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A ‘gold standard’ moment for evidence-based decision-making in global health
Each year, billions of dollars in foreign aid are earmarked for various global health priorities. The process by which any given health area ascends to priority status may vary with context, but as a global health community, we shoulder a collective responsibility to target our efforts based on reliable data that point to where the need is greatest.
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- Health Care
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Why Toilets, Not Cell Phones, Are Key To Education Around The World
John Kluge says things many people want to say, but don’t because they think it’s taboo. Kluge is out to change that.
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care
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All About India: A Health Care Market in Transition (Part 3)
Zeena Johar is the president and founding member of IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health, and CEO of SughaVazhvu Healthcare. In this Q&A, the third in our series on Indian health care, she provides tips for dealing with quacks, creating a market for primary care, and developing an effective business model.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- public health
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Measles outbreak kills hundreds in Pakistan
An international health body says that the disease has killed more than 300 children in Pakistan's Sindh province.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Getting at the Heart of China’s Public Health Crisis
Trying to wrap one’s arms around China today is a significant challenge. It is a global power with a growing economy, rising military, and expanding diplomatic reach.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- public health
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First New TB Drug In 50 Years Approved Must Be Made Widely Available
NEW YORK/GENEVA , December 31, 2012—The approval by the US Food and Drug Administration of an important new tuberculosis treatment must lead to its availability in countries with high levels of the drug-resistant form of the deadly disease
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- Health Care
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Using Street Vendors to Improve Children’s Health: An Innovative Solution to Malnutrition
In the urban slums of Jakarta, young kids are getting enriched, healthy nutrition from an unusual place: franchised food carts. KeBAL street food carts have grown from a small nutrition project piloted by Mercy Corps, to a thriving social enterprise with partners like DSM, the global leader in micronutrients. In this interview, DSM and Mercy Corps discuss the partnership and KeBAL’s innovative approach.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- nutrition, public health
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Afroindia Introduces Telemedicine For The Underserved
A healthcare service provider in Nigeria, Afroindia Medical Services Limited has signed a memorandum f understanding (MoU) with Apollo Group of Hospitals in India to set up 100 Telemedical centres in West and East Africa.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa