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Specialist Eye Care, Anywhere: Vula Mobile app enables rural health workers to conduct eye tests, consultations
The Vula app was developed when Dr. William Mapham, an ophthalmologist working in rural Swaziland, noted that poor communication between hospitals and outlying clinics meant that patients were often not referred to the eye clinic when they should have been.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Ali Health Pens Tie-Up for Online Health Testing Platform
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's healthcare subsidiary will tie-up with Zhejiang DiAn Diagnostics Co Ltd to help develop an online hospital platform, the diagnostics firm said in a filing late on Monday.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Rwanda: Airtel to Give Clients Soft Loans
A micro-money lending platform whereby subscribers will be able to borrow up to Rwf50,000 payable in two weeks has been launched by telecom services provider, Airtel Rwanda and Atlantis Limited, a micro-finance institution.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Think Bigger: Social Entrepreneurship’s Critical Need for Accelerators
Prossy Sebunya has a passion for clean cook stoves -- a technology that’s critical in third-world countries, where fuel is an expensive commodity, wood fires lead to deforestation and unhealthy conditions prevent sanitary food preparation.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN Partners with Verifone to Target Retailers
Pan-African operator MTN announced a deal with Verifone Mobile Money to deliver retail payment devices to merchants across 16 markets.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments
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African Mobile Device Pioneer Mi-Fone Opens Up on Strategy
Alpesh Patel, CEO of African mobile player Mi-Fone, said that its strategy for the region is based on “aspiration within reach”, arguing that “you’ve got to be realistic about the consumers’ pockets”.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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It’s Hard Out Here for a Personal Finance App: CFSI offers tips on creating a successful app for the underserved in a tough competitive landscape
As mobile access has exploded worldwide, smartphone ownership has skyrocketed among low-income Americans, spawning countless personal finance apps for the underserved. These apps can provide services, offer timely guidance, and help users achieve financial goals. CFSI discusses how developers can create apps that improve financial health, while surviving in a cutthroat market.
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- Technology
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- mobile finance
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Mobile Money on the Move: Part Two of Our Interview With Carol Caruso, Senior Vice President, Channels and Technology at Accion
The growth in global mobile connectivity has been astonishing, and perhaps no sector has been more impacted than finance. We spoke recently with Carol Caruso, Senior VP of Accion’s Channels & Technology unit, about the shifting trends and future outlook of mobile finance in part two of this Q&A.
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- Technology