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How Vodafone is supporting health delivery in Africa
By working with startups and NGOs operating in developing countries, communication giants have access to an important intelligence network helping them to understand development needs and enable better coverage for emerging markets. And the development community, in turn, can scale solutions for wider and faster impact.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: Embrace change to transform healthcare supply chains
Our shared history shows just how powerful a culture that embraces change can be.
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- Health Care
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Kaiser launches AYARISA
Following the growing dependency of the Ghanaian market on smart mobile technology as well as the inaccessibility to quality healthcare, Kaiser Global Health Limited has developed an innovative healthcare offer; AYARISA, a mobile platform that delivers quality, accessible and affordable healthcare through a portfolio of insurance plans to the largely uninsured population in Ghana.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Blood from the Sky: Zipline’s Ambitious Medical Drone Delivery in Africa
The plastic sachets of blood are among the first commercial products ever delivered by drone, part of a partnership between the Rwandan government and the Silicon Valley–based robotics firm Zipline, which began introducing the blood drops at -Kabgayi in late 2016. The service, which is now delivering to seven of 21 planned facilities, is still in its infancy. Yet it has already had an impact. In the past, hospital staff would make three drives per week to procure blood products in the capital, Kigali, 60 kilometers away, a three- to four-hour round trip.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Philips India unveils ‘Affordable technological solutions’ on wheels
Recognizing the need of healthcare solutions for patients in Gujarat, the program is designed to meet the customers across cities and visit them with Philips products and solutions. The special vehicle showcasing state-of-the-art technologies from Philips Healthcare, will travel across key cities in Gujarat for the next 30 days, before moving on to Rajasthan and other parts of India.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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UPS opens 76,000-square-foot healthcare-logistics facility near Bogota, Colombia
The multi-client facility features temperature-sensitive storage and technology that Francisco Ricaurte, UPS Colombia country manager said would, “lower costs, streamline inventory and meet increasing demands across Latin America and the world.”
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- Health Care
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- Latin America
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Press release: GHIT Fund Secures Commitments of Over US$200 Million for Infectious Diseases of the Developing World
This announcement demonstrates the continued leadership and commitment of the Government of Japan, leading life sciences companies, international foundations and other partners to combat neglected diseases; with this replenishment, which marks a doubling of previous commitments, GHIT will accelerate and expand its development of new tools while ensuring they are accessible and delivered to the world’s most vulnerable
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- Health Care
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Amazon poised to disrupt pharmaceuticals
Amazon’s disruption in the retail and logistics space is unprecedented and in need of no introduction. However, in its typical style, while everyone has been focusing on what we perceive to be its core business, it has quietly been thinking of swallowing a completely different industry – in this case, pharmaceuticals.
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- Health Care
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