatment, increased access to treatment, additional treatment capacity in regions across the state, and comprehensive public awareness effortto treatment, additional treatment capacity in regions across the state, and comprehensive public awareness efforts.