-
Global Pilot Project Demonstrates Disease Containment
U.S. and international public health officials have launched two successful demonstration projects - in Africa and Asia - to show how a quick response to outbreaks can contain infectious diseases.
- Categories
- Health Care
-
PPP can help Africa’s health future
The future of Africa's health sector lies in the bosom of Public- Private- Partnership (PPP) and there is no option, Dr khama Rogo, Head of the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) Health in Africa Initiative said Wednesday.
- Categories
- Education, Health Care
-
North Africa: Arab Spring Complicates Shifting Demands in Health Sector
Healthcare needs are changing in the Arab world, and chronic diseases linked to rising prosperity and aging populations are forcing health services to retool, even as the region grapples with political turmoil and uncertainty.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Tags
- governance, nutrition
-
Philips India & PGIMER showcase mobile health outreach programme Asha Jyoti in New Delhi
Philips Healthcare’s flagship Women's Healthcare Outreach Mobile programme, Asha Jyoti, has collaborated with Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), and the non-governmental organization RAD-AID to screen 4000 women in less than 20 months.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
-
Top 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2014
The past year has given us plenty of global health successes to celebrate.
- Categories
- Education, Health Care
- Tags
- nutrition
-
Surgery Goes Global
Drafting a plan for universal access to surgical care
- Categories
- Education, Health Care
-
Pakistan facing challenge over procuring vaccines
Pakistan may face a country-wide shortage of life-saving vaccines due to government’s failure to fulfil its international co-financing liabilities for the procurement of vaccines to safeguard lives of millions of children from seven lethal preventable diseases.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- governance, vaccines
-
GE Healthcare & IIT Madras ink 3-year R&D pact to accelerate innovation for a healthier India
GE Healthcare, the US$ 18 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company and Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC), a multi-disciplinary R&D centre of IIT Chennai have entered into a three-year collaborative research and development agreement for innovating a range of disruptive and affordable healthcare solutions.
- Categories
- Education, Health Care
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.