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Chinese Pharma: A Global Health Game Changer?
The twenty-first century shift in geoeconomic power toward Asia has also spurred a rebalancing in global pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) investment toward emerging economies. China is currently the world’s second-highest investor in R&D and is poised to overtake the United States in R&D spending by 2023. Determined to become a world leader in the pharmaceutical sector, China spent $1.17 billion on promoting life and medical sciences in 2012—nearly ten times its 2004 level of investment. With U.S. funding for medical research on the decline, the surge in Chinese funding has prompted many policymakers to ask if the country's pharmaceutical industry could be the next game changer for global public health and access to medicine (ATM).
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Viewpoint: Why the Ivy League Needs the Hult Prize
How do we get Ivy League students interested in changing the world? Fluorescent pink posters with one simple message: "Do you want to win $1,000,000?"
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- Education
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Educate Refugees or Lose a Generation: Social impact in conflict zones must be a priority for businesses as well as NGOs
Education is often among the first casualties of sustained conflict. John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson, says all businesses need to examine core competencies – whether in logistics, product design, communications or whatever their area of expertise – that can be applied or offered to refugee communities to drive educational improvement.
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- Education
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Health workers as mobile money agents?: Digital Campus working on a business model that explores the synergies
A major barrier to mobile money uptake is the lack of a well-trained agent network to serve and address the financial needs of the community, with the greatest effects felt in remote areas. One way to address this challenge is to explore synergies between community health workers and mobile money agents.
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- Education, Health Care
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Echoing Green Wants Deeper Engagement With Social Entrepreneurs
Echoing Green is seeking partners for a soon-to-be-launched program that will place young, rising stars in the corporate world into the boards of its fellows’ organizations.
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NexThought Monday – How Can We Unleash the Potential of Young Entrepreneurs
While entrepreneurship and innovation have long been seen by many governments as significant factors for economic growth and job creation, it is not until recently that policy makers have started to focus on youth entrepreneurship. Many also consider youth entrepreneurship as one solution to youth unemployment, a problem which, associated by stagnant economic growth, is posing threats to public confidence and the long-term health of economies in many developed countries.
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- Education
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Ebola Rapid Diagnostic Kit Developed by UK Scientists in Sierra Leone
A rapid Ebola diagnostic kit similar to a pregnancy kit has been developed by British military scientists and NHS medics in Sierra Leone.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why Aren’t We Producing Medications for Looming Global Disease Threats?
In the United States, any cluster of tuberculosis cases makes headlines, no matter how small the numbers. For example, local health authorities recently issued a warning to medical providers after 15 residents of a New York City neighborhood contracted tuberculosis over a two-year period — and the tabloids promptly hyped the news.
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- Education, Health Care
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