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Global Health predictions for 2009, part two - reader contributions

Published January 05, 2009 @ 07:49PM PT

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There were some fascinating comments on the global health predictions post. Just in case people have been skipping the comments, I wanted to call out five of the most intriguing comments:

1. Disability issues will become an official part of public health, with less special interest lobbying or focus on specific divisions/types of disease/disability. - Darlene Matthews

2. A revival of the debate regarding patents and how much control pharmaceutical companies have over their intellectual property, when considering the human impact of drugs and vaccines not being affordable enough for people who need them the most. This may be particularly prominent in the area of HIV treatment. - Vanessa Mason

3. The availability of safe clean water supply in a time of global environmental change will be a major growing issue from both a health and a political stand point. - Ned Snyder

4. India and China will see major public health problems; their populations are large enough to make that certain. - Santeh Galobale

5. More pilot programs using mobile technology as a rapid information source in rural areas in the developing world. - Nathaniel Whittemore

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Orphans of HIV/Aids families who move to cities and live on the streets to survive..There are many volunteer Alternative Therapists (eg; Reflexologists) working at special homes/schools. More are needed.

Posted by Jill Fisher on 01/05/2009 @ 10:35PM PT
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A Low-Energy Water Purifier A Yale spinoff hopes to solve the big problem with desalination.http://www.technologyreview.com/business/21934/?a=fhttp://www.oasyswater.com/

Posted by Edward Snyder on 01/08/2009 @ 08:48AM PT
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A Low-Energy Water Purifier A Yale spinoff hopes to solve the big problem with desalination.

http://www.technologyreview.com/business/21934/?a=f

Posted by Edward Snyder on 01/08/2009 @ 08:50AM PT
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OASYS is a water purification business with the mission of becoming the global leader in seawater, wastewater and industrial waste stream desalination and purification.

OASYS aims to achieve its mission through development and commercialization of its novel, low cost, environ-
mentally friendly water desalination/purification technology that dramatically decreases the cost of producing fresh, potable water from a variety of sources.

http://www.oasyswater.com/

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Alanna Shaikh has spent the last ten years immersed in global health; she has worked for NGOs, companies, universities, and the US government on projects that ranged from preventing antibacterial resistance to improving maternal and child health.