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Farm to Family (and, Hopefully, Health and Wealth): Produce distribution model in India builds in economic empowerment
eKutir’s VeggieKart initiative is filling gaps in the value chain in India so small farmers and consumers alike can share in healthier, more productive livelihoods.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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Africa Analysis: Getting telemedicine informed consent
Telemedicine could boost healthcare in rural Africa, but it has informed consent challenges, writes Linda Nordling.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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This is what makes a ‘best buy’ in global health
What makes a sound investment in global health?In this video interview, Devex Editor Rolf Rosenkranz asked Anastasia Thatcher, head of global health at Accenture Development Partnerships, who discussed how firms can figure out the right market to enter so they can deliver both the business and development outcomes they are aiming for, and gave the example of a Novartis-led program to make affordable pharmaceutical drugs for poor customers in India as an example of a “best buy” in her line of work.
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- Health Care
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Uganda: Deeply Flawed HIV Bill Approved
The HIV Prevention and Control Act passed by the Ugandan parliament on May 13, 2014, is discriminatory and will impede the fight against AIDS, Human Rights Watch, HEALTH Global Advocacy Project, and Uganda Network on Law, Ethics & HIV/AIDS said today.
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- Health Care
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Need for affordable medical services driving students to develop healthcare applications in India
The need for affordable medical services and a growing market for tech-based applications are driving students to develop healthcare applications in India. Over a dozen campus startups that topped various industry contests this year are breaking new ground in medical technologies.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Bank of Africa supports health sector
The Bank of Africa Tanzania has started giving loans to health sector institutions such as health centers, dispensaries and hospitals to enable them improve services.
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- Health Care
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Why, How Market Dynamics Matters: Interventions can improve health outcomes, but it’s a time-consuming and complex process
Market dynamics is a hot topic these days. Why? Because if we understand market dynamics, we’re better able to design, implement, monitor and evaluate interventions that improve health outcomes by improving the “health” of markets
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Getting to know PSI’s market-based sanitation work in India: Part 3 – The supply-and-demand see-saw
The 3SI project is currently offering three toilet designs (standard, deluxe and super deluxe) at three different price points: INR 19,000, 25,000 and 29,000 (US $316, $416 and $483, respectively).
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- Health Care
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