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International: Can African Economies Continue to Grow?

2010-08-25T15:32:28.693Z

At the 2010 Fortune Global Forum, in Cape Town, South Africa, McKinsey Publishing’s Rik Kirkland spoke with Absa’s Maria Ramos, Coca-Cola’s Bill Egbe, and McKinsey’s Norbert Dörr to find the answer.

Wireless: mHealth: Doing Good While Doing Well

2010-03-09T18:51:26.417Z

The mHealth Alliance is dedicated to enabling the delivery of quality health to the farthest reaches of wireless networks in the developing world. Its mission: to catalyze and accelerate the emerging field of mobile health (mHealth) and help move the needle in global efforts to reach the health-related UN Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.

International Health: Seyi Oyesola...Health care off the grid

2009-03-15T11:49:50.466Z

http://www.ted.com Dr. Seyi Oyesola helped develop the "Hospital in a Box" to solve a few of the problems plaguing health care on the African continent -- distance between doctors, spotty power, lack of supplies. But solving the health crisis in Africa will take more.

International Health: Ernest Madu...Bringing world-class health care to the poorest

2009-03-15T11:33:28.800Z

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Dr. Ernest Madu runs the Heart Institute of the Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, where he proves that -- with careful design, smart technical choices, and a true desire to serve -- it's possible to offer world-class healthcare in the developing world. Listen for some eye-opening statistics on heart disease, which is as ruthless a killer in poorer nations as in richer ones.

Telemedicine: Kenya eyes Telemedicine

2009-01-25T15:17:54.594Z

Telemedicine is not a common term in the Kenyan medical sector however not so new.And with the escalating cases of misdiagnosis in Kenyan hospitals, telemedicine has been cited as the only way to bring to an end such cases. This year, Kenya has had three major cases of amputation because of wrong treatment. There have been unreported cases of deaths especially among children, after doctors administered drugs without identifying the real cause of the childrens illnesses. The plan involves connecting all hospitals in Kenya with the Internet, partly to help doctors make informed diagnoses and even consult their colleagues via secured Internet traffic before they administer any drugs. With the new initiative, doctors manning rural dispensaries will be able to order medical supplies directly from the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) at the touch of a button. This will largely benefit rural areas which have had a history of poor medical coverage.