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‘The next 10 years will make or break India’
Vijay Govindarajan, Professor at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in the US speaks to N. Madhavan about how Indian companies can promote innovation.
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- South Asia
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The “Worst Public Health Epidemic We’re Facing Today”? Tuberculosis in the Mining Sector
Despite being both preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most serious health problems facing sub-Saharan Africa.
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End of sex worker pledge in AIDS funds lifts stigma
US groups that work to end HIV around the world will no longer be forced to take a pledge against prostitution, after the Supreme Court ruled this week it is a violation of free speech.
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Body Parts on Demand: Will 3D printing spark the next revolution in BoP health care? (Bi-Weekly Checkup, 6/22/13)
They can make everything from guitars to custom-designed bikinis. Now 3D printers are being used to produce complex medical devices. Could 3D printing technology create a new manufacturing model at the BoP, with local products produced for local needs? We discuss the possibility in NextBillion Health Care’s Bi-Weekly Checkup.
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Let’s set a global drug quality benchmark
The crisis in Indian pharma is a chance to develop a new regulatory path
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Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India
A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.
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Colombia Consolidates Itself As A Health Destination In Latin America
The country is pioneer in creating its own accreditation systems. There are 16 national Colombian institutions accredited nationally and two accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI).
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- Latin America
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- public health
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Doctors reap in billions as Cuba’s top export
Cuba is out to boost its top export, an ever-more critical pillar of its economy.
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- Latin America
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- public health