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5 smart ways for the private sector and NGOs to tackle chronic diseases together
It’s no secret that noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and asthma cause an increasing burden of death and disability in rich and poor countries alike. But few people are aware that 35 million people die from chronic diseases globally each year, and that number is expected to grow considerably over time.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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UST Global unveils unique telemedicine mobile app, in collaboration with Nanavati Hospital
Kerala’s largest IT employer UST Global, Monday, announced the release of an advanced telemedicine application, developed in collaboration with Mumbai-based Balabhai Nanavati Hospital’s telemedicine centre and BlackBerry India.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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- public health
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The future of healthcare: live-saving innovations for the bottom billion
From India to Mexico, meet the innovators in open-heart surgery and palliative care developing unconventional health solutions
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- Health Care
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Unilever Pledges to Help 25 Million People Gain Improved Access to Toilets
Today, at the Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park, Unilever is announcing a commitment to help 25 million people gain improved access to toilets by 2020.
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- Health Care
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Can We Rely on the Private Sector to Halt Malaria in Africa?
NGOs are selling discount drugs directly to shopkeepers in hopes of quelling the parasitic disease.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Scientists grapple with ethics in rush to release Ebola vaccines
Normally it takes years to prove a new vaccine is both safe and effective before it can be used in the field. But with hundreds of people dying a day in the worst ever outbreak of Ebola, there is no time to wait.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How the private sector can pitch in to help combat Ebola
While health workers on the ground continue to struggle to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the United Nations, international nongovernmental organizations and other donors are appealing to the private sector for help.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GE eyes expansion of healthcare and energy operations in SA
General Electric, which is supplying a total of 376 locomotives to Transnet, is looking for opportunities in other sectors in SA, such as healthcare and energy.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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