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An Update on the Idjwi Project
In a recent interview, Dr. Sebisaho reviewed Amani Global Works goals from team’s three-month trip to the isolated island of Idjwi: including convincing the community get behind a proposal to erect a hospital and satellite health clinics, and return to New York with a blueprint the citizens of Idjwi will embrace and that Amani can support.
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Water, Water Everywhere: How Clean Is It Really?
The third in a four-part series analyzing community-scale water solutions examines water purity concerns in Rajasthan, which could be taken as a microcosm for larger water security issues. Researching customer preferences uncovered the dire tradeoff BoP customers must make: immediate health impacts versus basic access to water.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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Announcing Toniic: Aggregated Angel Investment for Social Impact
Toniic intends to aggregate angels and attract entrepreneurs as the first angel network specifically geared towards impact investment. I spoke with co-founders Sean Foote and Morgan Simon to hear about this new organization that’s forming in the Bay Area but has plans to be global in scope and reach.
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Exploring Portable Method for Detecting Tuberculosis
FORT COLLINS – Engineering researchers at Colorado State University have found a new way to detect traces of tuberculosis bacteria in fluids that would allow for a more sensitive and accurate detection of the deadly disease. The research by Diego Krapf, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and a faculty member in the School of Biomedical Engineering, was recently recognized by the Optical Society of America for its potential use in developing countries that fa...
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Healthcare Delivery: Consumer Products for Disease Prevention ? Part I
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The old adage is particularly applicable to healthcare in developing countries, where millions of people die or get sick each year from illnesses that are easily preventable. The financial costs of these illnesses far outweigh the minimal...
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- Energy, Health Care
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