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Nurturing health innovation in Africa: 13 ways to boost research
What needs to happen to reverse the brain drain and secure funding across the continent? Our panel suggest where to start
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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3 Ways The Internet Of Things Is Revolutionizing Health Care
If you or a loved one has undergone medical treatment recently, you’re probably aware of some of the cool new devices that help perform diagnosis and treatment. You may not be aware, however, that some of these devices are connected to the Internet and have become an important part of the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.
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- Education, Health Care, Telecommunications
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Chemical test device diagnoses without internet
A handheld device that performs a range of chemical tests and transmits the results for remote analysis through a standard mobile phone call could be commercially available within 12 months.
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- Health Care, Technology
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ChildFund, MasterCard Foundation, launch nurse-training program for Zambian youth
Innovative $7.6 million e-learning program will train 6,000 young people to become nurses and midwives and expand capacity of nursing schools in Zambia.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Michigan Startup Wins Grant to Make Medical Devices for Developing World
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, 80 percent of the world’s medical equipment is designed for only 10 percent of the population. After all, what’s the point of having the latest cutting-edge device if you live in the developing world without a steady source of electricity? However, Grand Rapids, MI-based med tech startup Sisu Global Health is on a mission to help change that statistic.
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- Health Care
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Bosch forays into healthcare segment
Auto component major Bosch on Monday announced the launch of a locally developed eyecare solution in India. The company’s new eyescreening and detection system offers a combination of hardware and software and provides affordable eyecare.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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‘Nigerian startups will revolutionalise healthcare delivery’
Q: I understand that Integrated Medics helps improve health care delivery. Specifically, how do you achieve this?A; We achieve this through automation of all the process in the hospital: from record office to front desk, from consulting to admission; from store to pharmacy and from NHIS desk to payment desk. Basically, by fast-tracking the healthcare delivery system.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Glimmer of hope seen in Ebola outbreak
Three health care workers who were given the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp in Liberia have shown "very positive signs of recovery," the Liberian Ministry of Health said Tuesday. Medical professionals treating the workers have called their progress "remarkable."
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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