Monthly Archives: August 2018

Help for Africa’s Green Revolution

Posted on August 6, 2018

A delegation from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) visited Israel to see how its agricultural technologies can help farmers in Africa. AGRA works with millions of African smallholder farmers to reduce poverty and hunger by investing … Continue reading →

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Seven years of secretly aiding Syrian civilians

Posted on August 6, 2018

For the last seven years, Israel’s Gal Lusky, founder of Israeli NGO Flying Aid, has been going undercover into Syria to smuggle aid into Israel’s war-torn neighbor. Now, this heroic woman has decided to tell her story. https://www.israel21c.org/the-israeli-saving-lives-in-syria/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9A18SfiLpE

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An everyday medical emergency

Posted on August 6, 2018

Just a normal case of Israeli police medics treating an injured Palestinian Arab boy outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the city of Hebron. This is news for the international press. https://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-police-medic-treats-injured-palestinian-boy-in-hebron/

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Islands of Peace

Posted on August 6, 2018

There are 14 industrial areas in Judea and Samaria where Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians work alongside each other. They discover the “other” isn’t as they expected. And with jobs, these 15,000 Arabs add NIS 4.5 billion to the PA … Continue reading →

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Funding for hi-tech haredi and Arabs

Posted on August 6, 2018

Israeli startups in the ultra-Orthodox sector will now be eligible for government funding of over 70% of their research and development costs – up to NIS 7 million over two years. A similar scheme is soon to be introduced to … Continue reading →

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Triple treatment to defeat lung cancer

Posted on August 6, 2018

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have used a combination of 3 cancer treatments to prevent lung cancer tumors from re-occurring. In laboratory tests, when Tagrisso, Erbitux and Herceptin were used together they prevented the cancer from developing resistance to single … Continue reading →

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Heart surgery for 20 Rwandan children

Posted on August 6, 2018

Israel’s Save Child’s Heart team is checking the hearts of 70 children at Kigali Teaching Hospital, Rwanda.  The 20 most severe cases will be immediately transferred to Israel with all costs covered. http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/twenty-children-heart-diseases-undergo-surgery-israel

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Crohn’s treatment shows promise

Posted on August 6, 2018

Israeli biotech Redhill announced positive results of the Phase 3 trial for RB-104 in treating Crohn’s disease which affects 1.5 million people worldwide. https://www.timesofisrael.com/redhills-drug-for-crohns-disease-shows-positive-results-study/

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More European funds for Israeli cancer testing

Posted on August 6, 2018

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Nucleix and its innovative blood and urine tests for early-stage cancer diagnostics. Nucleix has just received a grant of 2.5 million Euros from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program – its … Continue reading →

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3 healthcare giants expand Israeli R&D

Posted on August 6, 2018

Three life-science multinationals will grow their Israeli R&D centers over the next six years. GE Healthcare’s ultrasound, Change Healthcare’s cardiology and Medtronic’s imaging systems will receive a boost via a $33 million grant from the Israel Innovation Authority. https://www.israel21c.org/3-healthcare-multinationals-to-expand-israeli-rd-activity/

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