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Pfizer, Manipal Hospitals & others join hands to accelerate health tech startups in India
A group of health care entities, including Manipal Hospitals and Narayana Health, have gotten together with an investor to provide up to $1.6 million in grants and investments to early-stage startups that seek to enhance access to affordable technology-driven health care products and services for low-income masses in India.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Study: Ebola Vaccine May Fall Short
One of the Ebola vaccines about to enter testing in Liberia may not be as potent as researchers had hoped, according to a new study, raising questions about how well it will prevent infection.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- vaccines
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HIV Fears Rise Over Condom Shortage in States
At least six states are facing a severe shortage of condoms distributed under the government's AIDS control programme, giving rise to a public health concern over the risk of HIV infections spreading.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Stanford Launches Major Effort to Expedite Vaccine Discovery with $50 Million Grant
The funding will establish the Stanford Human Systems Immunology Center, and will accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for the world's most deadly infectious diseases.
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- Education, Health Care
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This ‘Eco Stove’ Does More Than Cook Your Dinner
In Uganda, more than 28 million people in the country are without electricity. To put that into perspective, the entire population of the beautiful landlocked east-central African nation is less than 38 million people.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Press Release: Four Initiatives From Across Africa Win Share of Global $1 Million Healthcare Innovation Award
Organisations from South Africa, Zambia, Kenya and Uganda recognised by GSK and Save the Children for innovations proven to help reduce deaths in under-fives.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bill Gates Explains Why Bitcoin Won’t Help the Poor
According to the World Bank, approximately 2.5 billion people (roughly half of the world’s adult population) does not have a bank account due to reasons such as lack of money, high fees, long distances, and complicated paperwork.
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