NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Open source can help the developing world, but it’s not without challenges

Many see open source technology as an ideological tool -- a way to promote freedom in a world of closed, proprietary systems.

Source

Engadget (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Impact Assessment, Technology

Apollo inks MoU with CSC to offer healthcare via telemedicine

Apollo Hospitals Group today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Common Services Centers (CSC) Scheme of the government to deliver healthcare using telemedicine platform to patients in rural areas.

Source

SmartInvestor (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care, Technology

China’s Alipay mobile wallet app users have almost reached 100 million

China's largest e-payment company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Alipay Wednesday said that users of its "mobile wallet" app have reached nearly 100 million across the nation so far.

Source

Global Times (link opens in a new window)

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Technology

Region

Asia Pacific

Patient Data Company Commits to the Business Call to Action While Expanding Low-cost Mobile Health Services in India

Company links health security with better medical outcomes

Source

Business Call To Action (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care, Technology

Region

South Asia

Mobilium Smart Health app launched

Samsung and Mobilium Global have joined forces to distribute the Mobilium Smart Health app - a "Made For Africa" mobile health and wellness, smart device application.

Source

BizCommunity.com (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Health Care, Technology

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags

public health

Crowdfunding: a New Danger for Inexperienced Investors?

Financial planners may soon have one more investment option to counsel clients about.

Source

Financial Planning (link opens in a new window)

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Technology

Tags

impact investing

Cleaner cookstoves can boost health and slow global warming

World Bank report calls for action to cut common pollutants such as soot, which could save millions of lives every year

Source

The Guardian (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Technology

Tags

clean cooking, public-private partnerships

HealthMobile, Nigeria’s first global healthcare app, launched

HealthMobile, Nigeria’s first global healthcare app, has been launched and aims to combine native medical information with user-generated content. HealthMobile is the second mobile app to come out of the HealthBook Project.

Source

HumanIPO (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Health Care, Technology