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February 1, 2013
India: Government plans to limit nutrition coverage to first two children
The Indian government plans to provide maternity benefits and nutrition support to children eligible for government schemes, only for the first two children. While this has caused uproar among activists, the government defends its actions as being for the encouragement of a stabilized population. Read more […]
February 1, 2013
India: Vocational training for women
The Government of India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment is rolling out vocational training courses specially designed for women. Courses for Draughtsmanship, Dress Making, Data Entry Operator, Electronic Mechanic, Secretarial Practice, and Computer Programmer and Programming Assistant. Are being offered. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
GIZ funding vocational training in Sri Lanka
A collaboration between the government of Sri Lanka and GIZ, (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and the German Development Bank KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) has resulted in a vocational training programme in the north of Sri Lanka, called VTN. Read more about the initiative here.
February 1, 2013
How a ‘rocketship’ takes off in South Africa
As a growing trend, a number of business school graduates from the US are turning into developing country-based ‘edupreneurs’. In a similar example, Stacey Brewer has launched a network of schools called Spark Schools. Having taken lessons from the Rocketship Education model in the US, this chain of school aims […]
February 1, 2013
Next made-in-China boom – College Graduates
China is driving a concerted growth in producing a number of college graduates in the country. The youth that is thus produced are contributing to $250 billion-a-year investment in what economists call human capital. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
The shocking state of Uganda’s higher education
There is nothing worse for a developing country than its strategic educational resources being faulty. This post talks about the dismal state of higher university level education scenario in Uganda. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
India: President stresses the need for a revolution in the nation’s healthcare system
According to Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, stressed the need for universalization of healthcare access all through out India, enhancing self-reliance in this sector. According to him, the government is planning to increase its healthcare spend from the current 1.2 per cent of the GDP, to 2.5 per cent by […]
February 1, 2013
BoP Healthcare gets a US$10 million boost
The Duke Global Health Institute’s business wing – CASE, or Centre for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, together with its school of medicine – IPIHD or International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery, are to receive US$10 million from USAID. This move will make the university a founding partner in the Higher […]
February 1, 2013
Success in the fight against neglected diseases
A year ago, the international organization WHO, or the World Health Organization had launched a programme to stop the spread of neglected tropical diseases. A new report suggests that there has been some significant success. Read more here.
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