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Mobile extends healthcare reach in emerging markets

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:39:00 +0200

CAMBRIDGE: Mobile technology's low cost and ease of use make it ideal for improving the delivery of healthcare, education, and other social services in emerging markets, opening up opportunities for mobile operators and vendors, according to a new report by Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of Light Reading Communications Network.
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Zambia: Sanitation backlog to blame for high child mortality

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:16:00 +0200

LUSAKA: Dehydration caused by severe diarrhoea is a key cause of infant deaths in Zambia, a country with one of the highest child morality rates in the world, according to a new report by Zambia's health department.
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Lacking safe water, children face ongoing risks

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:16:00 +0200

In Southern Sudan, where water is not just a basic survival need, but a game of risk, children fall victim to preventable water-borne diseases caused by contaminated water and poor sanitary conditions.
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