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We’re Not Prepared For China’s Deadly Bird Flu
In Asia, more than 120 people have been sickened, and 23 are dead, from a potent strain of bird flu that has the frightening markings of a potential pandemic strain.
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- Asia Pacific
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6 Canadian game-changing ideas for global health care
A Ziploc bag filled with $5 worth of tools to save newborn babies’ lives in third world countries.
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- Health Care
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Entrepreneurs say the FDA is killing medical innovation
Chandra Duggirala, maker of an experimental device for type two diabetes, is on the verge of giving up.
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“Can You Heal Me Now? Good”: Mobile technology innovations in health care
Between 2000 and 2012, mobile subscriptions skyrocketed from less than 1 billion to well over 6 billion. Nearly 75 percent of the world’s population was using mobile phones in 2012—the vast majority in the developing world. And more than 30 billion mobile apps were downloaded in 2011. The growing reach of mobile technology means that global health care is ripe for innovation - here are a few examples.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Vaccines shunned by some as others struggle for access
For parents in Somalia, giving their children immunizations is not a choice.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malaria resistance – it’s in the parasite’s genes
Tracking malaria resistance is imperative if it is to be prevented, say scientists who have been genotyping the parasites.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Government may suspend sale of banned drugs taking cue from global drug regulators
India plans to suspend sale of medicines that are banned in one of the six major global drug markets for harmful side-effects, said two senior government officials.
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FAIL! Top Universities Get Poor Grades on Global Health Research: Bi-Weekly Checkup (4/27/13)
If you’ve ever brought home a bad report card, here’s something that’ll soothe your ego: you’re in the company of some of the top schools in America. A recent report assessing universities’ global health research gave C’s and D’s to many prestigious schools. But are the grades fair? Here’s our take - and some other posts you may have missed - in NextBillion Health Care’s Bi-Weekly Checkup.
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- Education, Health Care
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