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PRESS RELEASE: World Bank Group’s billion dollar private sector health initiative in Africa is failing to reach the poor
A billion-dollar flagship scheme to support private sector-led health care in Africa is bypassing poor people and concentrating instead on high-end urban hospitals catering mainly for the rich.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dengue fever vaccine shown to be significantly effective in Latin America clinical studies
Sanofi Pasteur announced last week that it has completed the third phase of its clinical study for a vaccine candidate in Latin America aimed at eliminating dengue fever.
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- Health Care
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- Latin America
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OPINION: The key to healthcare innovation is empowering nurses
Sandeep Jauhar argued a few months ago in a New York Times’ op-ed that “Nurses Are Not Doctors” and shouldn’t be given the same responsibilities to care for patients.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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NexThought Tuesday – Debt is Good: Especially when it helps sustainably fund public health budgets in low-income countries
A new entity, the health bond, is a way to leverage the mountains of African sovereign debt coming to market over the foreseeable future, potentially raising additional funding to support public health.
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- Health Care
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OPINION: Taking healthcare to India’s remote tribes
The right to good healthcare must be addressed using modern technology, innovative approaches and by involving tribals in developing solutions for their problems
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health
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Nearly Half the World’s Trash Is Burned, and That’s Worsening Climate Change
Researchers find that the amount of harmful pollution from such fires may be underestimated by as much as 40 percent.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- public health
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West Africa: Ebola Epidemic
Socio-Economic Implications of Inadequate Human Resources for Health, and Poor Health Financing
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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USIBC Concludes Successful Pharmaceutical Mission to India
The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) has concluded its Pharmaceutical Executive Mission to Delhi, India. The delegation expressed its commitment to the Indian market, called for further dialogue with the government on issues related to pricing and intellectual property, and discussed strategies for expanding greater access to healthcare and health insurance in India.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia