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‘A Meeting of Minds’: World’s largest global health and social entrepreneurship conference set for April
The 11th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale University will draw more than 2,200 participants from around the world. Speakers will cover a variety of topics, including social entrepreneurship, social businesses, business in global health, design thinking, maternal and child health, and non-communicable diseases.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Health Care
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Duke Global Health Institute unveils cancer prevention partnership in Tanzania
The Duke Global Health Institute and Duke Cancer Institute have collaborated on a new Global Cancer Initiative that will be launched in Tanzania.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Is high blood pressure the new HIV epidemic?
High blood pressure could be as devastating to global health as HIV, a group of experts is warning.
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- Education, Health Care
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World Health Organization calls for action after predicting rise in cancer cases
The number of cancer cases will rise by half by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Developing countries are set to bear the brunt of the increase, with governments urged to take preventative action.
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- Health Care
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North Africa: Arab Spring Complicates Shifting Demands in Health Sector
Healthcare needs are changing in the Arab world, and chronic diseases linked to rising prosperity and aging populations are forcing health services to retool, even as the region grapples with political turmoil and uncertainty.
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- Health Care
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Kenya gets boost in the the fight against non-communicable diseases
The fight against non-communicable diseases in Kenya is set to go a notch higher with the decision by the Novartis Pharma of Switzerland to diversify its drug products portfolio n the Kenyan market.
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- Health Care
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5 ways to accelerate global health in 2014
The potential offered by the wealth of information is profound. If used carefully, it could give us a better insight into the journey of disease across different regions, antibiotic resistance or the uptake of treatment.
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- Health Care
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$60 Billion A Year: All It Would Take To Fix The Global Health By 2035
It's a lot, but investing in global health now could produce returns that Wall Street only dreams about.
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- Entrepreneurship, Health Care