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mHealth initiative to curb infant and maternal fatalities in Kenya
In a bid to reduce the glaring rates of child and maternal deaths annually estimated at 6.6 million and 260,000 respectively, Sub Saharan-African states are set to launch a mobile phone text messaging service to educate masses on better health care and nutrition.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Childhood TB 25 Percent Higher than Previous Estimates
A recent study published in The Lancet Global Health found that the incidence of childhood tuberculosis has been 25 percent higher than previous estimates. In fact, findings suggest that around 15 million children may be exposed to TB every year, while roughly 53 million are living with latent TB infection.
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- Health Care
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BlackBerry Up on Plans for New Healthcare Platform in India
Finally, things are shaping up well for Canadian handset manufacturer BlackBerry Limited. According to a report in Economic Times, Blackberry is planning to introduce a novel service platform designed to cater to the needs of the health care sector.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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- public health
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Muslims demand condom ban in Malawi
Malawi Muslim traditional leaders are campaigning against the promotion of condoms as a means of preventing HIV and AIDS.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘eHealth For Africa’ initiative makes debut in Nigeria
AS part of efforts to strengthen health system in Nigeria, Novartis has introduced ‘eHealth For Africa’ initiative into the country – being an updated version of the Short Message Service (SMS) for Life system in public health facilities.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Insulin Market Worth $47.54 Billion by 2020 Research Report Available Online
Key industry participants include Sanofi, Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Biocon, Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Dongbao Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. and others.
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- Health Care
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Connecting healthcare workers in rural Uganda with mobile technology
Malaria Consortium has encouraged the creation of parish coordinator roles as part of the integrated community case management (iCCM) programme in support of the Ugandan Ministry of Health’s village health team structure and as part of the inSCALE project in Uganda, which seeks to increase coverage of community health services. Acting as the link between village health team members (VHTs) and supervisors, the role of the parish coordinator facilitates the reporting, supervision and mobilisation processes, often through the use of mobile technology.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New mobile project to tackle malnutrition in Africa and Asia
A CABI-led consortium has gained GSMA funding to help three million people access nutrition information using mobile technology.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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