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The Philippines Rolls Out Telemedicine with TV White Spaces
TV White Spaces will tap unused frequencies between TV channels to deliver data connectivity to further support rural broadband, telemedicine, educational content delivery and to enhance the data gathering capability of the government’s sensor networks.
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- Asia Pacific
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Kenyan Healthcare Tech Firm Showcased at Sankalp Africa Summit
Kenyan healthcare technologies company MicroClinic Technologies has been named one of the top four high-impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa at the Sankalp Africa Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘Quality, a concern for Indian healthcare sector’
As many as 98,000 hospital deaths occur annually due to medical errors, which also increase the cost of treatment for patients, according to K.K. Kalra, Chief Executive Officer of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH).
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Experts to map Nigeria’s neglected tropical diseases
Nigerian health officials partnering with international experts have embarked on a national programme to map Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by analysing data obtained from 14 of the country’s 36 states.
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Finding real wealth in health industry
It may be the best time ever to be living right now. Over the past four decades, the life expectancy of Asians has increased by more than a decade to more than 70 years, thanks to the development of the healthcare industry. New drugs, medical equipment, therapies, organizations, policies and healthcare systems have emerged one after another, bringing improvements in people's lives and changes in their thinking about health management.
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- Education, Health Care
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Nathealth and Nasscom in Pact to Deliver Healthcare Services in India
“The idea is that healthcare cannot go to next level without IT. So, there is an opportunity for businesses to collaborate."
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- South Asia
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Gambia: Rural Electrification Boosts Health Care Delivery
CEO Kebba Badjie recently made these remarks in an exclusive interview with the Daily Observer in Bwiam.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Typhoon Haiyan leaves shattered healthcare in central Philippines
There have been no major outbreaks of disease in Samar and Eastern Samar provinces, but between Jan. 1 and 20 , there were 84 suspected dengue cases in Ormoc City in Leyte Province, leading to the medical evacuation of at least four international aid workers.
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific