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‘Biotech R&D Makes India Hub of Quality Drugs, Vaccines’: Trevor Mundel of Gates Foundation
Trevor Mundel says India is not just making vaccines but making them within a quality system, has not been accomplished, broadly, and that is the unique aspect India has brought to the game.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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The Challenges of Going Local: A Medical Device Innovator Faces the Reality of Manufacturing in Rural Africa
Like many enterprises working in emerging markets, Noor Medical wanted to manufacture its product locally. As COO Andrew Bonneau explains, a local approach promised many advantages, from lower costs to a better understanding of its customers. But the company soon learned that manufacturing in developing countries like Uganda is often easier said than done. Bonneau discusses the obstacles the company has faced, and how they've overcome them.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Bill Gates and Former Bass Guitarist Aim to Change Health Care
The Gates Foundation makes its first equity investment in online health care with stake in Indonesia’s Halodoc.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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In China, Mental Health Care Goes Virtual
This March, JAMA Psychiatry published what researchers say is the first ever randomized controlled trial of a therapist-free VR intervention of acrophobia, or fear of heights. It found the technology to be effective, inexpensive and well-received by patients.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Drug Prices Can Take A Surprising Turn When A Poor Country Gets Richer
A new report, published by the Center for Global Development in June, finds that as countries move up the ladder of economic development, it becomes harder for government agencies, hospitals and health care companies to buy drugs at reasonable prices.
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- Health Care
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Yale-India Business Accelerator to Promote Innovative Health Solutions
The selected companies will each receive $70,000 in seed capital and mentorship from Yale faculty and alumni, and will benefit from a network of Indian industry experts and structured sessions to help startups evolve into a sustainable and scalable business model, refine their market strategy, and build a sustainable company.
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- Entrepreneurship, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Startups Trying to Fix Nigeria’s Broken Healthcare System Are Winning Global Investor Interest
Startups identifying gaps in the healthcare delivery value chain across Africa’s most populous country are increasingly winning investor attention and dollars.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: A Digital Path to Health for All
The world is just beginning to recognize the potential of digitally enhanced data to improve health. Increased use of digital technology and artificial intelligence can make countries better at predicting and preventing disease, and at providing health care to people in remote or underserved areas.
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- Health Care, Technology
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