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Sterilization Without Electricity: Technology being adapted to make surgery safer in low-resource environments
Worldwide, 1.2 billion people lack access to electricity, and sterilizing medical instruments is currently impossible in the absence of an energy source. That’s why Eniware is building a power-free, low-cost, portable medical instrument sterilization unit.
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Africa: Millions Still Waiting for Aids Revolution
According to UNAIDS one in four people who start HIV treatment in low-and middle-income countries do so dangerously late.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Duke Global Health Institute brings pediatric care to Guatemala
A multidisciplinary team from Duke is providing pediatric surgical care and research in Guatemala, where access to medical services is limited.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Latin America
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Why the Global Fund is the Best Investment You Could Make
The Global Fund also plays a critical role in strengthening health care in developing countries, but the impact of the Global Fund extends far beyond lives saved.
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- Health Care
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GAVI Alliance board to consider new vaccine support
GAVI Alliance partners gathered in Cambodia this week for a meeting to determine which new vaccines will be added to its portfolio of support, the organization said on Tuesday.
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Red tape on grant delayed care for HIV patients, says Global Fund
Health ministry sat on a grant offered to National AIDS Control Programme for about 18 months, leading to drug shortages
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Don’t Forget Hygiene: Health care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa is complicated, but simple things still matter
Dr. Patrick Lukulay, vice president of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention’s Global Health Impact Programs and program director for the USAID-funded Promoting the Quality of Medicines program, was born and raised in Sierra Leone and has a unique perspective on how to get pharmaceuticals into the hands of the people who need them in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- public health
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The Gates Foundation’s Trevor Mundel on the Opposite of Rare Disease
The foundation, started by a titan of capitalism, understands that if it’s going to make any kind of dent in huge health problems, it needs to tap into the resources of pharma and biotech
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- Health Care