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Delving deep into India’s fast-growing healthcare industry
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the framework of a health care system in terms of its basic building blocks.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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The Dangers of the Indian Government’s Flirtation with U.S. Pharma and Risks for India’s Coherent, Pro-Public Health IP Policy
India’s new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and his delegation, who have been visiting the U.S. for the first time, have spent considerable time and energy in courting U.S. business interests.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- governance, public health
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Malawi HIV infections down
The Malawi Ministry of Health said new HIV infections have reduced from 52,000 to 35,000 per year.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Indoor Stoves Can Help Solve Global Poverty
Clean cooking and better sources of energy can have a domino effect on health and education.
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- Energy, Health Care, Technology
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- solar
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Philips, PET to commercialise Wind-Up Fetal Heart Rate Monitor
Royal Philips has announced a partnership with South Africa based not-for-profit organization, PET (PowerFree Education Technology), to further develop, test and commercialise a Wind-up Doppler Ultrasound Fetal Heart Rate Monitor aimed at addressing the high rates of preventable infant mortality across Africa.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Over the counter drug market to reach $6.6 billion by 2016
The over the counter (OTC) drug market in India is expected to grow to $6.6 billion by 2016 with pharma companies and chemists increasing their presence in the rural market.
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- Health Care
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Weekly Roundup – 10/4/14: Reputation for cost-effectiveness blasting off in India
If low cost doesn’t have to equal low quality, and resource scarcity can serve to focus ideas, there just might come a day when international health care companies will be lining up to invest in India.
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- Education, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Technology
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Facebook planning to step into healthcare: Sources
Facebook already knows who your friends are and the kind of things that grab your attention. Soon, it could also know the state of your health.
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- Health Care
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