This Woman Built her Entrepreneurship Journey from Scratch!
In talks with Ana Paula Rebeiro, Founder of WeCareOn. Interview by Miguel Salvado.
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New Investment Opportunities in ASEAN’s Healthcare Sector
The coronavirus pandemic has encouraged reforms in Southeast Asia’s healthcare sector, opening up new investment opportunities in different fields, according to a new analysis. The potential areas for investment include biotechnology, telehealth, pharmaceuticals, and diagnostic medicine, wrote ASEAN Briefing, which covers business developments in countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Citing the World…
9 New Automation Projects Focused on U.S. COVID-19 Recovery
Technology has played a critical role in helping us adapt to the maelstrom of disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the new realities of daily life. Amongst all technological innovations, automation has proved to be a major optimization lever reshaping industries across the globe. The trust of businesses in the power of automation is…
Half of Employees Believe Office Spaces Are Not Safe
Only 50% of employees believe office spaces are safe and even fewer trust their CEOs and senior managers to ensure their workers are protected from getting or spreading the virus, according to a recent survey. “In most countries, only a quarter or more will go back to the office before Christmas,” public relations firm Edelman…
Virus Tracker App Claims to Help Stall the Spread of COVID-19
A group of volunteers in Ireland, Slovakia, Portugal, and Brazil have joined hands with medical experts to create a “user privacy-respecting” application to help stem the tide of the coronavirus. The team behind the free app—which is called “Covidian” and was first launched in Slovakia—says it has helped the country’s Health Ministry flatten the curve…
VR Telehealth Solutions to Boom in Post-Coronavirus World: Virtuleap’s CEO
As coronavirus ripped unabated through the globe, shutdowns, travel restrictions, and social distancing led to a sharp uptick in virtual reality solutions. People kept at home by quarantine suddenly found themselves immersed in a world where they could take a virtual tour of tourist destinations, art galleries, museums, shopping centers, and even the house they…
Philippines Brain Drain: Health Professionals Leaving for Greener Pastures
MANILA, Philippines (ViaNews) – Being a professional gives you the edge to land a stable job, but in the Philippines health industry, it’s a different story. Unemployment has been a long-term problem faced by most Filipinos even for degree holders working in the healthcare industry. The unfavorable working conditions Filipinos find in their country makes…
World Obesity Day: Indian Puzzle
New Delhi, India (VIAnews) – “The frustrating thing about India is that whatever you can rightly say about India, the opposite is also true.” Wise words by Cambridge economist Joan Robinson still holds germane to Indian society. Though the first reaction would be to attribute this quote with rising economic inequality, it is true in…
Rally: A National Healthcare System (Single Payer/Medicare for All)
Last month I attended a “Medicare for All” rally in Kansas City. The rally was hosted by a variety of groups, including the National Nurses United. Health care professionals at the rally spoke about how they believed our country was moving forward in discoveries in health, but backwards in the actual healthcare provided to people….
McCain’s Dramatic Vote Kills ‘Repeal and Replace’
The floor of the United States Senate is not known for riveting drama. Typically the outcome is already known before Senators vote for any given bill. Recently, with the exception of rare cases, most ballots are cut neatly down party lines. This statement is especially true in the battle of the American health care system….