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mHealth ‘could save a million African lives by 2017
Mobile health (mHealth) applications such as text messages could save more than a million lives in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years, according to a report.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pakistan’s social entrepreneurs eager to unlock innovation potential
A changing mindset can help the country establish an enabling environment in which social enterprises can flourish
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- North Africa & Near East
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Coughing Dragon, Sneezing Elephant: China, India, and Global Health Governance
The recent H7N9 flu scare in China has shown once again that we live in “an epidemiologically interdependent world.”
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- South Asia
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- public health
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Looking for a Latin American Seed Fund? Try the Colombian Government
Grooveshark creator Andres Barreto is placing a bet on Colombia.
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- Latin America
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India readying to take on absolute emission reduction cuts
India is preparing to take on absolute emission reduction cuts under the new global climate compact to be signed in 2015.
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The “Technology for Impact Accelerator” announces the first batch of 16 startups
“Technology for Impact Accelerator” program for business creating social impact is an initiative by CIIE- IIM Ahmedabad and Village Capital. As a part of the first batch, 16 startups have been selected.
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- Impact Assessment
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World experts debate case for new bird flu vaccine; China confident it can control outbreak
Experts from around the world are in daily talks about the threat posed by a deadly new strain of bird flu in China, including discussions on if and when to start making a vaccine.
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- Asia Pacific
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Zambia slowly winning HIV/AIDS fight
In Southern Africa, Zambia has one of the world’s most devastating HIV and AIDS pandemic. In 2009, nearly 76,000 adults were newly infected with HIV, representing about 200 new infections each day.
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