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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.
December 26, 2013
Prospective Study of One Million Deaths in India: Rationale, Design, and Validation Results
The Million Death Study is a biannual study that covers 1 million households in India, to try to uncover healthcare trends, with the goal of promoting policy changes. According to Prabhat Jha of the Centre for Global Health Research in Toronto, several compelling trends are already emerging. About 75% of […]
December 26, 2013
Global Health 2035: A World Converging within a Generation
This new report sets forth an interesting framework which attempts to close the health disparities between the wealthiest and the poor nations through integrated and sustained investment. The report seeks to establish why investing in healthcare should be the development priority, and promotes tackling malaria, AIDS, TB, and other NCDs […]
December 26, 2013
LED Solar lantern and charger from Panasonic
Panasonic’s solar LED lantern and charger is a part of the company’s campaign “Panasonic’s 100 Thousand Solar Lantern Project”. In 2012, the company supplied 2000 such lanterns to schools, medical facilities and microenterprises in Cambodia. In the plans now, are 5000 units for India, 3000 for Myanmar and 2000 to […]
December 26, 2013
How potatoes can power the world
Researchers over at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found out a couple of years ago that a potato boiled for 8 minutes can make 10 times more battery power than one that has not been boiled. At one-tenth of the cost of a typical AA battery, a potato can supply […]
December 26, 2013
How solar powered lighting may be the way to breaking India’s rural poverty cycle
Many parts of India suffer from the lack of lighting, due to no access to central grid. Several other regions get electricity only for a small part of the day. Low cost solar lanterns which help families save on (approx.) INR 160 per month worth of kerosene count for brighter […]
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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