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High School Student 3D Prints Innovative Syringe Which Could Expand Vaccination Possibilities
While some high school students were worrying about their school portraits or who might take them to the prom, Park City High School senior Peter Bermant was worrying about the problems with distributing vaccines in developing countries.
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- Education, Health Care
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Rollout strategy is key to battling India’s TB epidemic, researchers find
A new study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers suggests that getting patients in India quickly evaluated by the right doctors can be just as effective at curbing tuberculosis (TB) as a new, highly accurate screening test.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Could HIV self-testing be a game changer in Africa?
In Africa, where fewer than half the people know their HIV status, HIV self-testing is being explored as a way of encouraging more individuals, particularly in high risk groups, to know their status as a first step to seeking treatment, an AIDS charity said on Monday.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The key to a more productive classroom is more recess
More and more US banks are getting out of the money-transfer business, Dealbook notes (paywall). A series of money-laundering scandals, punished by eye-popping fines, has made them cautious: Bank of America, HSBC, Citigroup and JP Morgan have pulled out altogether, while BBVA is reportedly looking to sell off a business unit that handles wire transfers in Latin America.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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OPINION: India’s Sex-Ed Controversy
India’s health minister, Harsh Vardhan, is on the defensive after he questioned the focus on condom use in the fight against the spread of H.I.V. Late last month, Dr. Vardhan, who is a surgeon by profession, defended a call on his website to ban sex education.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Rural education firm Hippocampus raises $2.4M from ADB, Unitus, Khosla Impact
Hippocampus operates 128 learning centres in Karnataka with a student base of over 7,500.
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- Education
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- South Asia
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Mobile money and digitized payments have few takers in India
Lack of awareness and difficult access are the main hurdles
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- Education
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- South Asia
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Africa: Seven Ways to Assist Health Research in Developing Nations
A guide released yesterday details seven principles for good practice in strengthening research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa