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Ethiopia most successful in Africa at cutting maternal deaths – NGO
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pregnancy-related deaths in Ethiopia have fallen by nearly two-thirds, making it the African country that has most successfully lowered its maternal mortality rate thanks to its lifesaving investment in female health workers and girls’ education, Save the Children said on Tuesday.
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Student Venture Wins Inaugural Thorne Prize for Healthcare Innovation
A team of students from Yale SOM, Yale College, and the Yale School of Public Health won the inaugural $25,000 Thorne Prize from the Yale School of Public Health’s InnovateHealth Yale Program on April 26.
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Harvard Startup Champion Focuses on India’s Women
Saathi, a social enterprise startup that provides low-cost sanitary napkins and jobs to women in rural India, took top honors at Harvard's New Venture Competition. Co-founder Amrita Siagal discusses the origins of the project and its path forward.
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One Stop Shop Toilet Project for Densely Populated Areas of Africa Launched
Poor sanitation and unhygienic practices in urban slums and rural populations have been cited as the major causes of diseases while young children have been singled out as the most affected.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Inside the Technology That Can Turn Your Smartphone into a Personal Doctor
The fantastic tricorder device that “Bones” used to scan aliens on “Star Trek” is nearly at hand—in your cellphone.
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Bangladesh Fights Off HIV
Strong political commitment, timely donor support and effective government-NGO collaboration are behind Bangladesh’s successes on this front.
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- Education, Health Care
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“This Isn’t Activism; We’re Empowering Rural India”
Ravikant Singh is the founder of Doctors For You, a NGO tackling disaster relief and rehabilitation work.
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- Education, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Survivors of Ebola face second ‘disease’: stigma
The doctor has beaten the odds and survived Ebola, but he still has one more problem: The stigma carried by the deadly disease. Even though he is completely healthy, people are afraid to come near him or to have anything to do with him.
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