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Duke Global Health Institute Receives $20M From Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provided a $20 million grant to the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI).
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public policy
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Affordable Healthcare Technologies for Rural India
Imagine a three-year-old child suffering from severe pneumonia, which leads to insufficient oxygen in the blood, at a primary health centre (PHC) in a remote village. The centre has no reliable supply of oxygen. So what does one do? How about a low-cost method for oxygen production in rural areas?
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Top Innovation Ecosystem Leaders Across India Converge at India Innovation Forum 2015
The inaugaral edition of India Innovation Forum (IIF 2015) in Bengaluru saw top Innovators, Entrepreneurs, VCs, Impact Investors, CEOs and Thought leaders come together on 11th and 12th of July, 2015 to interact, share ideas and raise important questions on Innovation ecosystem in India. They interacted with a diverse group 150+ select senior executives from top Indian and multinational companies.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Iran Nuclear Deal: Lifting Sanctions Could Transform Business For Pharmaceutical Companies, Ease Financial Roadblocks
European and U.S. pharmaceutical companies have always been allowed to sell medicines and medical devices in Iran, even if they've been hesitant about doing so. But the nuclear deal reached Tuesday could be transformative, not so much by peeling back legal restrictions on the pharmaceutical industry, but rather by tearing down financial roadblocks that could make it significantly easier for companies to do business in Iran in a sector that analysts say is teeming with growth opportunities.
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- Health Care
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- North Africa & Near East
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Global Health Workforce, Finances Remain Low for Mental Health
Worldwide, nearly 1 in 10 people have a mental health disorder, but only 1% of the global health workforce is working in mental health. This means, for example, that nearly half of the world’s population lives in a country where there is less than one psychiatrist per 100 000 people.
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- Health Care
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MUrgency Launches Global Emergency Response Mobile App in India
A new decentralized and personalized mobile app called MUrgency ( One Global Emergency Response Network) is being set up to create a global emergency response to help people in distress in developing countries.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Rural India Healthier Than Urban India, Malayalees Sickest
As much as 86% of the rural population and 82% of the urban population is without health-expenditure support. The average medical expenditure for treating one ailment without being admitted to hospital was Rs 509 in rural India and Rs 639 in urban India. Up to 58% of hospital care occurred in private hospitals in rural India; it was 68% in urban India.
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- Health Care
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IDB Approves Climate-Smart Agriculture Fund
First-of-its-kind fund will support investments that increase rural livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance biodiversity.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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