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Mobile devices to empower health workers under MMPs
Adoption of Information Technology is important in improving access to healthcare in India. After pilot projects in a few states, Central Ministry of Health is planning to empower health workers with handheld devices like mobiles phones for data collection at the grass-root level.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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Connected health to redefine India’s journey as an economic superpower, says Accenture
Despite its growing economic prowess, India ranks among the bottom five countries with the lowest public health spending globally and accounts for 21 percent of the world’s burden of disease.
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- Health Care
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Global Pilot Project Demonstrates Disease Containment
U.S. and international public health officials have launched two successful demonstration projects - in Africa and Asia - to show how a quick response to outbreaks can contain infectious diseases.
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- Health Care
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Rx for Global Health: New drug-diagnostic combos are emerging, but are our market structures ready to support them?
Traditional ways of viewing diagnostics and drugs separately are starting to blur, especially in the developed world. But new business and partnership models are needed if these boundary-spanning new technologies are to reach low-income countries.
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- Health Care
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Why Ending Malaria May Be More About Backhoes Than Bed Nets
Wiping out malaria is still a top goal for many leaders in global health.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- governance, infrastructure
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Indonesia’s Universal Healthcare — Will it Work?
The rollout of universal health coverage in Indonesia has been greeted with public enthusiasm, but health experts warn that inadequate funding could undermine the quality of care.
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- Health Care
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- governance, infrastructure
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ADB clears $700 mn loan for Indian infrastructure development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $700 million in loans to support the Indian government's efforts to accelerate investment in infrastructure which the country requires to ensure strong economic growth.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- infrastructure, lending
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Colombia to improve capital city’s public transport system with IDB loan
Colombia will improve its public transportation system in Bogota with a $40 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), making its hallmark bus system better as well as cleaner.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Latin America
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- infrastructure, lending
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