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New Tools Deliver Medical Diagnoses, Fast, Cheap and in the Field
Reliable electricity is a rare commodity in some parts of Guinea, which means some traditional medical equipment often is useless. So researchers there are using a new tool to identify Ebola cases: a portable diagnostic machine that fits in a suitcase and runs on a solar battery.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Rwanda’s Clinics Have Gone Off-Grid and Onto Renewable Energy
Rwanda is located in the poorest region in the world, sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this, it is making advances with off-grid renewable energy solutions for rural areas that could be a model for similar economies.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Buyout Firm Vital Plans $500 Million Africa Fund As Demand Booms
Private equity firm Vital Capital Investments LP is planning a $500 million investment fund that will focus on African industries overlooked by competitors.
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing
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Finger-Prick, Blood Test for Ebola Takes Just Minutes
Public health officials may soon be able to screen patients for Ebola at border crossings and hospitals with a finger-prick blood test that takes mere minutes.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wipro GE Healthcare Unveils First Locally Made CT System
Wipro GE Healthcare today shipped out the first Computed Tomography (CT) system designed and developed in India to a hospital in Pune.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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Surviving Pakistan’s Slums: The Extraordinary Story of Mohammad Sabir
Every morning at sunrise, five-year-old Muhammad Sabir stepped out of his house, sagging a garbage bag to his shoulders, filling it with aluminum, plastic, paper scraps or anything he could find to sell. Salvaging trash to survive, he picked up snippets of newspapers and tried to read them.
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- Education, Health Care
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- North Africa & Near East
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Different Options for Male Contraception Could Be on Their Way
Last time we heard about Vasalgel, the male contraceptive that is expected to be the first one of its kind to be approved by the FDA, there was hope that it could be available to the public as soon as 2017. It’s now expected to hit the US market at least a year later, but there could be even more options for male birth control by then.
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- Health Care
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Triggering Behavior Change: Children’s Role in Development
In order to end poverty by 2030, everyone needs to do their part, even kids. And they can start by pooping in the toilet and washing their hands.
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- Health Care
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