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Uganda: Taxes Cripple Private Health Practitioners
Private health practitioners have decried the high taxes levied upon them by government as they impede their ability to provide affordable health services. Apart from drugs and medical equipment, other equipment that are used in health facilities have Value Added Tax slapped on them, while other facilities have a raft of charges such as licensing fees and work permits for expatriates, among others.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Limited protection of GSK’s malaria vaccine dwindles in 7 years
The world's first malaria vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, provides some protection after three doses but its effect dwindles to almost nothing after seven years, scientists said on Wednesday.
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What is the Potential for HIV Self-Testing in Africa?
Current HIV testing services approaches do not reach those still remaining undiagnosed, especially men, adolescents — particularly girls — key populations and other populations at high risk of HIV infection. This is most often because either services are not accessible to them or because people are concerned about lack of privacy and fear of stigma and discrimination.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Women’s Cooperatives Ease Burden of HIV in Kenya
Seventy-three-year-old Dorcus Auma effortlessly weaves sisal fronds into a beautiful basket as she walks the tiny path that snakes up a hill. She wound up her farm work early because today, Thursday, she is required to attend her women’s group gathering at the secretary’s homestead.
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In Uganda, Doctor Just a Call or a Click Away
Uganda has just one doctor for every 25,000 people, and health care can be particularly hard to access in rural areas; but, a medical hotline is bridging the gap, using social media to allow Ugandans to talk directly with certified doctors and pharmacists.
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Taking a Match to Convention: A Podcast Chat with Matchboxology’s Cal Bruns
Cal Bruns left a successful career with advertising powerhouse Leo Burnett to found Matchboxology, a human-centered design consultancy with offices in Capetown and Johannesburg South Africa. He chats with NextBillion Contributing Editor Scott Anderson in the NextBillion podcast.
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In Cervical “Selfies,” A Solution
What do candy crush and cervical cancer have in common? Well, nothing except, both can now be ‘screened’ on a smartphone.
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Hatching A Generation of Eggpreneurs In Rural Kenya
While Gates was in Lower Manhattan recently talking about his plan to alleviate poverty by giving away chickens, Dickson was in Kenya hatching Eggpreneur, an initiative that helps rural mothers sell eggs for a living.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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