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Cyborg engineers, virtual doctors and wristbands to detect cancer: Futurologist reveals how tech will transform healthcare
Within the next 30 years, the global population is set to increase by almost 3 billion up to 10 billion, and this rise is set to put a heavy burden on the healthcare industry.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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WHO certification puts Nigerian pharmaceutical industry in global watch
The Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification given to three local drug firms by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has put the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry in the global eye.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- supply chains
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Booting Up: Tech effort could help fight spread of Ebola
Despite the prevalence of crowd-sourced data and geolocation technology, global health leaders are missing the opportunity to use mobile technology in the fight against Ebola.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Twitter Top Ten – 10-26-14: Our favorite tweets of the week
We’re continuing what we’re calling a "pilot feature" here at NextBillion. Each Sunday for the next three weeks, we’re running a post highlighting the top tweets that crossed our editors’ computer screens during the preceding week. Our goal is to highlight emerging developments in our coverage areas, while also drawing attention to some compelling voices online.
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Weekly Roundup – 10/25/14: Why Ebola could spell collaboration for drugmakers and even adversarial countries
Amid all the finger-wagging about Ebola, two pharmaceutical giants have decided to collaborate to find a cure. What else could happen if we look at infectious diseases through a different prism?
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Secret to Nigeria’s success in overcoming Ebola: ORS
Aggressive use of ORS is being credited with significantly reducing the mortality rate among those who contracted Ebola in Nigeria.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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App puts process of AIDS testing in the palm of your hand
Ask Nitika Pant Pai about her work on a new self-test for HIV/AIDS and she’ll tell you: There’s an app for that.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Shared Information = Sustainability (Survivability): Group fighting leprosy makes inroads through mutual support, self-help groups and loans
Self-help groups of six to eight people – all affected by leprosy – not only offer mutual support, but also receive training in self-care, skills to rebuild lives and incomes and life skills such as how to open a bank account and manage group finances.
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- Agriculture, Education, Environment, Health Care
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