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Neeri’s stove reduces smoke, promises better rural health
With the World Health Organisation identifying indoor pollution being significantly responsible for the declining rural health and high mortality rate in India, National Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) has developed "Neerdhur," a novel multi-fuel domestic cooking stove.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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Lack of Doctors in East Africa Spells Opportunity for Investors
In this monthly column called “The Indicator”, we take a economic or financial statistic from East Africa and break it down into bite-sized nuggets of knowledge for investors.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pokemon Go: Health Gains of Exergames
Augmented reality game Pokemon Go, which took the world by storm, seems to have found an unlikely supporter in the medical fraternity. Banned by parents for the longest time, games like Pokemon Go, played on the smartphone, could actually be beneficial as it encourages a physical activity regimen combined with fun, a study shared exclusively with TOI says.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Coca-Cola Africa Foundation to Increase Access to Safe Drinking Water
In an effort to increase access to safe drinking water in Liberia, six thousand Liberians in the rural part of the country are expected to benefit from a Coca-Cola golden triangle program to provide clean and safe drinking water.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Henry Ford Health System to help create new specialty hospital in India
Henry Ford Health System has signed a contract with Pearl Human Care Private Limited, an India-based company, to provide medical technology and related medical services to a planned 400-bed hospital in Tamil Nadu.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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PRESS RELEASE: USPTO Announces Patents for Humanity Winners
The U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the latest winners of the Patents for Humanity program. The Patents for Humanity program was launched by the USPTO in February 2012 as part of an Obama administration initiative promoting game-changing innovations to solve long-standing development challenges.
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- Health Care
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- innovation, public health
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Viewpoint: A Bold Bet By the US to End the World’s Most Neglected Diseases
This year, the U.S. government marks 10 years of commitment to fighting neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This is a success story that has largely flown under the radar when instead we should be heralding the progress we have made toward an ambitious vision of a world free from NTDs.
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- Health Care
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- North America
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Health Financing Through PPP Gets Nod of Experts
With Africa needing over US$30 billion to close the infrastructure deficit and in the light of dwindling Government expenditure on Healthcare, experts say it has become imperative that the private sector gets involved in closing these gaps.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, lending
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