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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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- South Asia
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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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US consumer giant seeks to smash India menstruation taboos
The latest commercial for Procter & Gamble's top-selling brand of sanitary pads in India ticks all the usual boxes - a young woman jogs happily in pristine white trousers, before effortlessly winning a tennis tournament.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health
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Plagues on the Poor: What Ebola Can Learn From Malaria
If the U.S. spent more money on disease prevention and clinics—and less on vaccines and drugs—everyone in the world would stand to benefit
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- Health Care
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