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News via @markets: Bill Gates and Former Bass Guitarist Aim to Change Health Care: https://t.co/fnLsfgyWXj

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News via @harvardmed: #MentalHealth Breaks Through in Global Health: https://t.co/dWcvG7H6pk

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Press Release: The Global Digital Health Index Launches Inaugural State of #DigitalHealth Report: https://t.co/HI4Ktwcf3y

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News via @qzafrica: The New #Malaria Vaccine Program for African Children Is Promising but Still Quite Limited: https://t.co/kRUvnRLhtD

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"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:

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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:

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News via @TIME: More Than 20 Million Children Worldwide Miss Out on the Measles Vaccine Annually, @UNICEF Reports: https://t.co/R3cSENtTfr

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News via @voakhmer: Experts Tout Benefits of AI, #MachineLearning in Global Health Crisis: https://t.co/bRGThwAtw9

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News via @TechCrunch: #Drone Delivery Startup @zipline Launches Uav Medical Program in #Ghana: https://t.co/X9ZFPYVj4C

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News via @BBCNews: Innovative Child Malaria Vaccine Test Starts in #Malawi: https://t.co/sUuEFv6Es0

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News via @WHO: WHO releases first guideline on #DigitalHealth interventions: https://t.co/bJX0OczCQ6

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~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.

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News via @Reuters: Award-Winning Startup Targets Affordable Medicine for Every African: https://t.co/WAfg5YG2tk

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News via @markets: The World’s Cheapest Hospital Has to Get Even Cheaper: https://t.co/vBNxsVjc2W

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Press release via @theGFF: First-of-its-kind development impact bond launched in #Cameroon to save newborn babies: https://t.co/0JQA4Dn7c6

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News via @nytimes: In a Poor Kenyan Community, Cheap #Antibiotics Fuel Deadly Drug-Resistant Infections: https://t.co/j4ZLBKDpTT

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News via @TDataScience: How AI helps mothers in Kenya get the care they need, faster: https://t.co/cJqVPlGuyt

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News via @DisruptAfrica: African e-health #startups secure $1.5m @SkollFoundation grants: https://t.co/FWsE881wst

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