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Cervix ‘Selfies’ Help Diagnose Cancer Among High-Risk, Low-Income Women
Cervical cancer is one of the deadliest cancers among women, but also one of the most preventable, yet low-income patients often don’t have access to effective diagnostic measures.
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Boost for Global Health as UK and China Agree £2 Billion of Healthcare Trade and Investment Deals
More than £2 billion of healthcare trade deals and collaborations have been signed between Chinese and UK companies, universities and organisations during President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Britain.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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A New Smartphone App Is Revolutionizing Eye Care in Developing Countries
Though there are more cell phones than toilets in the world, many eye care health workers are still slogging away filling out patient details on paper forms, taking days to transfer files, and not having time to follow up with patients after surgery. One nonprofit has come up with a solution.
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HIV Self Test in 15 Minutes: BioSure’s kit is based on the precedent set by home pregnancy exams
The longer the HIV virus goes untreated, the fewer the chances of successful care. BioSure's HIV self-testing kit yields results in 15 minutes, giving people more control of their health. It's already been introduced in Europe, and BioSure is hoping to test it soon in emerging and developing markets, where HIV transmission poses a significant health challenge.
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Attune Technologies Gets $10M Series B to Expand Its Healthcare Software Beyond India
Attune Technologies, a startup that makes cloud-based software for hospitals and labs, will tackle markets outside of India after scoring a $10 million Series B round from Qualcomm Ventures and returning investor Norwest Venture Partners.
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- Health Care
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Apollo Goes Digital, Launches Ask Apollo for Remote Patient Care
Apollo Hospitals introduced its soon-to-be-launched digital platform for healthcare, Ask Apollo, in Bengaluru on?Wednesday. The platform, which is due to be launched on Friday, aims to provide remote healthcare.
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Ampion East Africa Venture Bus Tour Kicks Off
Africa is full of dreams and dreamers; dreamers who have great visions; visions that are the backbones of opportunities. The dreamers need a continent that can offer better technological solutions, better education, better service delivery, better healthcare and better and efficient platforms for doing business.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Biotech Firm Xenex Taking Its Germ-Zapping Robots to Africa
Xenex Disinfection Services, a San Antonio-based developer of robotic devices used to disinfect hospital facilities and eradicate often deadly health care infections, is expanding its product reach internationally. Xenex has struck a deal with Serenus Biotherapeutics, which is introducing the local biotech company’s pulsed xenon, ultraviolet room disinfection system to a number of African nations, including Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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