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When it comes to the world's health care system, there's plenty of room for improvementbut there's also plenty of room for innovation.
That's why the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) at the university in Durham, NC, has been working to bring cutting-edge medical technology to some of the world's most under-served communities, the New York Times reports.
In Costa Rica, for instance, for instance, the DGHI has developed a device that delivers a specific dose of an anti-malaria drug directly to pregnant women, without the woman having to go to the doctor.
The drug, called hydroxyzine, is currently only available in the US through a program run by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
"It's a really exciting time to be working on this," says Robert Malkin, a DGHI professor and the man behind the anti-malaria device.
"There's a lot of really good stuff that's been developed in the US, but there's a lot of really good stuff that's been developed around the world and hasn't been developed here."
The anti-malaria drug hydroxyzine is currently only available in the US through a program run by the
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