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Viewpoint: Profit Is Not a Dirty Word
Sustainability is an all too overused word that is rarely linked to the word profit. Yet sustainability and profit go hand in hand. When it comes to building a network of health facilities in a developing country using a social franchising model similar to how business franchises operate; the link between profit and sustainability is imperative. Without one we cannot hope to have the other.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Latin America
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Pantera Leads $1.1 Million Funding for African Bitcoin Startup BitPesa
Kenya-based bitcoin services provider BitPesa has raised $1.1m as part of a new funding round led by hedge fund Pantera Capital.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Better Bath Rituals Is One Way Bangladesh Is Saving Its Newborns
Across the world, a child's survival is a lot like drawing a lottery ticket. Factors based purely on chance — where a child is born, how much money his or her family has and what their ethnic background is — can determine if a child lives past age 5.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Bangladesh to Get $300 million World Bank Loan for Child Health
Bangladesh is to get a $300-million loan from the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) to help improve child nutrition after a deal was signed on Monday.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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West Africa Lags in Mobile Money Usage
While most regions in Africa are recording significant uptake of mobile money, the West African region is lagging behind, according to a new report.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments
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Call for Mines to Invest in African Health Systems
Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has called for mining houses to invest in centres for disease control to help fight Tuberculosis and Ebola in African regions where they mine.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing
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Ethiopia Backs Mobile Players for Financial Inclusion
Two mobile money platforms have launched in Ethiopia, as the country looks to improve the take-up of bank services.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ICICI Bank, India’s Largest Private Sector Bank, Launches New e-Wallet for Mobile Payments
ICICI Bank Ltd on Tuesday launched Pockets, a mobile payments wallet for Android phones, which can be topped up with money from any bank account for making phone-based payments.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- digital payments