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Silicon Valley casts its nets in the Caribbean
Jamaica and neighboring countries are preparing to leave their mark on the technology industry.
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Press Release: Department of State to Host Google+ Hangout on How Young People Are Transforming the Health World
Secretary Kerry’s Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues Zeenat Rahman and CEO and co-founder of Global Health Corps Barbara Bush will participate in a Google+ Hangout on “How Young People Are Transforming the Health World” at 9:00 a.m. EST Wednesday, January 8.
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Kalam inaugurates tele-radiology unit at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai
Patients who are rushed to hospital in times of emergency may not always be lucky enough to have the individual attention of a specialist. But with the 'tele-radiology project', an initiative of Apollo Hospitals, it may be possible.
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Most health and fitness mobile apps useless in Africa – HIFA2015
A large number of the mobile health and fitness apps used in Africa are useless in such low-resource settings, in spite of their rising popularity, according to Health Information For All by 2015 (HIFA2015).
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The Best of 2013: What’s Game-Changing in Latin America?: How new financial technologies and business models are powering financial inclusion in the region
Latin America has a long way to go in achieving financial inclusion, despite generally positive trends. Its residents often struggle with lack of savings and credit access, limited credit histories, and high interest rates - and they often avoid formal financial institutions. Accion Venture Lab describes some innovative business models and technologies that are addressing these issues.
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South African trauma center launches portable electronic trauma health record application
Electronic health records (EHRs) have become standard practice throughout hospitals in North America, but in countries with fewer resources many front-line clinicians are still collecting data on paper, if they are collecting it at all. But now, surgeons from Vancouver, British Columbia, have developed a way for their peers at a Level I trauma center in South Africa to accurately collect and analyze trauma care data via an iPad app.
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Mahiri Mobile Delivering Lifesaving Healthcare in Rural Ghana
Doctors at hospitals in Tamale and Nsawam, Ghana, are delivering new levels of lifesaving healthcare to remote areas of the country without traveling to see patients in person. Mahiri Mobile Services of Accra has outfitted nurses in rural villages in with wireless tablets that deliver high quality, live medical-grade video(TM) back to the doctors in Tamale and Nsawam for medical advice.
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Government partnerships essential to scale mhealth projects
Want to scale your mHealth solution? Mobile health implementers say the key is to engage with the government early and often so that they will eventually take over the project and bring it to scale.
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