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Africa: Technology Meets Health and Spurs Invention
Young African entrepreneurs are taking giant steps forward in addressing some of the continent's most pressing health issues.
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World’s First Heath Conference on Social Marketing and Franchising begins Dec 3
The Government is keen to explore the potential of social marketing (SM) and social franchising (SF) as effective tools to reach out to the rural population and scale up healthcare delivery under its flagship programmes, said Ms Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary of Health and Mission Director of National Rural Health Mission.
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Bill Gates Can’t Build a Toilet
IN addition to eradicating polio in India and starting the personal computer revolution, the Seattle Superman of our age has managed to make going to the bathroom a cause célèbre. Five years ago, if I’d told people I worked on toilets, they would have surely assumed I was a plumber. Now, they exclaim: “Oh! Isn’t Bill Gates into that?”
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EU seeks ways to make vaccines resistant to hot weather
Half of the vaccines sent to developing countries are lost as they deteriorate during transportation, but a new EU-sponsored project may solve the problem.
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Debunking Myths About Products for Africa: Zyomyx develops test for HIV/AIDS treatment with service-free accessory
Zyomyx, a for-profit Silicon Valley biotech firm,has developed a point-of-care CD4 test for HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa that delivers results in less than 10 minutes and will cost less than (U.S.) $10 per test.
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Tablets Improve Family Planning Service in Rural Kenya
In Kenya, mobile technology usage is quickly becoming more popular. While these solutions increase access to services, many rural health facilities lack ability to provide adequate service delivery.
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Infosys to help Dutch community on health project
Indian IT bellwether Infosys will partner with Commit, a public-private research community in the Netherlands, for a sensor-based engagement for an improved health project, the company said.
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Healthcare on the cheap – innovations from Appropriate Healthcare Technologies event
It takes years for a manufacturer to demonstrate that a new medical device is effective and safe. But, if a less-than-perfect, cheaper innovation can save lives in the developing world, it should be made available, said speakers at the Appropriate Healthcare Technologies event in London, UK. Ledetta Asfa-Wossen reviews four design innovations.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa