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28-02-2012Around 64,000 people die due to tuberculosis while 3.3 lakh get infected afresh every year in Bangladesh, said a report of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme.
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11-05-2012The Nepalese government has launched an ambitious campaign to curb the spread of malaria in high-risk parts of the country, where around 3,000 people were infected last year. Nepal is still considered one of the most malaria-prone countries in Asia. more...
Image: Malaria remains a challenge in Nepal/ Photo credit: Swiss Radio
23-01-2012Group Chair of the Hyderabad-based LV Prasad Eye Institute, Dr Gullapalli N. Rao, introduces his equity-based model to promote eye care in India. In an interview to OneWorld South Asia, Dr Rao says that the institute is driven by the principles of equity, efficiency and excellence.
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Pakistan’s polio vaccination project gets award 30-04-2012The Awakening, a polio vaccination programme in Pakistan, has been awarded US$10,000 by the Southern Vaccine Advocacy Challenge for sensitising people, especially mothers, in Swat district of the country over the benefits of getting children immunised.
Maternal health plummeting in Afghanistan 13-12-2011In addition to the insurgency and violence, Afghanistan remains the most dangerous place in the world for a woman to have a baby, according to the latest World Health Organisation data.
India's HIV drug comes with health hazards 10-01-2012Indian AIDS agency is reluctant to phase out cheap HIV/AIDS drug, stavudine, despite causing disfiguration and affecting the peripheral nervous system.
Women, water and sanitation 17-10-2011Mula Devi is on her mission to raise mass awareness about water and sanitation among women in Bundelkhand region of central India, making toilets an absolute necessity from a needless luxury.
29-11-2011Datawind, the inventor of world’s cheapest tablet and the NASSCOM Foundation have announced a contest to bridge the digital divide in India wherein the non-profits will stand an opportunity to improve their operations and programme implementation to bridge the digital divide.
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Image: Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Datawind holding the world’s cheapest tablet computer – UbiSlate/ Photo credit: NASSCOM
11-01-2012The HUNGaMA (Hunger and Malnutrition) Survey conducted by the Naandi Foundation presents India's malnutrition data at the district level in a pioneering attempt to make the voices of over 74,000 mothers heard.
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