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Sanofi shakes up diabetes market in India
The firm is changing the rules of the game by is lowering prices, localizing products for treatment of the disease
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The Data Collection Revolution: How Remote Monitoring Is Transforming Health Care Business
Remote data collection is now possible in most underserved communities, and this data can dramatically redefine products designed for these markets. During the design and pilot phases of product development, usage data can give insight that ensures that products meet the specific needs of users. This information fundamentally changes the way designers iterate, allowing for accelerated improvements and better overall design.
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Can You Really Make a Fortune in Bop Health Care? An Interview With Paul Polak
Paul Polak has dedicated his life to promoting business solutions to global poverty. He believes there’s a fortune to be made in "radically affordable" products marketed to BoP customers. But does his approach work with the complexities of health care? And is for-profit business an ethical way of providing products that people literally can’t live without?
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US secretary of state launches five-point ‘Blueprint’ to eradicate Aids pandemic
A five-point plan for ending the Aids pandemic has been unveiled by the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, who said the Obama administration would focus efforts on women and girls but also the stigmatised communities most affected by HIV – drug users, sex workers and men who have sex with men. "Make no mistake about it – HIV may well be with us into the future, but the disease that it causes need not be," said Clinton at the launch of the so-called Blueprint at the state department in Washington before World Aids Day on Saturday.
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First-of-its-kind virtual medical kiosk in India
ehealth Access, a company focused on developing healthcare eco-system through advanced telemedicine technology, launched a first-of-its-kind Virtual Medical Kiosk. This is a breakthrough innovation in technology that will enable patient-doctor consultation in a secure environment.
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Fighting cancer with cell phones: Innovation to save lives in Africa
In countries such as Tanzania, where nearly 4,500 women die annually from the disease, the problem is exacerbated by an acute shortage of medical experts and a lack of quality screening services, especially in rural areas. But now a group of Canadian and Tanzanian health innovators have joined forces to apply simple and safe mobile technologies to improve cervical cancer screening and thus potentially reduce mortality rates in the East African country.
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TEDxSF: 7 Billion Well: Why entrepreneurs hold the key to health care gains
We’ve made incredible progress with some major issues like polio and AIDS/HIV, and seen remarkable progress on issues like maternal health care and diarrheal disease. But I’ve surrendered to the fact that I, and even my organization, do not have the answers to these big challenges. But we know people who do: Entrepreneurs.
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One billion raise a stink
Sanitation is not merely a development wish list, but a fundamental requirement that directly affects people's survival.
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