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The Blind Spot in Africa’s COVID-19 Response: Western Public Health Tactics Won’t Work – This Local Solution Might
The COVID-19 pandemic is primed to spread in Africa, and with just one doctor per 5,000 people, a major outbreak would overwhelm the continent’s health care systems. But as Anatole Manzi at Partners In Health points out, tactics like social distancing and hand-washing are not feasible in crowded slums and areas without clean water. He proposes a home-grown solution: training young people as community health workers.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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Press Release: Indian Leaders Call for Improvement in Rural Healthcare via Solarization of Clinics
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has highlighted several existing systemic gaps in services, especially to the rural poor. Inadequate healthcare infrastructure is one of them.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- South Asia
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CTI Africa Chooses Vonage to Power Breakthrough Telehealth Solution in Uganda
With Vonage’s Video API, CTI Africa Limited is bringing advanced telehealth capabilities to the developing world, providing rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa with high quality, affordable medical care and holistic solutions to address economic and social challenges.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Big Data in a Time of Crisis: Maximizing its Value – And Avoiding its Risks – In the Fight Against COVID-19
About 2 million people around the world have been infected by the coronavirus, and the numbers continue to grow. Yet this data reveals only a fraction of the scale of the crisis. As Jessica Espey at SDSN TReNDS points out, the pandemic has exposed the acute weakness of the world’s data systems. But she cautions that, in modernizing these systems, we must not sacrifice our long-term data rights for short-term benefits.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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Facebook, Slack and Twitter Among Tech Companies Joining WHO to Launch COVID-19 Hackathon
Each participating company has committed resources for developers who apply. The site has received close to 20,000 submissions. Winning proposals will be announced on Friday, April 10.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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Viewpoint: Power in a Pandemic – Why Energy Access Matters During Coronavirus
Reliable, affordable electricity is needed to keep people connected at home and to run life-saving equipment in hospitals.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: A Covid-19 Vaccine Will Need Equitable, Global Distribution
Time is of the essence. The development of candidates for Covid-19 vaccines is progressing faster than that for any other pathogen in history. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are already two clinical trials underway and more than 50 vaccine candidates in clinical evaluation.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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Lights, Camera – Health Education: How Animated Videos are Advancing Maternal Health in India and Beyond
In India, there is just one government doctor for every 10,189 people – a situation that often results in poor access to pregnancy-related health care. Without reliable medical advice, many women fall prey to myths and misconceptions about pregnancy and newborn care. MedHealth TV is addressing this issue with animated educational videos in local languages. Its founder, Padma Rammoorthy, discusses the approach and its impact.
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- Education, Health Care
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