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More jobs? Forget IT, look at healthcare instead
Finance and information technology may be the sectors everybody wants to be in. But when it comes to jobs creation in a growing economy like India, these sectors are turning out to be laggards as they are less labour-intensive. Health and construction sectors are the ones that have the potential to create more jobs.
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- Education, Health Care
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Cease-fires only defense in battle against polio
Once virtually eradicated, polio again stalks the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. The innocent victims are mostly young children. The perpetrators are insurgents and indifferent governments. The polio resurgence is preventable and it is time to pull out an old but proven technique to halt its spread: Days of Tranquility.
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- Health Care
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Canada supports Peru’s efforts in healthcare innovation
Peru’s National Council for Science, Technology, & Technological Innovation (Concytec) and Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, have announced a collaborative agreement that will support ‘Stars in Global Health’ innovators based in Peru.
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- Health Care
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Long-term Health Problems After Natural Disasters Strike
Health obstacles plague communities long after a natural disaster.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Kalam inaugurates tele-radiology unit at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai
Patients who are rushed to hospital in times of emergency may not always be lucky enough to have the individual attention of a specialist. But with the 'tele-radiology project', an initiative of Apollo Hospitals, it may be possible.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Brazil’s healthcare solution: more Cuban doctors
The Brazilian government is carrying out a controversial scheme to address a shortage of medical professionals in rural areas by importing more doctors from Cuba, reports the Financial Times.
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- Education, Health Care
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Security personnel to administer polio vaccine in Pakistan
Around 200 security personnel have been trained to immunise children against polio in north-western Pakistan after civilian workers refused to join an upcoming campaign against the crippling disease.
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- Education, Health Care
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- vaccines
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Most health and fitness mobile apps useless in Africa – HIFA2015
A large number of the mobile health and fitness apps used in Africa are useless in such low-resource settings, in spite of their rising popularity, according to Health Information For All by 2015 (HIFA2015).
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- Health Care, Technology