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Medtech Business Opportunities: There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom
There is a huge underserved market for medical technology—roughly two-thirds of the global population—that is largely ignored by the medtech industry. That market sits at the base of the pyramid (BoP), and it is composed primarily of populations in the emerging global markets. A report from global business consultancy PWC, "Quality healthcare for all: Starting from a strong base," considers this market to be a tremendous opportunity for companies to do good, both in business terms and for the human condition. "There may be no better place to look than the BoP healthcare market to seek new business," write PWC analysts. "Companies that do may find huge revenue potential combined with the opportunity to improve the lives of billions of people through access to better healthcare."
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‘We Aim to Bring Affordable and Convenient Healthcare for Every Individual in India’
After the successful launch of a free pick and drop service to all hospitals, diagnostics and pathology labs in Delhi, UBER and OXXY expanded it to Mumbai on World Health Day, with the additional benefit of online. While Uber provides the free ride, OXXY allows customers to compare prices of tests/ surgeries/ treatment as well as avail of discounts at medical centres. Pankaj Gupta, Founder, OXXY reveals company’s plans to Usha Sharma.
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Researchers Find Cheap, Effective Hepatitis Treatment
Researchers have discovered that an inexpensive allergy medicine can treat hepatitis C, a serious liver disease.
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India Has Third-Highest Number of Obese People, Reveals Study
India has the third-highest number of obese and overweight people (11 % of adolescents, and 20 % of all adults) after US and China, a recent study mapping global malnutrition trends has revealed.
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Vaccination Reminder Band Tipped to Boost Global Child Inoculation Rates
Ankle band that changes colour to remind parents when vaccines are due comes through trials in Pakistan.
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As WHO Drafts Its Global Health Strategies, a Need to Reconsider Viral Hepatitis Response
The World Health Organization recently announced that it was seeking input on the three global health sector strategies — HIV and AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infection — it was drafting until April 30. The strategies, which will cover 2016-2021, will be finalized at the 69th World Health Assembly in 2016.
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Could a Test for Malaria Be as Easy as a Breathalyzer?
More than half a million people die of malaria every year, most of them children under the age of five in Africa. And in the areas where it is most endemic, it remains relatively expensive to diagnose. But a group of scientists in Missouri are working on a groundbreaking method to test for the disease that, if successful, could save time, money, and most importantly, lives.
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2 New Ebola Vaccines Pass Important Early Test, Researchers Say
Two new Ebola vaccines have passed an important test, protecting monkeys against the strain of the virus responsible for the current deadly outbreak, researchers reported on Wednesday. Only one dose was needed, and there were no apparent side effects.
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- Education, Health Care
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