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Ebola Researchers Have A Radical Idea: Rush A Vaccine Into The Field
Traditional means of containing Ebola aren't working fast enough to get ahead of the epidemic. So the question is: Will giving an experimental vaccine to willing volunteers help contain the disease or put people at greater risk?
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Shares of Companies Testing Ebola Vaccines Rise
Shares of some companies that are studying potential vaccines for Ebola climbed after federal officials announced that the first case of the disease has been diagnosed in the U.S.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile technology offers option to combat fake drugs in West Africa
Cholera, malaria and the rapidly expanding threat of Ebola have hit African countries with a related health-care problem: the scourge of fake drugs.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Are Toilets and Bank Accounts Connected? In India, Yes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to develop India includes creating toilet access for all 1.2 billion people and opening a bank account for every adult who doesn’t already have one.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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OPINION: Ebola and Irrational Exuberance for Social Impact Bonds and Social Enterprise
The lack of preventative action against Ebola isn’t just market failure, and effective action against public health crises in West Africa are unlikely to be addressed by private investors putting money into social impact bonds.
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- Health Care
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ExxonMobil fights malaria in Cameroon against backdrop of climate change
The fossil fuel giant is part of a public-private partnership with a complicated balance sheet.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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5 smart ways for the private sector and NGOs to tackle chronic diseases together
It’s no secret that noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and asthma cause an increasing burden of death and disability in rich and poor countries alike. But few people are aware that 35 million people die from chronic diseases globally each year, and that number is expected to grow considerably over time.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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UST Global unveils unique telemedicine mobile app, in collaboration with Nanavati Hospital
Kerala’s largest IT employer UST Global, Monday, announced the release of an advanced telemedicine application, developed in collaboration with Mumbai-based Balabhai Nanavati Hospital’s telemedicine centre and BlackBerry India.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- public health
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