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MIT scholar fights malaria with magnets
Invention holds promise for quick, accurate diagnosis of the fatal disease, even in the most challenging situations
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Ethiopia most successful in Africa at cutting maternal deaths – NGO
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pregnancy-related deaths in Ethiopia have fallen by nearly two-thirds, making it the African country that has most successfully lowered its maternal mortality rate thanks to its lifesaving investment in female health workers and girls’ education, Save the Children said on Tuesday.
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- Health Care
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Student Venture Wins Inaugural Thorne Prize for Healthcare Innovation
A team of students from Yale SOM, Yale College, and the Yale School of Public Health won the inaugural $25,000 Thorne Prize from the Yale School of Public Health’s InnovateHealth Yale Program on April 26.
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- Health Care
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1,000 Days: The Period That Decides the Health and Wealth of the World
A globetrotting investigation into the biggest new idea in international development.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Interactive Training and Rapid Diagnostic Testing Reduces Over-diagnosis of Malaria
A study published on Friday in The Lancet Global Health showed countries where malaria is endemic should rollout malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) at the same time new training programs are integrated into the medical care system.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Harvard Startup Champion Focuses on India’s Women
Saathi, a social enterprise startup that provides low-cost sanitary napkins and jobs to women in rural India, took top honors at Harvard's New Venture Competition. Co-founder Amrita Siagal discusses the origins of the project and its path forward.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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This Fridge Doesn’t Need Electricity To Stay Cool
Inspired by studying frozen lakes, the Sure Chill can stay cold for up to 35 days--long enough to get life-saving vaccines to kids still living off the grid.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Brazil Approves GM Mosquito That Could Cut Dengue
The approval was made last week (10 April) by the National Technical Commission on Biosecurity, the organisation that regulates transgenic organisms in Brazil.
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- Latin America
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