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Gilead Developing Ebola Drug
Gilead Sciences Inc. confirmed Wednesday it was developing an experimental drug for Ebola after a London hospital revealed that the treatment had been given to a nurse who had been readmitted with the illness.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Boost for Global Health as UK and China Agree £2 Billion of Healthcare Trade and Investment Deals
More than £2 billion of healthcare trade deals and collaborations have been signed between Chinese and UK companies, universities and organisations during President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Britain.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Eco-Friendly Bio-Toilets Improving Health and Dignity for India’s Poor
Banka BioLoo, an Indian social enterprise that provides solutions for human waste treatment, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to expand distribution of environmentally-friendly bio-toilets to low-income people across India. BCtA is a global initiative that encourages companies to fight poverty through inclusive business models. It is supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other international organisations.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- South Asia
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4 Innovations That Are Reducing the Shame of Menstruation
Finally, a women’s cycle has made the news cycle. For roughly 250 million adolescent girls in the world living in poverty, having a period means having to carry a heavy burden of shame. In addition, a shortage of sufficient clean water, toilets and sanitary products in schools can limit their ability to attend school and participate in daily life activities.
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Flexible ‘Kit Yamoyo’ Pack Counters Diarrhea in Developing Countries
ColaLife has partnered with Amcor Flexibles to develop a lightweight Flexi-pack, or pouch, now being distributed in remote areas within Zambia to help battle childhood diarrhea (watch a video on the pack here).
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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23 Million Adult Filipinos Run Out of Money for Basic Necessities, Says World Bank Survey
A World Bank survey, whose results were announced on Wednesday, October 21, showed that 23 million adult acknowledge that their households run out of money for food and other necessary items either “sometimes” (29%) or “regularly” (26%).
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Qualcomm India Fund’s First Pick: A Startup Aiming to Use Big Data to Stop Epidemics
One of the highlights of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley last month was a meeting with executive chairman of chipmaker Qualcomm Dr. Paul Jacobs. This was part of a series of meetings with tech honchos to evangelize Indian startups and the government’s Digital India initiative.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Wellcome’s £5 Billion Boost to British Science
A month out from the November spending review, Britain’s scientists are braced for bad news. Rumours continue to swirl about another five years of flat budgets,a likely merger of research councils, and the culling of other funding bodies. Next Monday, the pressure group Science is Vital is hosting a rally at Conway Hall in London where prominent voices from across the research community will spell out the case for public investment.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- research
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