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Nigeria innovations shortlisted for £1m Trinity Challenge tackling AMR
Two Nigerian innovations are among eight global finalists for the Trinity Challenge, which seeks data-driven solutions to tackle antimicrobial resistance and improve access to effective antibiotics. The Trinity Challenge, an international...

AI for Good Global Summit ends, initiating global standards, ethical innovation
(MENAFN) The AI for Good Global Summit concluded in Geneva on Friday with a renewed commitment to harnessing artificial intelligence for practical, inclusive solutions to global challenges. Frederic Werner of the International Telecommunication...
Can Africa learn from India's innovation journey?
Phapano Phasha|Published 16 hours ago 3min INDIA is rapidly establishing its position as a global innovation leader, making remarkable strides in technology, pharmaceuticals, space exploration, and digital infrastructure. According to a recent PwC...

The Clean Show 2025 Breaks Records With First-Time Exhibitors, Global Representation, And New Innovation Spotlight
ATLANTA, GA — July 14, 2025 — The Clean Show 2025 returns bigger than 2022 with over 380 exhibitors, global participation from 18 countries, and a new Innovation Awards program—all set to take place in Orlando, Florida. The show floor will feature...

Driving scalable, secure innovation in a decade-long ICT partnership between The Aurum Institute and Datacentrix
The Aurum Institute, an innovative African non-profit organisation focused on health research and systems, has partnered with leading hybrid IT systems integrator and managed services provider, Datacentrix, for over a decade to ensure robust,...

ATIDI: De-Risking Africa’s Growth Trajectory Through Innovation, Impact and Integration
15 Jul, 2025 As Africa’s leading provider of credit and investment insurance, the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) continues to shape the continent’s economic trajectory. Under the stewardship of CEO Manuel Moses, the...

Pacific Specialist Healthcare pioneers Fiji’s first mitral bioprosthetic valve replacement surgery
Pacific Specialist Healthcare pioneers Fiji’s first mitral bioprosthetic valve replacement surgery From left to right: Registered Nurse Poonam, Mrs. R.D. Karan, patient Mr. Ravindra Karan, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon Dr Sanjeev Khulbey,...

Group seeks stories to highlight maternal health in South Arkansas
According to the March of Dimes, 272 infants in Arkansas died before reaching their first birthday in 2022, an infant mortality rate of 7.7 per 1,000 live births. With that number and the overall health of mothers in mind, Arkansans for Improving...

Is India’s Healthcare “Broken” — or Just Misunderstood?
Over the past few decades, I have worked across the healthcare value chain — across public and private organizations beyond India in the U.S., U.K. and South- Asia in board and advisory roles. I also served for several years on the National...

Punjab: 31 specialist doctors skip bond service, fail to pay Rs 50 lakh penalty
Chandigarh: A total of 31 specialist doctors who completed their postgraduate medical education under the Punjab government quota have left government service without completing their mandatory tenure or paying the bond amount of Rs 50 lakh each....

Renewing hope through innovation: Tunji-Ojo’s interior ministry agenda
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, is a trained engineer, tech entrepreneur, and former legislator known for championing transparency and accountability. Appointed in August 2023 by President Bola Tinubu, the London-educated ICT...

Alan Rumrill opens Amos Fortune Forum in Jaffrey with stories of local characters
Alan Rumrill kicked off the annual Amos Fortune Forum series with “Monadnock Originals: Colorful Characters from New Hampshire’s Quiet Corner.” STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI— From a doctor who chronicled his sometimes unusual payments for his...
Mink surges on salvage therapy success with Agent-797
The complete remission of a testicular cancer patient receiving Mink Therapeutics Inc.’s allogeneic, off-the-shelf invariant natural killer T-cell therapy Agent-797 with nivolumab drove the company’s shares up by 730% July 11. The results,...

STHS McAllen Earns Get with The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Award
For the sixth consecutive year, STHS McAllen has earned the Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Plus Gold Award for its commitment to ensuring the facility provides stroke patients with the most appropriate treatment to save lives and reduce...

Game-Changing Carbon Foot Prosthesis: DRDO-AIIMS' Rs 20,000 Innovation to Crush Import Dependency
India unveils its first cost-effective, indigenously developed advanced carbon fibre foot prosthesis, marking a major step in accessible healthcare under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. The first Make-in-India cost-effective advanced Carbon...

Why High Teacher Salaries in Washington Aren't Boosting Student Success
(The Center Square) – Washington state ranks highest in the nation for adjusted pay among elementary, middle and high school teachers, according to USAFacts, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the data,...

Updated: Hengrui plans China filing for obesity shot following pivotal success

Trine offering professional certifications through dual enrollment
ANGOLA — Students in Trine University's dual enrollment programs will have the opportunity to earn one of four professional certifications beginning this fall. Trine will offer certificates in Healthcare Billing and Coding, Administrative...

Loose Pass: World Rugby will ‘outlaw’ latest Springboks innovation and what has made this Lions tour ‘hallow’
This week we will mostly be concerning ourselves with multiple aspects around South Africa’s new play designs and strategies, some other notes from the round of Tests and the lamenting the loss of the dirt-trackers… Rassie carries on SA innovation...

Thousands of Transgender Youths Are Losing Essential Healthcare in Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), home to the largest dedicated clinic that treats transgender youth in the country, is ending access to transgender healthcare. After President Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding to medical...