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Wireless Wallets Open Up Health, Education Models: Early observations from two sectors in Kenya harnessing mobile money
While M-Pesa is not as commonly used in Kenya’s social sectors as one would expect, Bridge International Academies and Penda Health currently use mobile money to extend education and health services to the poor. An on-the-ground evaluation found many differences between the programs but some similarities, too, and opportunities to learn.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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An Atomic Physicist’s Plan to Bring Adjustable Eyeglasses to Developing World Classrooms
Think about what life would be like if you needed glasses and you didn't have them. You would struggle to study in school, you would be hampered in your work, and much else besides.
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Baby’s Necklace Could End Up Being a Life Saver
It's traditional for newborns in northern India to wear a black thread necklace as a symbol of good health and good fortune, but Vikram's got a high-tech version. The round pendant on the string is a wearable device called Khushi Baby that carries his vaccination history inside a computerized chip about the size of a dime.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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PRESS RELEASE: New Approach on Buying HIV Drugs Will Save $100 Million
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is putting into place a new agreement for purchasing HIV medication that will save close to US$100 million over two years, money that can be reinvested in lifesaving drugs and programs all over the world.
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- Health Care
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- impact investing
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Orange, USAID announce mHealth initiative for Africa
Telecom services provider Orange announced its mobile health (mHealth) development initiative with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) – targeting Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Selfies Could Detect a Common Deadly Disease
People might take selfies someday to detect a deadly yet treatable medical condition, according to an award-winning team of medical inventors.
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- Health Care, Technology
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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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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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