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Schistosomiasis: a Latin American neglected tropical disease
Schistosomiasis is classified as a Latin American neglected tropical disease (NTD), meaning it belongs to a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause substantial illness for more than one billion people globally, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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- Health Care
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A Victory for Rwanda
The African country synonymous with violence is winning the battle against disease and death.
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- Health Care
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The Next Frontier: Transforming Healthcare in Africa
Strategic public-private partnerships are going beyond traditional philanthropy to solve Africa's health challenges and promote development.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Haiti’s new generation of doctors hope to revive ailing health sector, rebuild country
A cholera epidemic, one of the highest malnutrition and maternal mortality rates in Latin America and an ill-equipped health sector are not putting off a new generation of Haitian doctors born and trained in the Caribbean nation.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Latin America
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New Solar Lamp for African Villagers
On a continent where more than half the population lives off-the-grid, many African villagers can neither afford nor acquire simple solar lamps. Instead, they have to rely on dangerous kerosene products to light their homes.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Startup Spotlight : Specialty Telehealth Services
Specialty Telehealth Services (STS) integrates complex telehealth systems to produce positive health impacts. STS owns and operates a 24-hour Response Center providing teletrauma services and is also implementing a Latin American Telestroke Network.
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- Health Care
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GSK bets on emerging markets with $1 billion plan to raise stake in India unit
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) has decided to spend roughly $1 billion to raise its stake in its Indian pharmaceutical unit, betting on rising demand in emerging markets as sales in developed economies slow due to a wave of patent expirations.
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Give every health worker in Africa a bike
When we first met health workers like Kaemba, they told us that when they didn't have a bike -- which was most of the time -- or, when they have a bike and that it had broken down -- almost always -- they couldn't do the job they had been trained for.
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