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Brainlab Announces Launch of Right.Brain Foundation To Advance Global Healthcare
MUNICH--(Business Wire)--In a continued effort to expand global access to and consistency of healthcare, Brainlab today announced the launch of the Right.Brain Foundation, which will provide medical technology and education to selected hospitals and public institutions in Southeast Asia, Africa, Central and South America.
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OPINION: India’s Sex-Ed Controversy
India’s health minister, Harsh Vardhan, is on the defensive after he questioned the focus on condom use in the fight against the spread of H.I.V. Late last month, Dr. Vardhan, who is a surgeon by profession, defended a call on his website to ban sex education.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Healthy Foods and New Jobs, Part 2: Infrastructure matters
On the way to introducing a food cart vendor business in Benin, West Africa, MamaCarts has encountered all sorts of problems with sanitation, incorporation and the government. But there’s a positive spin on these infrastructure gaps: Alternative solutions do exist and people circumnavigate these difficulties on a daily basis.
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care, Social Enterprise
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Gates Foundation battling big new threat in malaria fight
Just as Myanmar opens up to the world and becomes a place of economic opportunity, fears are rising over the spread of a drug-resistant form of malaria. But efforts are under way, including a big initiative of the Gates Foundation, to fight this problem.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Healthy moms give birth to ‘similar size babies’ worldwide
Washington: A new International study has revealed that babies born to healthy mothers are remarkably of the same size worldwide.
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How We Cope With MDGs Challenges
As the global community winds down the efforts towards the Millennium Development Goals, countries’ efforts are coming under scrutiny. In this interview with OLUOKUN AYORINDE, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the Millennium Development Goals, Dr. Precious Kalamba Gbeneol, gives insight into the progress so far recorded by the country and others
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Supporting the Growth of Inclusive Businesses: Three lessons on ‘industry facilitation’
In looking beyond individual organizations trying to grow their business models, the Results for Development Institute saw some common themes about what industry facilitators can do to support the growth of inclusive industries.
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HP Will Expand Its Cloud-enabled Rural Health Care Centres In India
HP's two day long summit is on in Mumbai, India. Today world's major technology and data solutions company, HP, revealed a lesser known fact.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health