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Walking poo mascot will visit malls in Delhi and Mumbai. Here’s why
Unicef India has initiated a digital campaign called 'Take Poo to the Loo" that focuses on eliminating open defecation and creating awareness of the same to the masses.
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Ziqitza a ‘Driver’ Among Social Businesses: Ambulance company expanding rapidly, eyeing markets outside India
Ziqitza has grown from just 10 ambulances in 2005 to more than 800 today, has served more than 2.5 million people – many of whom live below the poverty line – and its annual revenue is roughly $20 million. The secret, according to its CEO, lies in its revenue model.
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- Environment, Health Care
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The Doctor is (Checking) In … Via Mobile: Pesinet combines apps, mircoinsruance with old-fashioned grassroots education
In Mali and Burkina Faso, an NGO uses a three-prong approach designed to get families to bring their children to local health centers starting with the earliest symptoms.
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- Environment, Health Care, Technology
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Health sector needs a paradigm shift to escape morass
Kenyans mourn for the people who have died in senseless road accidents even as the country celebrates its Golden Jubilee. It is regrettable that a country that was born out of bloodshed in the fight for independence should witness more deaths in hospitals due to the ongoing health workers’ strike.
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Narayana Health: Providing World-class Treatment to the Poor
Narayan Health, founded by leading cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty, could easily be mistaken for just another 'corporate' hospital chain. But by ensuring that the poor get equal access to world-class health care, they have proved that they are so much more.
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Clean Data for Cleaner Cookstoves: Smartphone app helps improve a life-saving product
Premature deaths from air pollution exceed deaths from malaria and AIDS combined. Indoor cooking contributes to this, but though clean cookstove technology is more than three decades old, slow adoption by consumers means these cookstoves still aren’t in widespread use in the developing world. To fix this problem, some in the industry are changing their focus from technology to people.
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Don’t Forget Hygiene: Health care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa is complicated, but simple things still matter
Dr. Patrick Lukulay, vice president of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention’s Global Health Impact Programs and program director for the USAID-funded Promoting the Quality of Medicines program, was born and raised in Sierra Leone and has a unique perspective on how to get pharmaceuticals into the hands of the people who need them in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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