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Woman Care Global to Market Signos RT Innovative Handheld Ultrasound Technology in Africa and Latin America
Woman Care Global (WCG) has announced that it will market, Signos RT, an innovative handheld ultrasound technology, in Africa and Latin America.
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- Health Care
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Mobile technology reduces maternal mortality
Abdul-Rashid Imoro, Project Officer of Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) of Savana Signatures, a Tamale NGO, has said some health facilities in the Northern Region had recorded zero maternal mortality due to mobile phone technology the NGO had introduced in the area
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sanofi launches paediatric vaccine Shan5 in India
With the launch of Shan 5 in India, 27 million babies born annually will have access to vaccination.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Africa: Jovago, Unicef Partner to Enhance Infant Registration in Africa
Jovago.com - an online hotel booking company- and UNICEF have launched a partnership with the aim of ensuring official birth registration of every child born in Africa.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$25M gift to U-M will help Third World moms, babies
An anonymous donor has given the University of Michigan $25 million to bring reproductive health medicine to remote areas in Africa.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malawi HIV infections down
The Malawi Ministry of Health said new HIV infections have reduced from 52,000 to 35,000 per year.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Philips, PET to commercialise Wind-Up Fetal Heart Rate Monitor
Royal Philips has announced a partnership with South Africa based not-for-profit organization, PET (PowerFree Education Technology), to further develop, test and commercialise a Wind-up Doppler Ultrasound Fetal Heart Rate Monitor aimed at addressing the high rates of preventable infant mortality across Africa.
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