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Saving the Cows, Starving the Children
Gandhi famously denied himself food. And by starving himself to protest British rule, he ultimately made India stronger. But India’s leaders today are using food as a weapon, and they are sacrificing not themselves, but others. Their decisions threaten to make India’s children — already among the most undernourished in the world — weaker still.
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Vietnam Is Having Condom Problems — And That’s a Good Thing
Vietnam is having condom problems. Hundreds of thousands of condoms sold there are substandard. They tear easily and don't offer reliable protection. While this might seem like a red flag, it's actually a sign of progress.
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Julie Bishop: Australia Will Use Private Firms Like Coca-Cola to Deliver Aid
The Australian government will partner with private companies such as Coca-Cola to distribute medical aid, foreign minister Julie Bishop has said.
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New Tools Deliver Medical Diagnoses, Fast, Cheap and in the Field
Reliable electricity is a rare commodity in some parts of Guinea, which means some traditional medical equipment often is useless. So researchers there are using a new tool to identify Ebola cases: a portable diagnostic machine that fits in a suitcase and runs on a solar battery.
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Bill Gates Hopeful of AIDS Vaccine in 10 Years
Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, who spends millions of dollars on AIDS drug development, said Friday he hoped for a vaccine against the disease within the next decade as a cure remains far off.
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Now, ATM-Like Machines to Dispense Free Medicine
Taking free medicine distribution to the next level, state health department will soon introduce automated medicine dispensing machines. Similar to ATMs, the new and unique machines will be able to recognize prescriptions and dispense medicines.
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Weekly Roundup 6-26-15 : Financial inclusion beyond gender currency, public health and e-cigs, and what you can learn from 12 years of scaling up
Beginning this week, we will be doing a little remix of the weekly roundup. To start, we’re going to be publishing it on Fridays instead of Saturdays. Secondly, each week the entire NB team will be providing articles and mini-analyses from the world of social enterprise from a variety of angles - financial innovation, health and business development, to just name a few.
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How Rwanda’s Clinics Have Gone Off-Grid and Onto Renewable Energy
Rwanda is located in the poorest region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this, it is making advances with off-grid renewable energy solutions for rural areas that could be a model for similar economies.
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