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Global Health Threat Seen in Overuse of Antibiotics on Chinese Pig Farms
As Europe continues to recoil at the “horseburger” scandal, focusing minds on the risks in long food-production chains, a new study has found that high use of antibiotics in Chinese pig farms is producing antibiotic-resistant genes that pose “a potential worldwide human health risk.”
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China, UK unveil joint global health program
The Chinese and British governments are cooperating on a program to improve global health policy for developing countries, with the launch in Beijing on Jan. 16 of a new UK-China partnership.
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S’pore firm and Mongolian government create ‘Medical Silk Road’ to improve healthcare with mobile technology
The Mongolian government has partnered with Singapore’s Borderless Healthcare Group to improve rural healthcare through the use of mobile technology. The initiative is dubbed the ‘Medical Silk Road’.
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Chinese microcredit firms lend 600 bln yuan
BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese microcredit companies reported 600 billion yuan (96.31 billion U.S. dollars) in outstanding loans by the end of last year, up 52 percent year on year, an association head said Tuesday.
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Getting at the Heart of China’s Public Health Crisis
Trying to wrap one’s arms around China today is a significant challenge. It is a global power with a growing economy, rising military, and expanding diplomatic reach.
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Education boosts role of local women
Women in the Tibet autonomous region enjoy rising social status and are stepping beyond their traditional roles, according to an official at the Tibet Women's Federation.
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Businesses urged to take lead in supporting social enterprises
SINGAPORE : Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing has said that while the government supports social enterprises, more businesses still need to take the lead in growing the sector.
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Micro Benefits to be Recognized at the G20 Summit for Improving the Livelihoods of China’s Factory Workers
SUZHOU, China, Oct 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In collaboration with the G20 Mexico Summit, Ashoka Changemakers(R) has named Micro Benefits one of five finalists in a worldwide social impact competition - the G2012 Mexico Financial Inclusion Challenge: Innovative Solutions for Unlocking Access. More than half the world's population - some 2.7 billion adults - lack access to basic financial services such as affordable credit, savings and insurance products.
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