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Mobile Technology Takes Fight Against HIV in Lesotho to the People
Maboe Ntsime remembers well the ordeal she used to go through to receive the regular treatment she and her six-year-old son, Motsamai, depend on as people living with HIV.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Marico Foundation, Villgro invest in medical devices firm Yostra Labs
Bengaluru-based medical technology startup Yostra Labs Pvt Ltd has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Marico Innovation Foundation (MIF) and social enterprise incubator Villgro, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Microsoft and partners launch Intelligent Network for Eyecare in India
Microsoft India and the L V Prasad Eye Institute recently launched the Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare (MINE), a global consortium of commercial, research and academic institutions who have joined hands to apply artificial intelligence to deliver eye care services and help eradicate preventive blindness.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Online HMO and the Future of Nigerian Healthcare System
The advent of online health insurance system in Nigeria by AVON HMO promises to change the Nigerian health sector for good.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Community Tablet set to accelerate digital inclusion in rural Mozambique
The internet is a key enabler of social development and education. While internet services have shown phenomenal success in other parts of the world, access to the internet remains low in Africa, especially in the rural communities. According to the Internet World Stats for Africa 2016, only 9.3% of people across the African continent are internet users.
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Looking For A Bathroom? Google Will Take You There – If You’re In India!
Sometimes, the only directions you need are to the nearest bathroom. And now, Google is providing you with just that. That is, if you’re in India. To address what CNBC describes as a “nationwide problem of open defecation and urination,” Google and the Indian government have embarked upon a new partnership to create a toilet locator app that takes users to the nearest public washroom.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Healthcare organizations to set pace for blockchain adoption in 2017 – IBM Institute for Business Value
In a new survey, IBM Institute for Business Value has found that healthcare organizations are moving fast in the sphere of blockchain adoption, seemingly faster than the financial industry.
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A startup in Kenya is launching “Uber for ambulances”
In Nairobi, most things can be ordered from your phone—an Uber, or taxi from one of several other taxi hailing app companies, a boda boda driver to run an errand for you on his bike, and dinner from a restaurant across town or just groceries from down the street. Soon, Nairobians will also be able order an ambulance from their phones.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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