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The Man With a Tablet for Making Aid to African Countries Better
Struck by failings in the implementation of health projects, a Mozambican entrepreneur has turned to tech for a solution.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: A Fresh Take on the Global Health Financing Gap
Seeing these trends, some donor programs are testing new ways to blend their resources and catalyze private capital.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Is Being Called A Sustainable Development Issue
As the report notes, “Clean water in hospitals has a huge impact on reducing infections and the spread of antibiotic resistance.” Yet one-third of hospitals in developing countries lack running water. Thus there’s a clear case for investing in the basics.
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Why Foreign Aid Is Getting Better at Saving Lives
Billionaire do-gooders get a lot of flak. In his new book, Raj Kumar argues that they’ve helped change global health work for the better.
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- Health Care
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Mental Health Breaks Through in Global Health
“In addition to being the leading cause of suffering in the world today, mental illness is also the least attended problem and perhaps the most stigmatized,” said Paul Farmer, chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS, at the celebration.
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Press Release: The Global Digital Health Index Launches Inaugural State of Digital Health Report
The report presents data collected from the 22 countries across 6 regions that participate in the Index, analyzes regional trends, and sets benchmarks for countries to consider when charting future growth. It also contextualizes the findings in relation to digital health milestones and other global trend analyses.
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The New Malaria Vaccine Program for African Children Is Promising but Still Quite Limited
The RTS,S vaccine does not provide lifelong protection against malaria, only four in 10 children within a specific age group will benefit.
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- Health Care
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More Than 20 Million Children Worldwide Miss Out on the Measles Vaccine Annually, UNICEF Reports
UNICEF said in a report that 169 million children did not receive the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, a number that equates with about 21.1 million kids annually.
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