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Unequal COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Shows ‘It’s Business as Usual in Global Health’
Almost 130 countries with a population of over 2.5 billion had yet to vaccinate anyone.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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Philippines Offers Nurses in Exchange for Vaccines From Britain, Germany
The Philippines will let thousands of its healthcare workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in Britain and Germany if the two countries agree to donate much-needed coronavirus vaccines, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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- coronavirus, employment, vaccines
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Press Release: $1 Million DFC Equity Investment in Kasha Global Inc. Supports Women’s Health in East Africa
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced the disbursement of a $1 million equity investment in Kasha Global Inc., an e-commerce company that provides women’s health and personal care products to customers in Rwanda and Kenya, alongside investments from Finnfund and Swedfund.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Adjuvant Capital Announces $300 Million Venture Fund Designed to Improve Global Public Health
Adjuvant Capital today announced an oversubscribed $300 million fund focused on accelerating the development of medical innovations for historically overlooked public health challenges. Launched in 2019, Adjuvant's debut fund will support promising new technologies for indications that the venture capital industry has largely ignored.
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- Health Care
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Addressing COVID-19 While Building Long-Term Capacity: Trends and Opportunities in Africa’s Growing Pharmaceutical Markets
The African pharmaceutical market’s estimated worth is between US $40 – $65 billion, but it remains largely untapped, with a heavy reliance on imports. According to Biodun Awosusi at Health Systems and Development Enterprise, the COVID-19 crisis shows the urgent need to unlock new partnerships and investments to accelerate the local production of medical supplies, medicines and vaccines, which could save lives and create jobs. He explores how Africa’s pharmaceutical sector is responding to the pandemic, and how it could be strengthened for the longer term.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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Viewpoint: Gasping for Breath: COVID-19 Has Exposed the World’s Medical Oxygen Crisis
After years of campaigning, the pharmaceutical industry is inching forward in providing access to life-saving medicines in low-income countries, though much remains to be done.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- coronavirus, healthcare, investors, LMICs, pandemics, supply chain
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Maya, a Startup Focused on Accessible Healthcare in Asia, Raises $2.2 Million Seed for Regional Expansion
Maya is dedicated to making it easier for women to get healthcare, especially for sensitive issues like reproductive and mental health.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Indian Health Tech Startup Phable Raises $12 Million to Serve Patients With Chronic Conditions
Hundreds of millions of people in India suffer from chronic diseases. One of the biggest challenges they face is the volume of transactions they have to manage each day. There are appointments with doctors and labs for tests, purchasing of medicines, medical devices and insurance, and keeping a log of their test results.
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- Entrepreneurship, Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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