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Bill Gates Pledges to Inject $2.8 Billion into Nigeria’s Healthcare, Agricultural Sectors
The investment is part of an effort to address Nigeria’s escalating health and food insecurity crises, which have left millions vulnerable across the country.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian E-health Startup Field Launches Service to Tackle Maternal Mortality With $11 Million Gates Foundation Backing
Field’s streamlined infrastructure has facilitated over 800 million health interventions across more than 60 therapeutic areas.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bharat Biotech Collaborates With US-Based Alopexx to Develop Antimicrobial Vaccine
As part of the collaboration, the companies will co-develop and commercialise the vaccine— AV0328— in India and other licensed territories.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Zambia Rolls Out Digital Health Systems to Improve Service Delivery and Safeguard Medicine Supplies
Zambia launches digital health systems nationwide, enhancing service delivery, tracking medicines, and preventing theft.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Care Secures $3 Million Funding from 35North IDF-II, Affiliates
Through this investment, 35North IDF-II will support Global Care’s aim to bridge healthcare divides worldwide.
- Categories
- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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ANDE, IKEA Foundation Award Grants to Boost Waste and Circular Economy Investment in Kenya and India
Six entrepreneur support organizations in Kenya and India will receive funding from a new Investment Innovation Fund to catalyze investment in waste and circular economy businesses.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: How Kibera’s Water Woes Vanished Into Thin Air
An aerial piping system brings residents clean, affordable water in Kenya.
- Categories
- Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- innovation, public health, SDGs, water
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Analysis: Navigating a Silent Crisis: Understanding the Impact of E-Waste on Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Unorganised e-waste recycling units like Seelampur serve as the primary backbone of many low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Categories
- Environment, Health Care, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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