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Strategic Alliance Formed to Fight Counterfeit Drugs in Ghana

A new partnership will strengthen human resource capacity to conduct quality control testing to detect substandard and counterfeit medications in Africa.

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allAfrica (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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vaccines

GlaxoSmithKline and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ink new partnership to accelerate research into vaccines

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have launched a new joint initiative that will endeavor to make vaccines more resistant to heat, thus reducing the need for refrigeration.

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PharmaBiz (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

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public health

Why are more women leading social businesses?

Research suggests that some female traits and experiences may be behind their choice to become social entrepreneurs

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The Guardian (link opens in a new window)

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Uncategorized

Finalists announced for “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” Award

MUMBAI: The Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, which organizes the SEOY India Award in association with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship announced the finalists of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) India Award 2013.

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The Times of India (link opens in a new window)

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Uncategorized

GSK and BMGF ink new partnership to accelerate research into vaccines for global health needs

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have launched a new joint initiative that will endeavour to make vaccines more resistant to heat, thus reducing the need for refrigeration. GSK and BMGF will invest a combined $1.8 million in early stage research into vaccine thermostability.

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Pharmabiz (link opens in a new window)

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Education, Health Care

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research

HealthMobile, Nigeria’s first global healthcare app, launched

HealthMobile, Nigeria’s first global healthcare app, has been launched and aims to combine native medical information with user-generated content. HealthMobile is the second mobile app to come out of the HealthBook Project.

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HumanIPO (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care, Technology

Africa: Pros and Cons of High-Tech TB Testing

A new, sophisticated diagnostic test for tuberculosis now being rolled out promises to be faster and more accurate than the old methods and much easier to use. But the first trials of the GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay test in real-life situations have proved that while all this is true, it did not make any significant difference to treatment outcomes.

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All Africa (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care

LIC ties up with NGOs for covering lower strata

Aam Admi Bima Yojana provides insurance to earning members of rural landless families; LIC has covered 4.8 million beneficiaries so far. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has tied up with 31 non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Lucknow division for offering insurance cover to the bottom of the pyramid.

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Business Standard (link opens in a new window)

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Uncategorized