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October 6, 2012
Unlocking Africa’s renewable energy capacity
There are vast opportunities for the adoption and success of renewable in Africa, as is agreed upon by experts almost unanimously. However, there is still stubborn reliance on fossil fuel, with most villages excluded from the power supply grid, and no encouraging policies in existence. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
95 per cent RE world possible by 2050
This post is based on recent studies that have concluded that the world can reach complete renewable energy coverage by 2050, without the involvement of any renewable energy breakthroughs, and with the current RE infrastructure. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Clean power finance leading the way in solar adoption
As the solar power sector becomes easier to access given a reduction in prices, it is encouraging more and more individuals and bodies to adopt solar power. This post gives an overview of just how much of solar purchase is made through online means. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
India: Low cost generic medicines to be made available soon
A GoM, or a Group of Ministers have written to the Indian health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, asking him to fast track a law wherein the payments made by pharma firms to doctors will be made transparent. This law will also make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe low cost […]
October 6, 2012
Kenya: Doctors protest against poor state of healthcare in the country
The healthcare conditions in Kenya couldn’t be worse as emergency rooms usually lack the basic materials like gloves, and medicine, and frequent power outages beset the institutions and doctors often have to use the lights from their cell phones to complete complex procedures on live patients. The doctors in the […]
October 6, 2012
Why Indians need healthcare portals too
There are comparative healthcare portals wherein telemedical centres, doctors, and services can be compared for cost, efficiency and other parameters. These services were almost non-existent before. A number of existent portals cater to the more privileged set of people like foreigners who come to India for world class treatments, while […]
October 6, 2012
Nigeria: Doctors recommend strategies to mend the broken healthcare sector
Doctors under the aegis of NMA or the Nigerian Medical Association ranked Nigeria’s medical coverage score very low. In view of this failing healthcare system of the country, the NMA president made a number of progressive suggestions that would better the medical sector. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
From user fees to universal healthcare coverage – a journey of 30 years
A new study by the Lancet that argues the case for universal healthcare coverage in countries was led by David de Ferranti, who was previously a staff member of the World Bank and chief proponent of the introduction of user fees, a concept that universal healthcare coverage opposes. This post […]
October 6, 2012
UK: £60 million fund for small and social enterprises
A lending fund worth £60 million was launched for small, micro and medium size social enterprises according to business secretary Vince Cable. Read more here.
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