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Raphael, 24, got his blood pressure tested when he dropped into a local shop. Shopkeeper Dorothy has been trained to conduct the blood pressure screening.
Access to Healthcare

Saving lives through community-based care

Big data reveals new patterns
Discovery

Embracing big data to understand complex diseases

Novartis calls for end to gender inequality gaps in COPD care on International Women’s Day #PressforProgress
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Positive gains are needed to accelerate change for women with lung disease

B-cells mount an attack
Patient Perspectives

Targeting the roots of Sjögren’s syndrome

Scientist with gloves writing a number on a test tube
Patient Perspectives

Led by Steven Taylor, the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation is raising awareness of a little-known autoimmune disease

Syrian refugees ponder an uncertain future: Zakiya, one of the daughters of Hamid, with her son Waleed, age 10, in their makeshift home.
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Helping Syrian refugees manage chronic diseases

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Field officers survey households in rural Kenya.
Access to Healthcare

Novartis invites scrutiny of effort to improve access to medicine

Leukemia cells attacked from two angles.
Discovery

Striving to vanquish leukemia

Patient Perspectives

A New Year’s resolution for COPD

Bodypainter Natalie Fletcher paints on model
Patient Perspectives

Body painter captures anguish of those who suffer from psoriasis

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