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Press Release: The Rockefeller Foundation Launches the Vaccination Action Network to Strengthen Health Systems and Scale Up Covid-19 Vaccinations in sub-Saharan Africa
The Vaccination Action Network is designed to strengthen health systems while scaling up Covid-19 vaccine demand strategies in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- COVID-19
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Accomplishing the Impossible: Lessons on Scaling From BRAC Founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
Countless books and articles have addressed the challenges of going to scale in the development sector — yet a systematic approach to scaling remains out of reach. However, as Scott MacMillan at BRAC USA explains, BRAC founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was arguably more successful than anyone at scaling effective poverty programs. He shares insights from his new book on Abed's life and work, which sheds light on how BRAC has created and scaled programs to an extent that no other nonprofit or social enterprise has managed to achieve.
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- Education, Finance, Health Care, Social Enterprise
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Rockefeller Foundation’s Zero Gap Fund Announces Investment in Seedstars’ $30 Million Emerging Market Portfolio
Seedstars launched its second emerging market seed stage fund, Seedstars International Ventures II.
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- Finance, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The United States Announces $116 Million in Additional Assistance for Mozambique
USAID will also launch a challenge fund to encourage local agribusinesses to test and expand new business models, develop products, and adopt innovative technologies.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pan-African CAIF Fund Closes at $112.8 Million
Tunisia-based multi-asset investment platform AfricInvest and US-based VC firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close of their joint Pan-African venture fund.
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- Education, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zambia Launches Plan to Electrify Rural Healthcare Facilities With Solar
The Government of Zambia has launched an Action Plan to provide reliable and affordable electricity to underserved health centers using solar.
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- Energy, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, solar
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GE Healthcare Launches ‘5G Innovation Lab’ in India
The lab will serve as a conduit for the interplay of technologies like Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Big Data, Edge Computing, and Cybersecurity.
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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- cybersecurity
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Healthtracka Raises $1.5 Million to Accelerate Inclusive Healthcare Across Africa
Healthtracka will utilize the funding to scale its B2B2C offering where partner companies in Nigeria can deliver at-home testing to their employees and accelerate its growth beyond current reach.
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- Finance, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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