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Opinion: Only partnership-driven model can meet Africa’s healthcare needs

Throughout my working life, I have had the opportunity to observe the pharmaceutical industry from outside and from within. I started my career as a doctor dealing with big healthcare firms and now I am the chief medical officer for one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical so I have seen things from both sides.

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Monitor (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigerian startup Aajoh beta testing AI e-health innovation

Nigerian startup Aajoh is beta testing an e-health tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose patients. Aajoh chief executive officer (CEO) Simi Adejumo was one of nine African entrepreneurs selected to attend the MITx Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Cambridge, Massachusetts in August of last year.

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Disrupt Africa (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care, Technology

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Zipline raises $25 million to deliver medical supplies by drone

Zipline International Inc. has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to expand its humanitarian delivery drone business in Rwanda, the U.S. and beyond. The startup builds drones and runs delivery services, dropping crucial medical supplies to clinics or hospitals in areas that aren’t accessible by land.

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Tech Crunch (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care, Technology

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Sub-Saharan Africa

AP launches urban e-healthcare centre scheme

The Andhra Pradesh Government will make all efforts to provide quality medicare to the urban poor and to that end it will make use of technology, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said.

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The Hindu Business Line (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

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South Asia

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public health

From AIDS To Zika: Trump On Global Health And Humanitarian Aid

No one knows what the Trump administration has planned for U.S. foreign aid programs and other global initiatives that fight poverty and disease.

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NPR (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

‘Essential’ Meds for the World Are Surprisingly Cheap

The cost of providing essential medicines to people in low- and middle-income countries is surprisingly low, a panel of experts is reporting.

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MedPage Today (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

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public health

Who Gives a Crap Toilet Paper Launches 12 Rolls of Christmas Range

The social enterprise selling sustainable toilet paper, Who Gives a Crap, released its limited edition Christmas 2016 range overnight.

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B&T (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

ECHO, India through its Maiden Orientation Program Reinforces National Priority of Expanding Healthcare Delivery in Rural Communities through Digital Access

Healthcare delivery in underserved areas is a huge challenge the world over. The leveraging of scarce resources of a nation in remote areas is extremely difficult. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) started in rural community of New Mexico, one of the underdeveloped states of USA in 1994 is built to address this challenge.

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Businesswire India (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

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Sub-Saharan Africa