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IFC, The MasterCard Foundation, and FINCA Support Expansion of Financial Inclusion in Democratic Republic of Congo
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with The MasterCard Foundation, on January 17 announced a cooperation agreement valued at $1 million with microfinance institution FINCA in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Under the agreement, FINCA will expand access to credit and digital financial services for low-income people and small-scale entrepreneurs.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Novel R&D tool to unravel genetic diseases in Africa
A new research tool — genomics array — developed specifically for genomic and epidemiological research in Africa could enable researchers efficiently look at genetic diversity of African populations.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Learning From Failure: Lessons From Nigeria About Integrating Technology Into Rural Health Systems
A study showed that most people living in a Nigerian territory lacked access to health care, leading to a radical eHealth pilot project. That pilot failed, but lessons learned ultimately led to a stronger and more sustainable eHealth framework in Nigeria and can help others who hope to integrate technology into health systems, especially in limited-resource settings.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- data, failure, rural development
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Health-e News: DIY test for HIV comes to a pharmacy near you
It’s as simple and easy as a home pregnancy test. HEALTH-E NEWS writer Amy Green went through the process of self-testing for HIV.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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As India Goes Cashless, Both E-Money Stocks and Bitcoin Benefit
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 9, 2016, that 500 and 1000 rupee notes would be taken out of circulation in an effort to reduce corruption, terrorism, black money and counterfeiting, and will no longer be accepted as legal tender in India. His surprise announcement caused chaos in the country as citizens scrambled to adjust to a new monetary norm that banned about 85 percent of cash in circulation.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Med Air Africa: Mobile Healthcare for the Most Remote Mines
Mines are dangerous places, not least because of their often remote and hostile locations far from medical facilities. Med Air Africa, set up in 2010, is helping to bring medical rooms and equipment, highly trained staff and air assistance to mines across Liberia and South Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Building the ‘Silicon Valley’ for Social Enterprise
Kicking a football around as a teenager on the streets of southeast London, my heroes in 1990s Britain were the poster-boy soccer stars of that era who would adorn my bedroom wall.
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- South Asia
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D.light raises another $10.5 million to grow its solar-powered products for off-grid communities
D.light, a for-profit social enterprise that makes solar-powered products for “off-grid” communities, has raised another $10.5 million in funding, taking its total financing to more than $40 million over the past quarter.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- solar, venture capital