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Glaxo’s Ebola Vaccine and the Rise of Tropical-Disease R&D
Financial arguments may finally be leading Big Pharma to increase its minuscule investment in research and development of new drugs for tropical diseases.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Man Who Feeds 1.2 Million Kids A Day
Running a massive school meals program that feeds malnourished kids, Manoj Kumar is on a mission to show how entrepreneurs can make real inroads in tackling India's age-old social problems.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Harvard Receives Largest-Ever Donation
A $350 million gift pledged to Harvard University's School of Public Health is the largest single donation in the university's long history, officials said, and will help bolster research in several key areas including global pandemics.
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- Education
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- philanthropy, research
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$350,000 mobile money activation project begins
eTranzact has announced the investment of $350,000 in a mobile money activation project in collaboration with EFInA, a financial sector development organisation. The company told our correspondent on Tuesday that the project was in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s cashless policy and would be piloted in North and South-West regions of the country.
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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3 Ways The Internet Of Things Is Revolutionizing Health Care
If you or a loved one has undergone medical treatment recently, you’re probably aware of some of the cool new devices that help perform diagnosis and treatment. You may not be aware, however, that some of these devices are connected to the Internet and have become an important part of the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.
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- Education, Health Care, Telecommunications
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West Africa: Ebola Epidemic
Socio-Economic Implications of Inadequate Human Resources for Health, and Poor Health Financing
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ChildFund, MasterCard Foundation, launch nurse-training program for Zambian youth
Innovative $7.6 million e-learning program will train 6,000 young people to become nurses and midwives and expand capacity of nursing schools in Zambia.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Economic Case for Wiping Out Ebola
On Aug. 22, the World Health Organization announced a draft strategy to combat the West African Ebola outbreak over the next six to nine months. That’s a sign that the global health body isn’t optimistic about a rapid end to an epidemic that has killed around 1,300 people so far. An extended outbreak of such a feared disease would have mounting economic costs.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa