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Ebola virus: Vaccine ‘should be ready for 2015’, WHO says, as GSK plays down timing
An Ebola vaccine should be ready for public use by 2015, the United Nation’s health agency has said.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Novartis aims to improve healthcare access in developing nations
Novartis has trained more than 500 health educators and supervisors, addressing healthcare issues for remote communities in emerging markets
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- Health Care
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Ideas for a financially inclusive India
The Prime Minister is expected to outline a policy on financial inclusion in his maiden speech from the ramparts of Red Fort on August 15, 2014.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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RuPay cards to replace Aadhaar in welfare scheme authentication in India
The finance ministry has decided to limit Aadhaar's role in its welfare scheme payments and, instead, use ATM-enables RuPay cards for last-mile authentication to withdraw money.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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A qualified success for the Peterborough prison social impact bond
Not everyone is confident about the prospects for replicating what might prove to be a one-off experiment, says Stephen Cook
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- Impact Assessment
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Why the Ebola Vaccine Won’t Be Administered in Africa
The earliest the world can expect a vaccine to curb spreading of Ebola in West Africa is about a year away, scientists say.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India has big plans for healthcare and pharma
The rumblings of an Indian healthcare earthquake have been gathering pace for some years but the arrival of a new government with a mandate of progressive reform promises to make the earth move for pharma.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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The remarkable impact of secondary education on women’s health
For the first time, there is strong evidence to support the claim that girls education is a great investment. But it goes further than that. Secondary education might be the best way to improve the health of both mothers and their children.
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- Education, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- public health, research
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