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A Bra That Could Get People Talking About Breast Cancer
How do you get women who never talk about breast cancer to start opening up? That was the question on the mind of Usman Saleemi, who along with colleagues Tiya Fazelbhoy and Jaison Ben created a bra designed to encourage breast self-examination among women in Pakistan.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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From Gene Editing to Death Traps, Seattle Scientists Innovate in Race to End Malaria
When Kayode Ojo first fell sick with malaria as a young boy in Nigeria, his grandfather shunned modern medicine, venturing into the bush to search for herbs and plants to treat the disease.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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E-health startup Dr CADx wins Seedstars Harare
Computer-aided diagnostics startup Dr CADx was named the winner of the Seedstars World event in Harare, Zimbabwe, over the weekend, and will now proceed to the global final to pitch for up to US$1 million in funding.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Cancer Institute, ‘goClinix’ conduct camps
In an effort to make cancer care affordable, Cancer Institute has partnered with ‘goClinix’, through which it plans to reach out to the underprivileged. According to chairman of surgical oncology of Adyar Cancer Institute Dr E Hemanth Raj, ‘goClinix’ would bring in affordable medicine which can serve a lot of people.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Emaar India Organizes Free Health Camps for Its Site Workers
India's leading real estate developer Emaar India is conducting a fortnight-long free health checkup and screening program for construction labourers and staff employed at it project sites in Gurgaon and Mohali.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Viewpoint: The U.S. Is Standing in the Way of Cheaper Drugs for the Poor
Every few months, a drug company gets caught cranking up prices. Most recently, Mylan, the maker of EpiPen, took its turn in the hot seat for raising the price of a lifesaving allergy treatment by 500 percent. Congress was rightly enraged and opened yet another inquiry into pharmaceutical price gouging. Mylan offered discount coupons.
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- Health Care
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This Startup Wants to Get Cameroon Talking About Sex
“Many people in Africa lack access to basic information regarding sexual health because of the taboo that surrounds the topic.” That’s according to Cameroonian entrepreneur Adamou Nchange Kouotou, founder of Africa Health Initiative – the creator of Kalanda app.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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11 Health Innovations to Drastically Cut Maternal and Child Mortality Rates
Achieving the ambitious target to end maternal and child deaths, enshrined in the sustainable development goals (SDGs), will require ingenuity. The good news is that 11 health innovations could save more than 6 million mothers and children by 2030, if they are invested in and used widely in 24 priority countries.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- innovation, public health
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