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In Uganda, Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships for Food Security
Failures in the Ugandan market deter farmers from adopting best practices for harvesting and handling, which in turn floods the market with low-quality crops for raw materials. Clinton Wong, a volunteer consultant for TechnoServe, helped lead an initiative to map the food sector in Uganda as part of the Solutions for African Food Enterprises (SAFE) program.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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#BBCtrending: Can social media help prevent the spread of Ebola?
West Africa is in the grip of the world's deadliest outbreak of Ebola, and many in the region are using social media to educate each other on the symptoms and prevention methods.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘No Market’: Scientists Struggle to Make Ebola Vaccines, Treatments
At least four vaccines are being developed to protect people against Ebola, including one that protects monkeys completely against the deadly virus. Several groups are also working on treatments, but one of the most promising is stuck in safety testing.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Computing a Cure for HIV
HIV/AIDS has caused an estimated 36 million deaths, according to the World Health Organization and remains a major health issue worldwide.
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- Health Care
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Nigeria’s Booming, But Can Health Care Keep Up?: Innovators across the country are designing new methods to reach more people
Nigeria now has the largest economy in Africa, but poverty levels there have remained stubbornly high and extending health care to the country’s large and diverse population is an enormous challenge. Still, innovators are designing new methods to reach more Nigerians with quality, affordable care.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Sweden resumes aid to Uganda after suspending it over anti-gay law
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Sweden has resumed financial aid to Uganda after suspending some assistance in March over a law widely condemned by donor nations that increases punishment for homosexuals.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Sierra Leone, Ebola continues its spread via denial and ignorance
Standing in line at a small, street side pharmacy just off this port city’s main drag, a well-clad woman is buying a crate of hand sanitizer.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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5 ways to deliver nutrition through cash crop standards
Nutrition security is an essential part of improving farmer livelihoods.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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