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Indian cos among emerging world’s vaccine heroes: Bill Gates
According to Gates, Serum Institute produces a higher volume of vaccines than any other company in the world
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- South Asia
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- manufacturing, vaccines
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Health program launched by Indian government to cover urban areas with over 50,000 population
A flagship programme of the UPA government at the Centre, it is a counterpart of the National Rural Health Mission
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- governance
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How vaccines helped India defeat polio while Pakistan become a reservoir for the virus
The diverging fortunes of India and Pakistan in recent years show what an effective vaccination push can do to tackle disease.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- governance, vaccines
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Microfinance as a tool for empowering conflict-affected communities
At a recently-held seminar organised by the Pathfinder Foundation in Colombo, a paper and three presentations were publicised under the theme ‘microfinance as a tool for empowering conflict-affected communities’.
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- Education
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Corporate social responsibility and India Inc: IT leads, finance lags
Reporting on corporate social responsibility has been undertaken by almost three quarters (73 percent) of large Indian companies, led by the IT sector, shows a new survey by KPMG.
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Financial inclusion in India: The march of banks
People are yet to see a bank in their neighbourhood. But RBI is set to change all that.
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The Indian government launched a comprehensive programme to improve the health of adolescents
Adolescents comprise over 21 percent of the over 121 core population, in the country with a focus on community-based interventions.
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- Education, Health Care
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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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