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Socially Contagious: How Microclinic International is Spreading Healthy Behaviors
Whether you’re buying shoes or making health-related decisions, your behavior is influenced by those around you. That’s the premise behind Microclinic International, which uses social networks to make good health contagious.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications
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Funding for Neglected Diseases “Heavily Reliant” on U.S.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 2012 (IPS) - International financial support aimed at counteracting the world’s “neglected diseases” increased by nearly a half-billion dollars over the past five years, according to new research released Monday, but changing funding dynamics could already be having a negative impact on the development of cures for diseases that affect a substantial proportion of the world’s poor.
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- Health Care
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Zambia hosts regional meeting for mapping of unmet country needs
Lusaka, 04 December 2012 -- The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) in collaboration with WHO Global Capacities, Alert and Response has organized a regional meeting for mapping of unmet country needs to accelerate the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) in the African Region.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- governance
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Bartering vegetables for sanitary pads
Women in rural areas are being convinced of the hygiene benefits of using sanitary pads, now to the extent that “they even barter onions or tomatoes for low-priced pads”, declared A. Muruganantham at the recently concluded TiECon – Chennai 2012.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health
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What’s the Matter with India?: A Powerhouse of Social Innovation Struggles to Take the Next Step
India is the site of countless cutting-edge programs focused on the base of the pyramid. In health care alone, the Center for Health Market Innovation profiles more than 240 innovative programs in India - including 46 social enterprises. But are these programs really reaching communities with the greatest need?
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Pakistan to follow Brazilian model in tackling poverty
ISLAMABAD: Emulating the Brazilian model of zero hunger and with support from donors, the Pakistan government has expressed the resolve to alleviate poverty and hunger from the country.
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- South Asia
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100 millionth person receives lifesaving meningitis vaccine
GENEVA, 3 December 2012 – A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century. The milestone will take place in northern Nigeria, part of Africa’s “meningitis belt,” where the country is conducting its second seasonal immunisation campaign against the disease.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria: MSD Introduces New HIV Drug, Atripla
AS part of the efforts to meet the Anti-Retroviral, ARV, drugs requirements of Nigerians living with HIV, MSD, one of the world’s healthcare leaders, weekend launched into the Nigerian market its innovative antiretroviral, ARV, drug – Atripla – a prescription medication used to treat HIV-1 infection in adults and children of at least 12 years of age.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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