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PepsiCo takes on Coca-Cola with Latin American water plan
PepsiCo has announced it will restore and protect a handful of watersheds in Latin American countries in which it operates, including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Latin America
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NextBillion’s Most Influential Post of the Year Contest 2016
All our posts discuss important topics. Some, however, are so well-written and well-read that they change and even lead that discussion. Those are the ones that are included in our fifth annual Most Influential Post of the Year Contest. Please read or re-read the posts and then vote for your favorite(s). You may vote up to a dozen times. Voting ends Jan. 2, and we'll name the winner on Jan. 4.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Investing
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Healthcare organizations to set pace for blockchain adoption in 2017 – IBM Institute for Business Value
In a new survey, IBM Institute for Business Value has found that healthcare organizations are moving fast in the sphere of blockchain adoption, seemingly faster than the financial industry.
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- Health Care
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Health Insurance Collections Jump Over a Fifth in a Year
From specialised packages to lifelong cashless cover, more and more Indians are buying health insurance products.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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Mobile Phones Help Kenyans to Stay Healthier
The exponential growth of mobile telephony in Kenya has seen changes not only in communication but healthcare as well.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria announces policy proposal to restructure inefficient primary healthcare system
To make Nigeria’s inefficient primary healthcare system effective, the government plans an overhaul that could lead to some sort of financial autonomy for individual health centres.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Pharmaceutical sector hiring set for double-digit growth
As some industries brace for slow hiring in the coming months, the Indian pharmaceutical sector’s recruitment numbers are poised to continue growing in double digits next year as health awareness improves and lifespans increase.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Indian households’ healthcare woes
The low penetration of health insurance and high health costs expose Indian households, especially those at the bottom of the pyramid, to severe financial shocks, according to fresh data from a large-scale nationally representative survey.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health
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