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February 6, 2013
Household fuels, low birth weight, and neonatal death in India: The separate impacts of biomass, kerosene, and coal
This study indicates that household use of high-pollution fuels is significantly associated with increased chances of low birth weight, and neonatal death. Results indicate – coal increases risk of neonatal death, and biomass increases the same for infants born to women with no more than primary education. Read the report […]
February 6, 2013
Socio-cultural acceptability of improved cook stoves (ICS) in rural Malawi
Not a lot of clean cookstoves studies centre on the socio cultural perception of cooking in rural areas. Concern Universal, thus conducted this study in rural Malawi, to understand the efficiency, acceptance, effectiveness and usage of ICS. Read the report here.
February 1, 2013
Inovio and MVI partner to develop malaria vaccines using innovative vaccine delivery technology
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, in collaboration with MVI, or the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, will develop new malarial vaccines and also test innovative delivery mechanisms. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Opportunity for social entrepreneurs in the healthcare and energy sector
The Global Social Benefit Incubator or the GSBI’s deadline for this year coming up fast – applications by social enterprises in the healthcare or energy sector are to submit their applications by January 11th to win a scholarship woth US$25000. 15 applicants will get this scholarship. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
First TB drug approved in 50 years
A new TB drug, first in almost 50 years, called bedaquiline, must be made available across low income countries with masses of its population suffering from drug resistant form of the deadly virus, according to MSF, or Doctors Without Borders. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Global check-up – most people are living longer, but sicker
According to Lancet’s Global Disease Burden report released recently both men and women of the world – even in the poorer parts of the world, are living longer. However, the people of the world are not living sicker than before. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Saving Tanzania’s poorest children
Tanzania suffers from the lack of public availability of vaccines, meaning most children are not vaccinated. One of every fifth child, not just in Tanzania, but in several other African countries is affected by viral diarrhoea and respiratory infections, and more don’t survive. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
How regulations can close the quality gap at the base of the pyramid
While market based approaches are heralded as the only way to progress down the path of provision of healthcare at the base of the pyramid, it often has the consequence of quality drops. This breeds the problem of quacks and unqualified people providing risky medical services to the poorer, in […]
February 1, 2013
Drug resistant malaria flares as funding research tapers
The fight against malaria may suffer a major setback, as experts fear a new, and drug resistant breed of malaria has arisen in South Asia. This, according to them is bad news in the face of the fact that international budget for research on malaria has tapered off. Read more […]
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Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..