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World’s First Heath Conference on Social Marketing and Franchising begins Dec 3
The Government is keen to explore the potential of social marketing (SM) and social franchising (SF) as effective tools to reach out to the rural population and scale up healthcare delivery under its flagship programmes, said Ms Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary of Health and Mission Director of National Rural Health Mission.
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Debunking Myths About Products for Africa: Zyomyx develops test for HIV/AIDS treatment with service-free accessory
Zyomyx, a for-profit Silicon Valley biotech firm,has developed a point-of-care CD4 test for HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa that delivers results in less than 10 minutes and will cost less than (U.S.) $10 per test.
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- Health Care
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Domex launches toilet academy
Domex, toilet cleaner brand of Hindustan Unilever Lever (HUL), has launched Domex Toilet Academy to mark the occasion of World Toilet Day which is celebrated globally on November 19 every year.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Why your future becomes brilliant if you have a toilet
In Madagascar, toilets can change the entire course of a woman's life, from time to cook to freedom from fear of rape and attack.
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- Health Care
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Tablets Improve Family Planning Service in Rural Kenya
In Kenya, mobile technology usage is quickly becoming more popular. While these solutions increase access to services, many rural health facilities lack ability to provide adequate service delivery.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Infosys to help Dutch community on health project
Indian IT bellwether Infosys will partner with Commit, a public-private research community in the Netherlands, for a sensor-based engagement for an improved health project, the company said.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Mobile Health Targets Women: Yet many don’t have mobile phones
Mobile technology can provide maternal care to women across the globe – if more women get cell phones. The problem is phones can be too expensive, and when families can afford only one phone, it most often goes to the husband rather than the wife.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- public health
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Training Rural Liberians To Save Lives
Last Mile Health (known in Liberia as Tiyatien Health) aims to bring quality health care and jobs to remote regions of Liberia.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa