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February 19, 2013
Health in hard places
Healthcare spending has been increasing faster than economic growth in the OECD countries, and nowhere is this outmatch as significant as in the developing countries, where a lack of resources leads to the death of some 9 million people die each year from diseases that can easily be treated. Read […]
February 19, 2013
India: Women’s lives put at risk by private healthcare providers
This post covers the number of reports coming from India about shocking incidences of private doctors performing hysterectomies and caesareans on poor, ill-educated women, by exploiting their lack of knowledge and rights – all to keep a lucrative flow of money coming in. Stories of women going in for a […]
February 19, 2013
Pneumonia taking a toll on children in developing countries
A new global study estimates that as many as 12 million children under the age of 5 are hospitalized with chest infections and diseases like pneumonia and bronchiolitis, each year. Each year, about 265,000 of these children die in the hospitals. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
The world’s 10 most innovative companies in healthcare
This fast company post enlists 10 of the most innovative healthcare providers in the world, who have used new methods to counter global problems like bridging rural healthcare gap using telecom, to managing counterfeit drugs, putting GPS in the pills we swallow for follow up diagnosis, and more. Read more […]
February 19, 2013
Over 19 million IVD procedures performed in 2012
According to a new report, the total amount of in vitro diagnostic test procedures conducted globally reached 19.1 billion in 2012, and is expected to rise by 4.2 per cent per annum through 2017. There are a number of reasons for this increase – including a growing share of these […]
February 19, 2013
Countering the Problem of Falsified and Substandard Drugs
According to a report by the Institute of Medicine, the problem of counterfeit and ineffective drugs is spread across 120 countries, including the US. The use of these drugs, according to the report, have done incalculable damage in the fight against efforts to control TB, malaria, AIDS, and other diseases. […]
February 19, 2013
India: Food Security Bill could be passed soon
The Congress led UPA government in India is all set to introduce and pass its food security bill soon in the parliament’s Budget Session. This bill received a number of oppositions from the specific state governments, and experts have pointed out a number of shortcomings in […]
February 19, 2013
Canada to help Gujarat set up food security system
The Canadian government has expressed interest in helping Gujarat with its food security related issues. The head of government of Canada’s Manitoba province, Greg Selinger has suggested the setting up of a Food Development Centre by the Manitoba government. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Uganda: Government looking to borrow US$70.7 million for food security
The Ugandan government is looking to borrow a sum of US$70.7 million or over UGX 187 billion to invest in three projects – food security, Millennium Villages Project and the Masaka Bukakata road project. Of this amount, US$34.05 million will be raised from the Islamic Development […]
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