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‘Social Impact Bonds’ Tap Private Money for Public Health
More states are considering “social impact bonds” for multiyear projects in health, education and prisoner rehabilitation. Are they a good investment?
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- Education, Health Care
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IBM partners with Airtel and Echo Mobile on Ebola containment initiatives in Africa
Airtel, IBM Research Africa and Kenya's Echo Mobile have joined forces to launch several initiatives to help curb the spread of Ebola in West Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Philips, GE Healthcare going big on Connected Healthcare R&D in India
Engineers from Philips Innovation Labs and GE Healthcare in Bangalore are experimenting with mobility platforms and healthcare which will come to life in India soon in the form of a connected medical world.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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- public health, research
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Steroids Are No Boon to World’s Poorer Women
Giving steroids to women who are about to give birth prematurely — a standard lifesaving medical practice in richer countries — may be useless or even dangerous in poor countries where most women give birth at home, a major new study has found.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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US Sets New Protocols for Ebola Health Workers
The United States has tightened guidelines for health workers treating patients with the Ebola virus, calling for new competency training, a buddy system for donning and doffing personal protective equipment, and total coverage of eyes, hair and skin.
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- Health Care
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Major step forward in understanding of viruses as scientists unlock exact structure of Hep A virus
Scientists have announced that for the first time, they have determined the precise atomic structure of the Hepatitis A virus.
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- Health Care
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3 Ways Empathy Is Driving Successful Innovations In Health
From human-centered design to the lean startup approach, methods to develop innovative products and services emphasize the importance of understanding what customers really need. Here are some lessons in innovation that social entrepreneurs have learned from empathizing with their customers.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IDB and PepsiCo Foundation Launch Innovative Program to Prevent Undernutrition and Obesity in Latin American Infants
On the eve of World Food Day, the IDB and the PepsiCo Foundation announce $5 million grant for nutrition program to help children in Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru
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- Health Care
- Region
- Latin America
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- nutrition, public health
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