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December 26, 2013
Japan joins the global force for Universal Healthcare Mission
Universal healthcare has been on Japan’s agenda for a while, but the country has only recently formally backed the World Bank in its agenda of universal healthcare access. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
UNITAID approves US$140 million in funding for HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa
UNITAID recently approved a grant of over US$140 million which will enable treatment of over 100,000 HIV/AIDS afflicted children in Malawi, Mozambique and Uganda. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
World Bank launches new program for improved health care in developing countries
World Bank is now devising new ways to fund healthcare to reduce maternal and infant deaths by ‘results based financing’. New ways are being innovated so that incentives are given to trained midwives for every healthy child they deliver, and mothers are paid to have their children delivered in hospitals, […]
December 26, 2013
Gates Foundation to double donation towards AIDS
Bill Gates is committed to almost doubling the Gates Foundation donation for AIDS, TB (read about the relation between TB and AIDS here) and malaria to US$500 million. A Global Fund of US$1.6 billion can be generated with matching grants from other donor organizations, according to Gates. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
Innovative healthcare apps developed for Social Innovation Camp for Health in the Philippines
This post enlists some of the successful technological innovations for Social Innovation Camp for Health in the Philippines. The winner was PinoyRx, an e-prescription application. Read about the others here.
December 26, 2013
Smartphone enabled device to perform vaccine checks
A device that can perform vaccine checks has been developed by Cambridge Consultants and Diagnostics For All, a social enterprise and healthcare technology company. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
Why every rural healthcare worker should be given a bike
This post is about the innovative healthcare organization, “Riders for Health”, in Africa, covering 7 countries, serving 14 million people. The program is so designed that the government ministries pay for the cost of operations. The mobility offered by bikes ensures timely vaccinations and other basic but important services in […]
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.
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