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Meet the Non-MD’s Solving Systematic Healthcare Problems for Global Health Corps
Global Health Corps just sent its latest cohort of fellows to their yearlong posts developing health and social justice solutions in places like Zambia, Malawi, and Rwanda.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In India, Less than 50 Percent of Women Breastfeed in First Hour of Birth
India ranks lowest among South Asian countries in breastfeeding practices with only 44 percent of women being able to breastfeed their babies within one hour of delivery.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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- public health
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Eko’s stethoscope shows the potential of digital technology to reinvent health care
Eko Devices, a Silicon Valley start-up, has received FDA approval for its digital stethoscope, which brings the power of modern technology to an already essential device. The implications could be huge for patient care.
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- Health Care
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OPINION: (Chelsea Clinton) The lurking threat to child survival
Emergency infectious disease outbreaks like Ebola and MERS, as serious as they are, have become black holes, sucking the necessary ingredients from health systems that could be allocated toward saving babies.
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- Health Care
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- vaccines
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OPINION: Putting an end to global health’s ‘silent killer’
Viral hepatitis is the seventh leading cause of death worldwide. Together, hepatitis B and C cause approximately 80 percent of all liver cancer deaths and kill close to 1.4 million people every year — more than either HIV or tuberculosis.
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- Health Care
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Mobile wallets like Paytm and Mobikwik are tying up with kirana stores in rural India
Mobile wallet and payment services such as Paytm and Mobikwik are tying up with kirana stores in semi-urban and rural areas as they seek to grow in regions underserved by banks.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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Startups innovate to make payments faster in India – but e-wallets face Ashley-Madison-like threats
People are slowly moving towards using digital and electronic payment modes, but payment startups face challenges such as customer awareness, fears about security, and concerns about product or service delivery.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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Mobile Money Gets Boost as Central Bank of Nigeria Loosens Restriction on Telcos
With the review of the mobile money guidelines, which allows for the participation of the telecommunication companies, the adoption of this form of banking is expected to get a significant boost.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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