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How ‘financial savvy’ can prevent future pandemics
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa highlighted not only the weakness of health systems, but also the lack of dialogue between global health professionals, risk analysts and private sector actors, according to World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim.
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- Education, Health Care
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In Africa’s battle against AIDS, a key player hits a crossroads
The Catholic Church administers 25 percent of all AIDS treatment worldwide, especially in hard-to-reach rural areas. But it's facing new obstacles as funding declines and African governments are under pressure to provide services themselves.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PRESS RELEASE: Global vaccination targets ‘off-track,’ warns WHO
Progress towards global vaccination targets for 2015 is far off-track with 1 in 5 children still missing out on routine life-saving immunizations that could avert 1.5 million deaths each year from preventable diseases.
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- Health Care
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OPINION: Understanding How Gut Microbiota Affect Child Health
To many of us, diarrhea may seem like an acute condition or minor annoyance. But for children in the world’s poorest places, the repeated bouts of diarrhea they endure can have lasting consequences.
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- Health Care
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Taking Technology to the Last Mile: After seeing inequities in rural health care in India, Sujay Santra invented iKure
Sujay Santra discusses why he founded iKure, why he set it up as a social entreprenership and some of the challenges the organization’s encountered in the past five years.
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- Environment, Health Care
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China and UHC in Africa
The Ebola crisis was a tragic awakening for people around the world about the crucial importance of strong health systems. The numbers are staggering. As a result of the virus — and the weak systems that were unable to contain it — more than 10,000 people have died in West Africa. The social impact of such a large-scale health crisis is incalculable, and the devastating economic fallout in the region will be felt for some time.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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The Cookstove That Could Save 4 Million Lives Per Year
Growing up, Phil Ferranto never thought about how people cooked around the world. He took it for granted, like many of us do, thinking most people had access to some type of stove to feed their families.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Fund Launches Online Platform for Strategy Development
The Global Fund partnership has launched a consultation as part of a process to engage a wide range of stakeholders in developing its 2017-2021 strategy.
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- Health Care
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