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Can CSR Funds Make a Difference in Healthcare?
The statistics tell a grim story. India carries 20% of the world’s disease burden, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). About 75% of deaths globally are caused by communicable diseases, of which India accounts for 17%. A report published in May by British charity Oxfam says India records the highest number of maternal deaths in the world.
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Raise Taxes on Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products: WHO
The World Health Organisation has urged governments around the world to increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to save lives.
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- South Asia
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- regulations
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Why Pharmaceutical Firms in India Hardly Took the Village Road
It's easier to spot an auto showroom in a small town than to locate a pharmacy that sells anything beyond cough and cold, and birth-control pills.
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Mobile Banking Provides Lifeline for Bangladeshis
On the first Friday of every month, Sabina Begum makes the short trip from her single-room shack in a crowded Dhaka slum to a nearby grocery. The grocer, in addition to selling her much-needed supplies, doubles as her financial-services provider.
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BlackBerry’s Prescription for Success in Healthcare
“Technology and mobility will play a crucial role in revolutionising the healthcare system and propelling the next phase of growth in India,” says Annie Mathew, Director, Alliances and Business Development, BlackBerry. In conversation with Abhishek Raval.
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Primary Healthcare Staff to Protest Against Privatisation
The state government's decision to hand over primary health centres and affiliated sub-centres from across the state into private hands to be operated under the public private partnership (PPP) mode has triggered protest from healthcare staff and social organizations.
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Saving the Cows, Starving the Children
Gandhi famously denied himself food. And by starving himself to protest British rule, he ultimately made India stronger. But India’s leaders today are using food as a weapon, and they are sacrificing not themselves, but others. Their decisions threaten to make India’s children — already among the most undernourished in the world — weaker still.
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Vietnam Is Having Condom Problems — And That’s a Good Thing
Vietnam is having condom problems. Hundreds of thousands of condoms sold there are substandard. They tear easily and don't offer reliable protection. While this might seem like a red flag, it's actually a sign of progress.
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