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More Kenyans To Benefit From New Private Sector Healthcare Initiative
Excelsior Group’s Foundation and the Kenya Association of Private Hospitals (KAPH) have reached an agreement to improve healthcare accessibility for 30 percent of Kenya’s population. Private sector networks account for more than 50 percent of Kenya’s healthcare providers serving the needs of Kenyans living on lower incomes.
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- Education, Environment, Health Care
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Health app targets African users
UK-based mobile strategy company Mobilium Global hopes to capitalise on smartphone penetration in Africa by launching the Smart Health application, to promote health and wellness among users on the continent.
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- Health Care, Technology
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14 Ways to Make Sanitation Sustainable
What has more impact, new technology or behavioural change? Is there such a thing as a scalable solution that is also sensitive to cultural needs? Our panel of experts share their thoughts
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- Education, Health Care
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- governance
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US Global Health Research Funding Falls Short of Innovation Rhetoric
Despite the Obama administration's emphasis on science, technology, and innovation for international development, United States funding for global health research and development is not what it could or should be, according to an advocacy coalition of 30 global health nongovernmental organizations
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Brazil Just Became The First Country Ever To Pay Reparations For A Maternal Death
Three years after a landmark human rights ruling, Brazil offers reparations and public commemoration. But the structural inequalities that led to a 28-year-old’s death remain.
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Sahel meningitis outbreaks linked to wind and dust levels, claim scientists
Scientists may soon be able to forecast disease outbreaks in sub-Saharan African's "meningitis belt" using weather data. The forecasts could be used to plan early vaccination drives aimed at preventing or limiting casualties.
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People + technology as a best investment
Gib Bulloch, founder and global managing director of Accenture Development Partnerships, is all about putting money into ideas that work.
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GE Healthcare, CTSI to develop cancer care network
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, on Tuesday announced a partnership with Cancer Treatment Services International (CTSI) to develop a network of 25 cancer care centres in India. Through five years, the two companies will together invest $120 million (Rs 720 crore) to establish these centres, through a hub-and-spoke model.
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- Health Care
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