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Why mHealth Alliance is moving to the Global South
The company which champions the use of mobile technologies to improve health around the world will move its headquarters to South Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Innovate or die: what it takes to transform global health
Social entrepreneurs are changing the lives of millions in the developing world, but it is often a lonely and frustrating journey. Ken Banks shares his tips for success for would-be innovators.
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- Health Care
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Masimo and Newborn Foundation Jointly Announce Mobile Health Initiative to Reduce Global Newborn Mortality
The Newborn Foundation’s BORN Project launches with new iSpO2 Rx mobile technology for early detection of health conditions in newborns in low-resource settings.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Philips partners Africa to promote maternal, child health
Over the years, efforts by most countries, including Ghana, to address high maternal and infant mortality rates as a step to meeting Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Four and Five have yielded some results.
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- Health Care
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Portable Device Tests for HIV With a Single Drop of Blood
Advances in T-cell analysis give hope to HIV and ovarian cancer patients.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How much would it take to end health gaps?
Bridging the health gap between rich and poor nations is feasible in the next 22 years, but it will require the international community to refocus its assistance, and explore inexpensive but innovative interventions to curb emerging health issues, such as noncommunicable diseases.
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- Health Care
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Sterilization Without Electricity: Technology being adapted to make surgery safer in low-resource environments
Worldwide, 1.2 billion people lack access to electricity, and sterilizing medical instruments is currently impossible in the absence of an energy source. That’s why Eniware is building a power-free, low-cost, portable medical instrument sterilization unit.
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- Health Care
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New Study Demonstrates the Power of Ultrasound Screenings to Transform Maternal and Newborn Care in Rural Uganda
"Magnet Effect" caused by access to innovative ultrasound technology includes positive clinical trends in antenatal visits and newborn deliveries
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa