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PRESS RELEASE: New Report on Integrated Health and Microfinance in India Shows the Way Forward
On July 29, 2014, Freedom from Hunger, the Microcredit Summit Campaign, and the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar released a new report titled "Integrated Health and Microfinance in India, Volume II: The Way Forward." The report was released in advance of the South Asia Conference on Policies and Practices to Improve Nutrition Security in New Delhi, India.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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WHO: Ebola Spread Outpaces Control Effort
The head of the World Health Organization has told the presidents of West African nations stricken by Ebola that the outbreak is moving faster than efforts to control it.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘Saving Lives at Birth’: Recognizing the best and brightest innovators in maternal and newborn health
USAID’s Grand Challenges for Development initiative on Friday is hosting DevelopmentXChange, a marketplace and awards ceremony centered around maternal and newborn health. The event, which will include more than 95 innovators from around the world, also includes an opportunity for the public to vote on their favorites.
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- Health Care
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Harvard Business School Appoints Matt Segneri Director of Its Social Enterprise Initiative
Harvard Business School (HBS) has named Matthew M. Segneri (MBA 2010) the new Director of its Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), succeeding Laura Moon, who has become Managing Director of the School’s wide array of Initiatives, which focus on research and course development in specific topics such as leadership, health care, and digital technology.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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India’s battle against unneeded medical care finds World Bank support
India needs to curtail excessive medical care that leads to patient overspending as more people get health insurance, the World Bank said on Thursday, adding voice to a growing chorus against overtreatment in the country.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Suspected Ebola cases sent home as Liberian isolation unit fills up
An isolation unit for Ebola victims in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, is overrun with cases and health workers are being forced to treat up to 20 new patients in their homes, government officials said on Wednesday.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Protector Plus ‘night campaigns’ to promote condom usage in Africa
Population Services International (PSI) has ventured into Protector Plus night campaigns in a bid to promote usage of a new brand of condoms, New Man in Town, as the fight against HIV and Aids continues, an official has said.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘Pretty Good’ Malaria Vaccine Moves Forward
A “pretty good” malaria vaccine is on track to be the first to market.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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