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New App for Managing HIV Treatment Failure
A health informatics specialist in Rwanda has developed a computer-based application to help clinicians reduce medical errors in managing HIV treatment failure.
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- Health Care, Technology
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World Malaria Day: 5 Breakthroughs in Fighting the Disease
Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. In 2013, only one in five African children with malaria received effective treatment, 15 million pregnant women did not receive a single dose of preventative drugs and an estimated 278 million in Africa still live in households with no insecticide-treated bed net, according to the World Health Organization.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- vaccines
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Guj Govt to Revive Telemedicine Project as PPP Model
Gujarat Government is all set to revive its telemedicine project, which had failed to take off earlier due to technological hurdles, as a PPP model by roping in private hospitals and experts from Canada.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Campaign Launched to Cut Price of Penumonia Vaccine
A global campaign is calling on GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer to slash the price of the pneumonia vaccine in developing countries to $5 or less per child.
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- Health Care
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Study: Ebola Outbreak Likely Driving Malaria Deaths
The collapse of health services in three west African countries devastated by Ebola may have caused some 11,000 additional deaths from malaria, a preventable and curable disease, researchers said Friday.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GoSun Grill: The Only Solar Cooker That Cooks Day or Night
Earlier this year, we featured the GoSun Stove, a compact fuel-free cooker powered by nothing more than the sun’s rays. Now, the forward-thinking company is trying to launch their GoSun Grill—a larger and perhaps improved version of the cooker since it feeds many more people.
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- Energy, Health Care
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- renewable energy, solar
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World’s First Malaria Vaccine Moves Closer to Use in Africa
The world's first malaria vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline, could be approved by international regulators for use in Africa from October after final trial data showed it offered partial protection for up to four years.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Brazilians Spraying and Praying for Dengue Vaccine Breakthrough
A cup of cloves, a half-liter of alcohol and a dollop of body oil: You won't find this homemade mosquito repellent in Brazilian drugstores, but the recipe went viral after a worried sanitarian posted a cell phone video on Facebook last week.
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- Health Care
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- Latin America
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