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Pakistani Entrepreneur Uses E-Health to Change Rural Lives
Young trailblazer Muhammad Sarim Raza is using technology to deliver healthcare services to medically underserved communities in Pakistan.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Microcredit Lenders in Bangladesh Hit Hard by COVID-19
Suffering from low demand for loans and the inability of many borrowers to pay instalments, the microcredit sector has been hit hard by Covid-19.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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DFC, IFC, EIB, and AFD Boosting COVID-19 Vaccine Production in Africa with Senegal-based Vaccine Manufacturer IPD
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, International Finance Corporation, European Investment Bank, and the French Development Agency announced their commitment to support Fondation Institut Pasteur de Dakar to bolster the production of COVID-19 vaccines in the country.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Turning Crisis into Opportunity: World Leaders Meet at UN to Help Drive Pandemic Recovery
Leading figures from government, business and civil society are preparing to take part in this year’s High Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF), where they will discuss ways to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Billions of People Will Lack Access to Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in 2030 Unless Progress Quadruples – Warn WHO, UNICEF
Latest estimates reveal that 3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
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- Coronavirus, WASH
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- Global
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- coronavirus, hygiene, investment, sanitation, WASH, water
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Analysis: Rural India Sinks Deeper into Debt as COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
The coronavirus and a lockdown aimed at stopping it last year saw millions of people thrown out of jobs in cities and towns and forced back to their villages, and ever higher levels of debt.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Why Africa’s Push to Make Vaccines Should Look Further Than COVID-19
It’s unlikely that vaccine manufacturing will offer Africa a quick fix for COVID-19. Countries on the continent are grappling with a diverse array of challenges.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How Collaborations with Social Entrepreneurs Are Helping to Make the SDGs a Reality
Social innovators are tackling some of the world’s greatest threats – and by working more collaboratively, are shifting the entire landscape of the social change sector.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Global
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