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Toilet Tech Fair Tackles Global Sanitation Woes
Who would have expected a toilet to one day filter water, charge a cellphone or create charcoal to combat climate change? These are lofty ambitions beyond what most of the world's 2.5 billion people with no access to modern sanitation would expect. Yet, scientists and toilet innovators around the world say these are exactly the sort of goals needed to improve global public health amid challenges such as poverty, water scarcity and urban growth.
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USAID’s partnership with GE in Kenya will help health facilities buy high-tech equipment
Health care providers in Kenya will soon have a much better shot at getting a bank loan to buy high-tech medical equipment — as long as the machines are made by General Electric.
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Strong health systems, the ‘secret ingredient’
In his 2013 State of the Union Address, U.S. President Barack Obama set forth a vision for achieving what would be one of the greatest contributions to human progress — eliminating extreme poverty. As a global health community, we have the skills and know-how to accomplish these goals, but we must work together and recognize that the ‘secret ingredient’ that binds all of our collective knowledge, skills and interventions is a strong health system.
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South Africa ground zero for reforming drug patents
The government of South Africa is squaring off against drug makers over patent reform in the lead-up to national elections on May 7, citing a "massive disease burden" from HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, cancer and heart diseases.
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Dell Streamlines Patient Care In India With New Cloud-Based Healthcare Solution
“There is a seismic shift happening in the global healthcare industry. The overarching trend is to integrate and move information to the right person or system at the right time — whether it's a provider's staff, external service provider, or the consumer (patient or prospect),”said Sudhanshu Bhandari, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research.
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NexThought Monday – On World TB Day: Like other business models, tuberculosis control needs a complete, patient-centric solution
Whether it is mobile phone service or vacation travel, good businesses know that success depends on providing a complete and customer-centric solution. So why should patients with tuberculosis be denied a complete solution that is similarly patient-centered? After all, millions are affected and a large market at the base of the pyramid remains unserved.
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‘Best Buys’ Depend on Who Holds the Wallet: Global health investors have different priorities, but efficiency seems to resonate with all
Health and development experts sat down in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss “best buys” in global health in 2014. They agreed that the focus should be on specific efficiencies of existing systems, instead of building new systems.
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Malawi: Antenatal Access Key to Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
Malawi is leading the developing world in the Option B+ approach to preventing transmission of HIV from mothers to their children. Option B+ provides lifelong HIV medication to all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women.
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