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New partnership to provide vaccine access to 8 million people in Liberia, Uganda and Kenya
The health workers will be equipped with smartphones that can capture the immunisation status of every child in real time with a time-stamped GPS identifier, send automated vaccination reminders by SMS and use real-time data to help pinpoint and close immunisation gaps.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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It’s ‘Shark Tank’ For Global Health Inventions
The ten participants showcased a variety of innovations, each in different stages of development: medical devices that can work without electricity, new ways to administer medications and high-tech strategies to give women timely medical advice.
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- Health Care
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Company to Create Global Network of Health Centers That Accept Cryptocurrency
A new blockchain-driven company has bold plans to establish a global network of health centers designed to help people lead active and longer lives.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Deal gives resource-limited countries affordable access to ID testing
The Hologic Global Access Initiative will provide countries with affordable molecular diagnostics testing for HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and HPV, according to a news release. The countries eligible for the program, which are largely in Africa and Southeast Asia, comprise 90% of the global HIV burden.
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- Health Care
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Press release: ITU and WHO launch new initiative to leverage power of Artificial Intelligence for health
"AI could help patients to assess their symptoms, enable medical professionals in underserved areas to focus on critical cases, and save great numbers of lives in emergencies by delivering medical diagnoses to hospitals before patients arrive to be treated," said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. "ITU and WHO plan to ensure that such capabilities are available worldwide for the benefit of everyone, everywhere."
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- Health Care, Technology
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Press Release: Social Alpha and Tata Trusts – PATH Impact Lab launch ‘Quest for Healthcare Innovations’ in India
The Social Alpha Quest for Healthcare Innovations program will primarily focus on adoption and scaling of innovative products in order to accelerate development, positively impact public health outcomes and achieve global product standards.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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