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What went wrong with India’s TB control
The story today is a far cry from the 1960s, when we led the developing countries’ fight against the disease
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- South Asia
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Targeting product design for the developing world
The key, MIT study finds, is designing products that make money for the microentrepreneur.
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- Uncategorized
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- product design
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Vinod Khosla-backed Unitus Seed Fund to invest up to Rs 1 cr in Caravan Craft
Unitus Seed Fund, backed by marquee investor Vinod Khosla has made its third investment of the year, funding Bangalore-based Caravan Craft Retail, as capital flow increases for social ventures in areas beyond micro-finance.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Pedaling for progress with cargo bikes
For Victoria Holanda, fetching water used to be a backbreaking chore. “Dati ay suson naming mag-asawa ang isang kawayan; ang timba ay nasa gitna naming dalawa,” she recalled. “Inaabot kami ng tatlong oras araw-araw sa pag-igib ng tubig mula sa isang bukal na 500 metro ang layo sa bahay namin.”
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- Impact Assessment
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For Indian tech startups, Obamacare mean big bucks as 45 mn Americans pick health covers
A number of young Indian companies that make specialised software and analytics for global healthcare providers are recording a sharp upswing in business as millions of uninsured Americans enrol in a new healthcare system.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- governance
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China eyes health research cooperation with Africa
China plans to improve the health services it provides in Africa and expand its medical aid there, according to the International Cooperation unit at China's National Health and Family Planning Commission.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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- research
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There’s a new HIV drug – but Africa will have to wait
A new drug, Tivicay, that could be vital in the struggle against HIV, might not be available to those who need it the most.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Working on Tibet’s Future, From India
In a spacious classroom in this northern Indian hill town, 20 young Tibetan men and women sit in front of computers as the summer monsoon rains fall outside.
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- Education, Technology
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