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The UK government is to double the amount of aid it provides to Global Polio Eradication Initiative to £40m for each of the next two years.
Germany halts Aids fund payment
Germany suspends its annual payments to the UN-backed Global Fund against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, following claims of corruption.
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Lack of sleep needs to be treated as a major health issue, according to the Mental Health Foundation.
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