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China, UK unveil joint global health program
The Chinese and British governments are cooperating on a program to improve global health policy for developing countries, with the launch in Beijing on Jan. 16 of a new UK-China partnership.
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- Asia Pacific
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- public health
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Sierra Leone’s free health-care initiative: work in progress
More than 2 years have passed since Sierra Leone granted pregnant women, new mothers, and young children free health care, but their needs often remain unmet.
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- public health
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What Two Years Without Polio Mean for India
On Jan. 13, 2011, doctors confirmed Rukhsaar Khatoon, a two year-old from the state of West Bengal, had polio. Since baby Rukhsaar was diagnosed, exactly two years ago, no cases of polio have been confirmed in India.
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- South Asia
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- public health
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Looking Ahead at Global Health in 2013
Four experts comment on what they consider to be the challenges and opportunities for global health over the next 12 months.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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Success in the Fight against Neglected Diseases
It’s been a year since the World Health Organization released a road map to stop the spread of neglected tropical diseases by 2020. Based on a newly released report, there’s reason to be optimistic.
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Health Care Delivery for the Urban Poor: Reaching rural communities isn’t India’s only challenge
Nearly one-third of India’s urban citizens live in crowded informal settlements or slum communities. UN-HABITAT has estimated that by the year 2020, India’s total slum population will cross 200 million people. With poor access to clean water and adequate sanitation, the urban poor can be even worse off than their rural counterparts. Yet though the Indian government recognizes these health care challenges, it has struggled to find a solution.
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- governance, public health
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Fear Factor: Should we scare people into healthy behavior?
Fear-based marketing is a controversial topic - especially when graphic images are involved. Yet many health care organizations and advocates have used it to attract attention and change health behaviors. But is graphic fear-based marketing effective - and ethical? And should it be put to use more in BoP communities?
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- Education, Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- public health, research
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UT Arlington receives Grand Challenges Explorations grant for research in global health
A new research grant could lead to new ways to cool vaccines and medicine that must be shipped to remote parts of the world without ready access to electricity.
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- Education, Health Care
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- academia, public health