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We can’t hope to solve global ills without action against poverty
Poverty is still one of the driving forces behind ill health, a lack of access to healthcare and medicines and consistent underdevelopment.
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- Health Care
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Champions of the Toilet: The best way to solve open defecation, the authors say, is to focus on demand, not construction
Access to toilets doesn’t always fix the problem of open defecation; in fact, partial coverage generates insignificant health benefits. Therefore, to address India’s malnutrition and health crisis, it is important to promote widespread adoption of toilet use.
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- Education, Health Care
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- public health
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Open Eyes, Open Source: Peek’s low-cost ophthalmoscope looks to gain traction, expertise through collaborations
Peek Retina, a low-cost ophthalmoscope adapter, will operate on a split pricing model. NGOs and health institutions operating in low-income countries will be able to purchase the adapter at a reduced price, while it will be sold at a higher price in high-resource settings.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Telemedicine Africa Rolls Out Virtual eHealth Centers in South Africa
Telemedicine Africa has collaborated with Dimension Data and the IDC to set up private telehealth centres in South Africa.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Coming Global Boom in Private Healthcare
To many Americans, whose multi-trillion dollar government has just executed a hostile takeover of the healthcare industry, the future of care looks like lawyer-laden socialized medicine in General Motors GM -1.68%-style hospital factories.
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- Health Care
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Matching Uncertain Demand and Supply for Health Technologies: There’s much to be learned from others, especially during holiday season
Developing tools for improving markets to serve larger societal needs requires a deep understanding of the market context and tailor-made analysis. However, making comparisons with other markets and having close interactions with those who work on a completely different market can be immensely valuable.
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Unilever Helps Lead Coalition to Solve the Global Sanitation Crisis
2.5 billion in the world have inadequate sanitation. For businesses, that’s 2.5 billion opportunities to increase sales of infrastructure, plumbing, hygiene and cleaning products. Unilever has recognized the magnitude of the global sanitation crisis, the potential for solving it and helped lead the formation of the Toilet Board Coalition (TBC) to do their part.
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- Health Care
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Merck’s $9.5 Billion Cubist Deal is Really About the Global War on Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Merck & Co. is paying $8.4 billion in cash and assume $1.1 billion in net debt to acquire Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. and join the fight against drug-resistant bacteria — a growing global threat that's slowly fueling a lucrative pharma business.
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- Health Care
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