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August 24, 2012
Cholera outbreak engulfs coastal slums of West Africa
An exceptionally rainy season this year flooded the shantytowns in Freetown and Conakry in Sierra Leone and neighbouring Guinea, spreading cholera all around – a disease transmitted through contact with faeces. The slums, without adequate sanitation conditions have been the unfortunate breeding grounds for this disease. In Sierra Leone, cholera […]
August 24, 2012
Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation 2012 Update
Since 1990, about 2 billion people have gained access to improved drinking water sources. However, much more remains to be done, especially in the field of sanitation. This report outlines the challenges that remain in achieving the water and sanitation MDGs (Millennium Development Goals). Read the report here.
August 24, 2012
Sustainable Water Services and the Poor in Small Towns
The poor in small towns in Africa, this brief by SNV finds, can and do benefit from commercialised water services. In Kenya, SNV’s programme helped a company reduce unaccounted for water while increasing profits. Read the brief here.
August 24, 2012
Library to boost slum children’s education through computers
KNLS (Kenya National Library Services) in partnership with eLimu, an education foundation is launching the pilot of a new programme that aims to boost the education of slum children from Kibera through computer learning. Children from selected primary schools will visit the library on rotational basis where they will be […]
August 24, 2012
India: Fortis Malar to offer telemedicine in Africa and Iraq
Chennai based hospital, the Fortis Malar Hospital is all set to offer telemedicine services to countries in Africa, and Iraq. Though the countries have basic forms of primary and secondary care, facilities of tertiary care are lacking. Read more here.
August 24, 2012
Breakthrough in Telemedicine and eHealth
The MCU is a standalone multi-devices examination system which returns results on a range of tests like 12 lead ECG, NIBP, SPO2, Spirometer, blood monitor, and more while creating a an electronic medical record that may be viewed and transferred anywhere through a dedicated tablet PC. Read more about it […]
August 24, 2012
Telehealth and Telemedicine – Global Opportunity Assessment, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecasts to 2018
This report, available on purchase, provides information on the global sports medicine implants market. Read it here.
August 24, 2012
Western Union launches innovative promotions
Western Union recently announced a new promotion offered for cutomers using its service to send money from to their homeland in Kenya, through M-PESA. Cutomers referring three friends in US to send money through this partnership channel will receive the benefits of US$0 transaction fees. Read more here.
August 24, 2012
Uganda: Banking and mobile money
Despite being only 4 years old, mobile money in Uganda has attracted close to 5 million users. A recent decision by the dfcu Bank and other institutions to provide to their clients mobile phone banking services will ensure a deeper form of financial inclusion. Read more here.
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