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December 26, 2013
How can drug resistant TB be cured
Curing drug resistant TB is much more expensive than general tuberculosis, and can cause permanent hearing loss, liver failure and permanent dizziness. This post is an overview of TB, and the difference between TB and drug resistant TB. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
Healthcare in Bangladesh improves despite poverty
According to a new study by The Lancet, despite widespread poverty, women in Bangladesh have succeeded in reducing infant mortality, with life expectancy jumping to 68%. This success is being attributed to Bangladesh’s efficient deployment of women empowerment schemes and the large reach of supportive NGOs. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
Duke University study finds maternal health program in India failing to deliver
The Chiranjeevi Yojana program in Gujarat, which was the recipient of Wall Street Journal Asian Innovation Award in 2006, aimed at reducing maternal and infant by helping mothers to deliver in private hospitals, has proven to be unsuccessful in reducing maternal and infant deaths, according to a new Duke University […]
December 26, 2013
Duke University study finds maternal health program in India failing to deliver
The Chiranjeevi Yojana program in Gujarat, which was the recipient of Wall Street Journal Asian Innovation Award in 2006, aimed at reducing maternal and infant by helping mothers to deliver in private hospitals, has proven to be unsuccessful in reducing maternal and infant deaths, according to a new Duke University […]
December 26, 2013
Global decrease in malaria deaths
According to the World Malaria Report 2013, by the World Health Organization the death rate from malaria has decreased by 45% between 2000 and 2012. Not all of the news is good though – according to Dr Robert Newman (head of WHO’s global malaria program), mosquito borne diseases persists as […]
December 26, 2013
How healthcare innovations can revolutionize maternal and infant health
This post is a Q&A session with Madhavi Mishra, Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer of the Public Health Foundation of India. She conducted field studies for the upcoming book ‘Maternal Health – Case Studies from India’, and this post includes overview of some of the most impressive innovations used […]
December 26, 2013
New portable device tests for HIV with a single drop of blood
There is now a device that will take only 20 minutes to provide a complete HIV and T-cell test, according to a new report published in the Journal of Infectious Disease. The test can also determine whether a person needs ART treatment. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
The undeniable truth of informal healthcare providers
People in rural areas fall sick the same as those in urban cities, but the lack of trained medical service providers in the villages leaves the rural people with the sole options of informal healthcare providers. 66% of human resource and healthcare facilities in India are in the private sector, […]
December 26, 2013
CHMI’s Highlights: 2013
Centre for Health Market Innovation profiles 1,200 of healthcare programs across the world. This report focuses on 81 programs improving healthcare globally. Read more here, and read the report here.
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