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From Goals to Actions – Advancing Health Systems in an era of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Media release: 
21/03/2019

In a time of modern industrial revolution, a move towards more intelligent and efficient and effective models of care has become a consensus in the healthcare industry. SMARThealth, has not only brought about a near subversive change across the whole process of healthcare services, but has provides characteristics of application feasibility and value-add for clients and various stakeholders.

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‘Modicare’ presents a great opportunity to create a robust health infrastructure in India

Media release: 
18/03/2019

There is a need for wide reforms across public and private healthcare providers if Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is to accelerate India towards its goal of universal health coverage (UHC).

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A road map for achieving universal care for kidney diseases

Media release: 
14/03/2019

Coinciding with the World  Kidney Day which was observed on March 14 this year, the George Institute for Global Health has come up with a road map for achieving universal care for kidney diseases and has identified priority areas for kidney disease research, policy-making, and actions by the clinical community. 

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Fast Food Kid's Meals Chock Full of Salt

Media release: 
05/03/2019
salty kid's fast food

New research has revealed the hidden toll that fast food kids’ meals can have on young children’s health. Some meals aimed at kids contain more than an entire day’s maximum recommended salt intake.

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The George Institute to provide technical assistance to Kidney Research Innovation Patient Assistance Centre set up by Andhra Pradesh Government at Palasa

Media release: 
01/03/2019
KRIPA centre CKDu

With a view to providing better treatment and service to persons living with chronic kidney disease, the Andhra Pradesh Government with technical support from the George Institute for Global Health, India has established a Kidney Research Innovation and Patient Assistance Centre (KRIPA) at Palasa, Srikakulam District.

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Findings from the George Institute could help reduce rates of tuberculosis worldwide

Media release: 
28/02/2019
reducing tuberculosis rates

New evidence from The George Institute for Global Health could help reduce rates of tuberculosis in Vietnam, and potentially worldwide.

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Thumbs up for India’s frontline health care workers at International Digital Health Symposium 2019

Media release: 
28/02/2019
Smart ASHAs IDHS 2019

The role of frontline health care workers in providing last mile delivery to the doorstep of people in rural areas of the country received a roaring thumbs up in the Capital on Wednesday as some of the delegates to the International Digital Health Symposium 2019 met and interacted with four of these “doctor sahibas” from the community who are screening people in their villages for non-communicable disease risk.

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American women have better control of high blood pressure but are more obese than men

Media release: 
19/02/2019

A study of more than 30,000 Americans since 2001 has revealed significant differences in management of heart disease risk between women and men. 

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$5 million for Kidney Disease Clinical Trials

Media release: 
19/02/2019
Kidney disease funding

The George Institute has been awarded more than $5 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to fund two new clinical trials.

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Major global study highlights improved treatment of the most common form of stroke worldwide

Media release: 
08/02/2019
Enchanted study

The safety and potential benefit of a strategy to more intensively control blood pressure (BP) in patients who receive ‘clot-busting’ thrombolysis treatment for acute ischaemic stroke has been demonstrated in a large clinical trial led by researchers at The George Institute for Global Health.

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