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Multinationals reaffirm commitment to BoP business with BCtA
Inclusive business has continued to flourish with the growth of new enterprises that serve the bottom of the pyramid
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Ebola vaccines could be available by end of year
Promising vaccines, developed by U.S. and Canadian companies and agencies, could be ready for use by December.
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The gamification of global health: could a game change your bad habits?
From the #StopEbola song to the Aids Fighter Pilot game in India, fun is proving to encourage healthier behaviours
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Project to develop room-temperature storage for fragile biologics
A project at McMaster University is receiving $112,000 in seed funding from Grand Challenges Canada ... (to) adapt an existing technology to make vaccines for deadly illnesses more affordable and available for use in resource-poor areas.
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Health insurers offer Nano price
With increased penetration of government health insurance schemes like RSBY ( Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana) coupled with private hospitals building capacity across the country, health insurers are also looking at smaller markets.
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Ebola drug trials to be fast-tracked in West Africa
Experimental Ebola drugs including compounds from Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Sarepta and Tekmira will be tested in affected West African states for the first time in a bid to fast-track trials, the Wellcome Trust said on Tuesday.
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The Model T Meets Development Tech: Changing the business model for global health data collection
There’s a lack of data in international development and global health, because collection can be time-consuming and expensive. Magpi seeks to lower the cost and speed up the process through mass production and standardization; the firm’s applications enable people in the ?eld to collect data on any mobile device.
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GE Foundation Expands ImPACT Africa program to Address Critical Shortage of Health Workers in Kenya
The GE Foundation announced today a new Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to expand the ImPACT (Improving Perioperative & Anesthetic Care Training) Africa program in Kenya.
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