Kate Kelland

Position: EMEA Health and Science Correspondent
I cover health and science news for the region of Europe, Middle East and Africa -- from flu pandemics to the newest planetary discovery to the latest drug and research developments. I joined Reuters in 1993 and worked in London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt before moving to BBC television to work on European politics for Newsnight for 2 years. Since returning to Reuters, I have also worked as a parliamentary correspondent in Westminster and on the main news desk of the London bureau.

Articles

International health alliance says pushes vaccine costs down November 18, 12:42am EST 

LONDON (Reuters) - The price of a vaccine that helps babies fight off killer diseases has been forced down, thanks to a co-ordinated buying policy to meet the growing demand from developing countries, a U.N.-backed health alliance said on Wednesday.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Testing the limits of animal lab experiments

Should scientists be able to create a mouse that speaks or a dog with human hands in the interests of medical research?   Full Article 

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Testing the limits of animal lab experiments

Should scientists be able to create a mouse that speaks or a dog with human hands in the interests of medical research?   Full Article | Comments [16] 

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Health experts say haj pilgrims risk H1N1 flu wave

Waves of H1N1 swine flu spread by some three million pilgrims travelling to and from Mecca for next month's haj threaten to pile pressure on healthcare systems around the world, disease experts said on Thursday.   Full Article | Comments [1]