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In Sierra Leone, Ebola continues its spread via denial and ignorance
Standing in line at a small, street side pharmacy just off this port city’s main drag, a well-clad woman is buying a crate of hand sanitizer.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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5 ways to deliver nutrition through cash crop standards
Nutrition security is an essential part of improving farmer livelihoods.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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International Labour Office, World Bank to Enhance Access to Insurance in Africa and Asia
The International Labour Office (ILO) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to provide access to improved insurance products to hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers, small businesses and individuals in Asia and Africa.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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U.S. doctor contracts Ebola in Liberia
DAKAR (Reuters) - A 33-year-old American doctor working for a relief organisation in Liberia's capital has tested positive for the tropical disease Ebola, according to a statement from Samaritan's Purse.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pricey Hepatitis C Drug Draws Criticism
To hear scientists talk about it, it’s nothing short of a wonder drug.
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- Health Care
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Health insurance comes to Nigeria through mobile phone subscriptions
Quality healthcare is often out of reach for many living in rural areas, but MTN in Nigeria initiated as program together with Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to provide affordable healthcare to its subscribers in the country.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Smartphones, apps reshaping the health sector
WASHINGTON: Your smartphone is not only your best friend, it's also become your personal trainer, coach, medical lab and maybe even your doctor.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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- public health
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GSK seeks approval for world’s first malaria vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it is applying for regulatory approval for the world's first vaccine against malaria, designed for children in Africa.
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- Health Care
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