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A blog and news resource dedicated to addressing the challenges and solutions in delivering health care to the base of the economic pyramid.

Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Joined October 2012
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News via @qzafrica: The New #Malaria Vaccine Program for African Children Is Promising but Still Quite Limited: bit.ly/2vtxuNm #vaccines #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #globaldev
"Amidst proliferation of a plethora of point-of-care devices and diagnostics, few actually reach the market." Dhruv Pandey of @SocialAlphaIN on the challenges of scaling affordable medical devices in #India: bit.ly/2PtUsNw #SDG3 #GlobalHealth #HealthCare
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Government and financing challenges prevent too many health care innovators in #India from getting their affordable devices to market, says Dhruv Pandey of @SocialAlphaIN. How he says they can overcome common hurdles: bit.ly/2GCEUDj #GlobalHealth #EmergingEconomies
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News via @TIME: More Than 20 Million Children Worldwide Miss Out on the Measles Vaccine Annually, @UNICEF Reports: bit.ly/2UZ3OHh #WIW2019 #vaccines #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases
~2.5 billion people are affected by poor vision globally. @Essilor aims to reach them through an innovative program that brings quality #EyeCare – and good jobs – to those in need. bit.ly/2UHDYqV @jayanthb @SeeChange4all #ophthalmology #GlobalHealth #SDG3
News via @Reuters: Award-Winning Startup Targets Affordable Medicine for Every African: bit.ly/2UuCDnb @mPharmaHealth #SkollWF #startups #socent #GlobalHealth @nelliepeyton
News via @nytimes: In a Poor Kenyan Community, Cheap #Antibiotics Fuel Deadly Drug-Resistant Infections: bit.ly/2GbamIH #EmergingMarkets #GlobalHealth #Kenya #PublicHealth