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Haiti launches anti-cholera vaccination campaign
The Haitian government along with international partners including the World Health Organization launched a vaccination campaign against cholera on Saturday targeting 100,000 people in vulnerable areas of the impoverished Caribbean country.
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Latin America catches entrepreneurship fever
Latin Americans just don't invent much. The region is home to 8% of the global population and yet, in 2010, just 2.6% of the world's applications for patent registration were filed from here.
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Haiti’s new generation of doctors hope to revive ailing health sector, rebuild country
A cholera epidemic, one of the highest malnutrition and maternal mortality rates in Latin America and an ill-equipped health sector are not putting off a new generation of Haitian doctors born and trained in the Caribbean nation.
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Latin American Nations Increase Usage of Bank Card and Mobile Payment in Online Commerce
Research and Markets' new Latin America Online Payment Methods 2013 - Second Half 2013 report indicates that online payment continues its growth in the emerging markets of this dynamic region.
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Bank of Mexico opens the way for money transfers via mobile devices
The goal is to give bank customers the ability to move funds "with greater ease and safety via cellular phones or other devices that have a linked mobile telephone line," the central bank said in a statement.
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How a $16M Nike-led effort could reshape Brazil’s health and economy
A three-year, $16 million initiative led by Nike Inc. to get more Brazilian children involved in physical activity could ultimately help the World Cup host nation avert an economic catastrophe.
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Coffee shops, farmers and a banker team up to save Latin American coffee
Coffee trees in Central and South America are in danger. They have always been vulnerable to a disease called leaf rust, or la roya in Spanish. But now a warmer, wetter climate is creating the worst outbreak in a generation.
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Duke Global Health Institute brings pediatric care to Guatemala
A multidisciplinary team from Duke is providing pediatric surgical care and research in Guatemala, where access to medical services is limited.
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