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Outsourcing Transport and Logistics in Global Health
Routine maintenance required to keep cars, trucks and motorcycles moving simply does not happen in Africa, shortening the lifespan of the vehicles that are essential to delivering health commodities to the most remote communities. That means many institutions are declining to fund the capital expenditure required to purchase vehicles, parts or storage facilities – and governments and donors alike are identifying new ways to improve health supply chains and the transport systems they rely on.
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- Health Care, Transportation
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A Roadmap that Bypasses the Public Health Care System
A year ago, uber Diagnostics commercially launched Cardiotrack, a handheld ECG monitor. Since then, the company has learned some hard lessons about inefficiencies in India's public health sector. In response, it started a program to provide ambulances with health diagnostics devices, plus a separate home health care service designed to generate jobs.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise
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The Olympics: Social Business Opportunity – or Expensive Distraction?
NB editor James Militzer can't stand the Olympics and he's found new reasons to especially hate this year's Games. Meanwhile, fellow editor Kyle Poplin loves the Olympics, thinks they're still relevant and that they can be used to solve global problems. Read their point-counterpoint and see where you come down on the spectrum.
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- Social Enterprise
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From Dunkin’ Donuts to Farm Seeds: Discovering the Promise of Social Franchising
What if the power of the franchise model was turned into a tool for solving developing world problems such as lack of access to clean water, modern energy sources, pharmaceutical medicines or agricultural inputs and know-how? We can learn a lot from mega-franchises like Dunkin' Donuts when it comes to building micro-franchises.
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- Agriculture
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How to Land a $2 Million Social Venture Investment
About 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and diarrhea, which is linked to inadequate drinking water and sanitation, kills more children than malaria, AIDS, and measles put together. Yet even effective products addressing this challenge have struggled with low uptake. Mercy Corps examines an enterprise that has bucked this trend, attracting investment through its innovative filtration method and business model.
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- Social Enterprise
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- impact investing
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In Search of the Best Health Care Innovators in the World
The Innovations in Healthcare network currently includes 67 innovators operating in 49 countries and serving more than 7 million people. They're looking for more creative organizations to join the network, based on three main criteria: innovative approach, readiness to scale and sustainability. The deadline for nominations is Sept. 16.
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- Health Care
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Can Pokemon Go Augment Global Health Reality?
We wondered if global health practitioners had hopes about the Pokemon Go craze helping to amplify their message, raise money and/or recruit volunteers and patients. So we reached out to some of NextBillion’s recent health care writers, asking them if they’ve thought of any practical applications Pokemon Go might have in the work that they do, day to day.
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- Health Care
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Weekly Roundup: A $350 Million Boost for New Antibiotics, a ‘Brain Drain’ Dilemma and an Impact Investing ‘Ghetto’
With the global health threat posed by antibiotic resistance, it was kind of a big deal this week when a public-private partnership came up with $350 million to encourage pharmaceutical companies to make new antibiotics. We cover that story – along with the challenges of doctor migration, a landmark legal case against fossil fuel companies, and a provocative discussion on women's role in impact investing – in this roundup.
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- Environment, Health Care, Investing
