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Mobile technology for health: A look to developing nations

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Mobile technology for health: A look to developing nations Developing countries endure from pervasive health troubles that are less frequent or nonexistent in developed countries. In recent years the bulk of global attention to health has focused on communicable diseases, particularly the effort to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of controlling HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis by 2015. Subsequently, developing countries have heavy burdens of health problems due to idiosyncratic events. When natural disasters occur, these countries are often not operational to compact with the resulting health emergencies. In this regards, mobile applications can play a pivotal role in identifying areas of greatest need, targeting services, and maintaining public awareness in emergency situations and after crises. In Pakistan, the national healthcare system is still struggling to deliver affordable access to healthcare to all citizens.  Despite the potential it holds, m-health depl...

2013 New Year Resolution: What’s your plan??? | The News Tribe Blogs

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2013 New Year Resolution: What’s your plan??? | The News Tribe Blogs Watch your thoughts, for they become words, Watch your words, for they become actions, Watch your actions, for they becomes habits, Watch your habits, for they become character, Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

E-Democracy: Isn’t it a key to cease corruption? | The News Tribe Blogs

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E-Democracy: Isn’t it a key to cease corruption? | The News Tribe Blogs “The real difference between democracy and oligarchy is poverty and wealth. Whenever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few of many, that is an oligarchy, and where the poor rule, that is democracy” – Aristotle Presently, Pakistan has a democratic system without democrats and it is hijacked by a small group of feudal lords, political elites, bureaucrats and organizations under foreign influence. Most of the time, democratic election only commit to reshuffling of the same old faces.