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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.
February 1, 2013
Save the Children get a US$40 million grant
Save the Children, the international charity is now the recipient of a sum of US$ 40 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This sum will be used by the charity to implement basic healthcare access providing programmes which will save the lives of as many as 2 million […]
February 1, 2013
India: A prescription for low cost rural healthcare
This post talks about the formation of Glocal Healthcare Systems Private Limited, a Kolkata headquartered private equity backed rural hospital, which delivers low cost, yet quality healthcare to the rural poor in West Bengal. Global has 5 rural hospitals throughout West Bengal, and is also armed with the formula for […]
February 1, 2013
Latin America: How Sala Uno used innovation to scale healthcare access
Sala Uno is a Latin America based social enterprise which disburses low cost quality eyecare. The levels of innovation applied by its founders, previously working with lucrative private firms, has been such that they achieved profitability within 2 months of their setting up in 2010. Deriving lessons from Aravind Eye […]
February 1, 2013
South African medical school to combat shortage of rural doctors
A medical school in South Africa is a one of the few to start addressing the chronic shortage of rural doctors in the country. University of Stellenbosch’s Ukwanda Rural Clinical School makes it mandatory for its final year students to live and work in rural health districts. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Trails planned for pain-free, low-cost vaccine delivery
A new device has been invented which does not require refrigeration or trained practitioners to administer. It is low cost, and can be administered without pain, that is, without a syringe and needle. It has been tried out in Papua New Guinea, and clinical trials for this will begin next […]
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