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Gates Foundation Accused of ‘Dangerously Skewing’ Aid Priorities by Promoting ‘Corporate Globalisation’
They are among the richest people on earth, have won plaudits for their fight to eradicate some of the world’s deadliest and prolific killers, and donated billions to better educate and feed the poorest on the planet.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- philanthropy
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Vaccines Alliance Signs $5 Million Advance Deal for Merck’s Ebola Shot
The Gavi global alliance for vaccines and immunization group signed a $5 million advance purchase commitment on Wednesday to buy a vaccine being developed by Merck to protect against future outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Israel to Provide India With Better, Cheaper Health Care
Already close collaborators in areas like defense and agritech, Israel and India will soon be working together on health technologies, through the good offices of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Droit Health’s Pilot Clinic at Lakkur
Bangalore based start-up, Droit Health has piloted world’s first “technology enabled socionomic healthcare delivery modelâ€. “Droit Health†means “The Right to Healthâ€, and the start-up is focused on navigating the needy and less fortunate through socio-economic disparities hindering accessing quality health care. The company has rolled out a novel business model by co-launching urgent care clinics, personalized pharmacy, telemedicine at one side and microbanking, mobile wallets and microinsurance at the other side.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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India Battles China for Kenya’s Market
India is seeking to recapture its long-held position as Kenya's largest source of imports from China.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- impact investing
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Uber, FIFA and Rich Muslims Eyed to Help Plug World Aid Gap
A $15 billion shortfall in global humanitarian aid could be addressed by tapping into innovative sources of finance, such as smartphone apps, the football industry and wealthy Islamic donors, a United Nations panel of experts said on Sunday.
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- Health Care
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India Waives Large-Scale Clinical Trials for Sanofi’s Dengue Vaccine
An expert consultative committee of the Indian drug regulatory agency has waived a large-scale clinical trial for a dengue vaccine developed by French drug maker Sanofi. The Subject Expert Committee, which advises the Drug Controller General of India, as part of its Jan 12 meeting said it "recommends for market authorization of the vaccine in the age group of 18-45 years only with the condition to conduct Phase IV clinical trial in time bound manner."
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- vaccines
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Health Startups Cry Foul Over Tender
While the country is prepping hard for the launch of the 'Startup India' movement by prime minister Modi on Saturday, most healthcare startups are suffering teething problems; that of selling their products to the government sector. Medical technology startups are struggling to scale up, especially with regard to tapping into the government hospitals market, because of the rigid tendering processes in place. Major challenges at the entry point for these startups include guidelines such as a minimum of three years' industry experience, no single-bidder policy and tenders not being time-bound.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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