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Press Release: GE HealthCare Awarded a $44 Million Grant to Develop Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Ultrasound Technology Aimed at Improving Outcomes in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries
The grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will facilitate development of AI-assisted applications and tools to enable healthcare professionals with less experience to perform quick and accurate ultrasound scans.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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IFC Invests $50 Million in New LeapFrog Fund to Bolster Health, Financial Services Businesses in Africa
The latest fund will focus on growing businesses in healthcare and financial services by helping companies adopt digital solutions and offer new products that can reach underserved segments of the population.
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- Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Gates Foundation to Accelerate mRNA Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing in Africa and Globally
This new funding builds on the foundation’s previous US$55 million investment in mRNA manufacturing technology.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: An Exodus of Nurses Has Caused a “Medical Brain Drain” in Nigeria. Are Rich Countries to Blame?
The US and Europe are drawing healthcare workers from countries that can least afford to lose them.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- employment, public health
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Response Statement: Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC Remain Committed to Saving Lives and Livelihoods
To enable evidence-based planning for the new phase, the Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC are conducting an audit as part of necessary steps to establish what was achieved in phase one.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Health Workers Stranded as $1.5 Billion Mastercard Vaccine Scheme Halts
Some workers in Nigeria have not been paid for four to six months of their work.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- COVID-19, public health, vaccines
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UN Authorizes a Second Malaria Vaccine. Experts Warn It’s Not Enough to Stop the Disease Spreading
Neither of the malaria vaccines stop transmission so immunization campaigns alone won’t be enough to stop epidemics.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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P1 Ventures Closes $25 Million of its Second $50 Million to Back Early-stage Startups
According to Hajjar, P1 Ventures is motivated to deviate from the norm and support the underdogs because it comes from a relatively small economy.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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