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Philips introduces innovative ultra-mobile ultrasound system ‘VISIQ’ in Nigeria
Royal Philips unveiled its new ultra-mobile ultrasound system to the Nigerian market during the Lagos leg of its annual pan-African Cairo to Cape Town Roadshow.
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More Impact Investors Are Going ‘All In’
If you want to keep up with the latest buzzwords in impact investing, here’s an important one starting to hit its stride: “all in”. It means placing your whole portfolio into assets with a positive social and/or environmental impact. Putting your money–all of it–where your mouth is.
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India’s youngest bank Bandhan to empower women, rural folk
Innovative microfinance company Bandhan will operate as a bank from October next year and focus on empowering women and rural people, says its chairman and managing director Chandra Shekhar Ghosh.
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Africa: Cheap Nasal Spray May Save Snakebite Victims
Curitiba — Snakebites are a highly neglected health problem despite causing up to 84,000 deaths a year globally - but a novel, nasal spray-based approach may help reduce the toll, according to researchers.
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Hampered by Cost, Zimbabweans Skip Contraceptives
New research suggests thousands of women in Zimbabwe get pregnant each year because they cannot afford proper birth control methods.
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India misses key health targets, but shows improvement
India is lagging considerably behind its key human development index targets, including population control, infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MFR), according to figures given by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha today.
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The virus detective who discovered Ebola in 1976
Nearly 40 years ago, a young Belgian scientist travelled to a remote part of the Congolese rainforest - his task was to help find out why so many people were dying from an unknown and terrifying disease.
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On Capitol Hill, a brief simulation of what poor Americans go through each day
U.S. Rep. Daniel Kildee (D-Mich.) had just finished voting on highway construction funding before he was rushed to a meeting room and thrust into the anxiety-ridden world of Ann and Albert.
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