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Five top tips for charities looking to develop their business arms
Following the news that 92% of charities want to start trading, here are some ideas for voluntary organisations to consider when embracing social enterprise
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The battle for affordable drugs
“No intellectual property should stand in the way of you, the countries of the world, protecting your people. Do you agree or not?”
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Cracking the Code on Affordable Health Care – Part 1: An Interview With Dr. Devi Shetty, Founder of Narayana Hrudayalaya
Devi Shetty is one of the world’s most celebrated surgeons. His patients have included Mother Teresa, and his list of accomplishments is the stuff of legend. But Dr. Shetty’s biggest legacy may be his work in pioneering a radically affordable health care model through Narayana Hrudayalaya, one of India’s largest hospital chains. In part 1 of this Q&A, he lays out the advantages (and sacrifices) of this model.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise
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First non-surgical circumcision device could slow spread of AIDS in Africa, officials say
Health officials have approved a first-of-its-kind, non-surgical circumcision device hailed as a potential game-changer in the battle to forestall the spread of AIDS in Africa.Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/06/02/first-non-surgical-circumcision-device-could-slow-spread-aids-in-africa/#ixzz2VFUOK1lS
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HP deploys virtual health platform to help deliver quality psychiatric care in rural India
As part of HP's continued commitment to making healthcare accessible to people living in remote parts of India, HP today announced the availability of a virtual health technology platform that will enable healthcare professionals to virtually conduct specialist psychiatric consultations with patients.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Life, Not Death, is Focus of New Health Metrics
This maverick researcher wants to replace conventional death statistics with data on how well we live.
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- Education, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Artha Venture Challenge invites social ventures to access matched funding
Impact investment portal, the Artha Platform, has launched the Artha Venture Challenge (AVC), which will provide ambitious entrepreneurs in India the chance to access up to Rs 25 lakh of equity funding, if matched by the same amount in co-investment.
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UN panel’s post-2015 goals: ‘Promising start’ or ‘lacking a roadmap’?
Just hours after the 27-member U.N. High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda unveiled its recommendations to replace the MDGs in New York, the thousands of stakeholders involved in the process began to analyze how the framework will affect international cooperation and the delivery of foreign aid until 2030.
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- Education, Health Care
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- governance, public health
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