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India’s Medical Tourism Gets Africa’s Attention
Nagged by a sharp back pain three years ago, Abidemi Ogbonna from Lagos, Nigeria, decided to visit a nearby hospital called Apollo. Thinking it was just a minor problem, she was shocked when her physician informed her that she urgently needed a kidney transplant.
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This Mysterious $2 Billion Biotech Is Revealing the Secrets Behind Its New Drugs and Vaccines
In a recent morning meeting of scientific leaders at Moderna Therapeutics, conversation swerved toward the philosophical. Biochemist Melissa Moore, recently hired to head RNA research at the Boston-area biotech, had something on her mind: hype.
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Corporate Aid Can Revive India’s Ailing Public Healthcare System
Despite the rapid growth of the private sector, the government has been unable to employ its services in providing quality healthcare across all segments of society. And we need to ask why!
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Trump vows to get drug prices lower, tells drugmakers he wants them to manufacture in the US
President Donald Trump met with leading drugmakers at the White House on Tuesday, jawboning them to produce their medications in the United States and to cut "astronomical" drug prices.
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Google May Help Out With a Tech-Forward Public Health Solution in India
Google is getting into government. According to a report from The Economic Times, the tech giant is in talks with the Indian government regarding a public health sector partnership. Should a collaboration come to fruition, Google would offer a tech-based solution to help officials collect and analyze health data more efficiently.
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Wipro and PATH Announce Partnership to Improve Health in Developing Countries
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, and PATH, an international nonprofit organization and global leader in health and innovation, focused on improving health care, especially for women and children, today announced a partnership. Wipro and PATH will partner to improve health outcomes in developing countries in Africa and Asia Pacific by collaborating on information and technology systems that accelerate progress on health innovations in low-resource environments.
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This Health App Gets Indians Connected With Medical Specialists In Just 30 Minutes
Aiming to tackle the severe shortage of specialist doctors in India, the 27-year olds behind the DocsApp platform promise a consultation with a doctor within 30 minutes of logging on to their app (with a little AI help).
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Wockhardt Foundation launches 100th healthcare van
"We are happy to announce that the 100th 'Mobile 1000' healthcare van was launched in Uttarakhand today in partnership with the Hans Foundation and it will further bridge the gaps in the delivery of healthcare services to rural India," said Dr Huzaifa Khorakiwala, CEO and Trustee of Wockhardt Foundation, the social arm of pharma company Wockhardt Ltd
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