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Experts: Population to Grow from 7 to 11 Billion
Our planet is home to about seven billion people. Since the 1990s, population experts have predicted the number would grow to ninebillion before it begins to slow down and possibly decrease.
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- Environment, Health Care
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Red Cross team attacked while burying Ebola dead
A Red Cross team was attacked while collecting bodies believed to be infected with Ebola in southeastern Guinea, the latest in a string of assaults that are hindering efforts to control West Africa's current outbreak.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Multinationals reaffirm commitment to BoP business with BCtA
Inclusive business has continued to flourish with the growth of new enterprises that serve the bottom of the pyramid
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- Health Care
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Ebola vaccines could be available by end of year
Promising vaccines, developed by U.S. and Canadian companies and agencies, could be ready for use by December.
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- Health Care
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The gamification of global health: could a game change your bad habits?
From the #StopEbola song to the Aids Fighter Pilot game in India, fun is proving to encourage healthier behaviours
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Health insurers offer Nano price
With increased penetration of government health insurance schemes like RSBY ( Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana) coupled with private hospitals building capacity across the country, health insurers are also looking at smaller markets.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Ebola drug trials to be fast-tracked in West Africa
Experimental Ebola drugs including compounds from Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Sarepta and Tekmira will be tested in affected West African states for the first time in a bid to fast-track trials, the Wellcome Trust said on Tuesday.
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- Health Care
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Project to develop room-temperature storage for fragile biologics
A project at McMaster University is receiving $112,000 in seed funding from Grand Challenges Canada ... (to) adapt an existing technology to make vaccines for deadly illnesses more affordable and available for use in resource-poor areas.
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- Education, Health Care
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