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First Woman to Lead Global Health Council
The Global Health Council, a network of leading organizations dedicated to saving lives and improving the health of the world's poorest people, has named a veteran of UNICEF, USAID, and other global health organizations as its new executive director.
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GSK and BMGF ink new partnership to accelerate research into vaccines for global health needs
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have launched a new joint initiative that will endeavour to make vaccines more resistant to heat, thus reducing the need for refrigeration. GSK and BMGF will invest a combined $1.8 million in early stage research into vaccine thermostability.
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- Education, Health Care
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$74m gift from Carlos Slim to genomics center targets Latin Americans
Mexican billionaire and philanthropist Carlos Slim Helú visited the Broad Institute on Monday afternoon to announce a $74 million gift to the genomics center that will advance biomedical research that benefits people in Latin America.
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To treat innovation ills, remove funding roadblocks
The effects of the federal shutdown, combined with budget cuts implemented this year as a result of sequestration, pose a significant barrier to healthcare innovation in both the public and private sectors.
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Malnutrition is biggest global health problem, Gates Foundation exec tells CU students
Malnutrition plays a major role in the deaths each year of 6.6 million children under 5 years of age, a global health expert told Creighton University premed students Tuesday.
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Low-cost healthcare: US can take cue from India
The United States may be good at innovations in medicines, procedures and equipment. But it should learn from India how to keep health care affordable, says a new study. India's private hospitals provided world-class health care at a fraction of US prices using innovative ways to manage costs, personnel, equipment and even real estate.
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- South Asia
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GSMA Releases Initial Findings Of 2013 Mobile Money Adoption Survey
The GSMA today issued the initial findings of its 2013 Mobile Money Adoption Survey.
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2014 NextBillion Case Writing Competition Tops 50
More than 50 entries from 34 universities and 15 countries were received for the 2014 NextBillion Case Writing Competition. The global competition is sponsored by the Citi Foundation and the NextBillion website, and is administered by GlobaLens, the William Davidson Institute's case publishing division. NextBillion is an initiative of WDI.
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