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Yale-India Business Accelerator to Promote Innovative Health Solutions
The selected companies will each receive $70,000 in seed capital and mentorship from Yale faculty and alumni, and will benefit from a network of Indian industry experts and structured sessions to help startups evolve into a sustainable and scalable business model, refine their market strategy, and build a sustainable company.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Startups Trying to Fix Nigeria’s Broken Healthcare System Are Winning Global Investor Interest
Startups identifying gaps in the healthcare delivery value chain across Africa’s most populous country are increasingly winning investor attention and dollars.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, supply chains
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Viewpoint: A Digital Path to Health for All
The world is just beginning to recognize the potential of digitally enhanced data to improve health. Increased use of digital technology and artificial intelligence can make countries better at predicting and preventing disease, and at providing health care to people in remote or underserved areas.
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- Health Care, Technology
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In Quest for Universal Health Coverage, Kenya Faces Pharmacy Regulation Battles
A 2014 “Kenya Household Health Expenditure and Utilisation Survey” found that private clinics and pharmacies were the main private providers and that they accounted for 23% of all outpatient visits. Others have produced even higher estimates.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Among India’s Working Poor, Sobriety May Boost Savings
Economist’s study of rickshaw drivers shows effects of alcohol consumption on financial decision-making.
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- Finance, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Press Release: MDaaS Global Closes on Seed Funding of $1 Million
MDaaS was created to address the lack of high-quality, affordable diagnostic services available for low- and middle-income sub-Saharan Africans, starting with Nigeria’s 130 million low- and middle-income patients. Where available and up-to-date, health services are unaffordable for most of Nigeria’s population, and expensive out-of-pocket costs discourage patients. MDaaS leverages its vertically-integrated supply chain, technology platform, and patient-centered design to provide modern, convenient services at a price point patients can afford.
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- Press Release
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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More Than 2,300 Cataract Surgeries With Cameroon Cataract Bond
Financially the hospital is performing better than anticipated after its first year and is on track to become financially sustainable within five years.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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China Leads World in Digital Health Adoption, Philips Survey Finds
The Chinese healthcare sector's embrace of self-monitoring has contributed to the country becoming the biggest wearables market. Similar trends in other countries Philips classes as digital forerunners, such as India and Saudi Arabia, are supporting above-average growth.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific