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Press Release: WDI Board Appoints Taylor as New President
Wendy Taylor brings a wealth of experience and leadership in global innovation and entrepreneurship to the role.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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Alyve Health Bags USD $5.5 Million in Series A Round
With the raised capital, the Mumbai-based health-tech startup aims to grow initiatives across key areas.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Ethiopia and Global Fund Launch New Grants to Accelerate Progress Against HIV, TB and Malaria; Strengthen Health Systems
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) and the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia have launched the implementation of three new grants worth over US$441 million.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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- public health
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The Implications of Global Health Equity: Why Pursuing Equity May Actually Harm the Poor
The concept of global health equity has gained traction in universities, governments, global health organizations and even some businesses. But Paul Clyde at the William Davidson Institute argues that it's important to think carefully about the implications of this goal before pursuing it. He explains how improvements to healthcare in poor populations often begin with improvements in wealthier populations, and how actions taken or discouraged in the name of equity can do more harm than good in poor communities.
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- Health Care
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Alma Clinics Raises $2.8 Million for Expansion of Nurse-Driven Primary Healthcare Network in South Africa
The investment in Alma Clinics highlights the increasing recognition of nurse-led healthcare models in South Africa as viable and essential.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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GAVI Fully Approves $1 Billion African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator to Make Continent Self-Sufficient
New financial instrument will provide strategically timed grants to support and incentivise African pharmaceutical manufacturers to enter into vaccine production.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Africa Must Stop Putting Healthcare Abroad Over Its Own Peoples’ Needs
Without healthcare, a basic human need, any talk of development is a pie in the sky.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IFC and Lenmed Hospital Group Partner to Expand Quality Healthcare Services in Africa
IFC and Lenmed Hospital Group (Lenmed) today announced a partnership to increase access to quality healthcare, especially in underserved communities, in South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, and Mozambique.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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