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Mozambique turns to technology in battle against tuberculosis
New machine expected to cut TB diagnosis time dramatically, enabling speedier treatment in Maputo and beyond.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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The Benefits of Mobile Health, on Hold
The world now has 5 billion mobile phones – one for every person over 15.
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- Technology
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A New Wave of Crowdfunding: Connecting Social Enterprises with Investors (for Greater Social Impact)
In a growing ecosystem where for-profit social enterprises are becoming more visible and investors equally interested, a significant problem remains: How do we connect the two and streamline them in a way that is both efficient and helps accelerate social impact?
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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Building A Cell Phone That Doesn’t Kill People
Bas van Abel leads an innovative electronics company. But, unlike Apple or Samsung, he’s not particularly interested in the latest voice activation or finger-swiping technology.
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- Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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In a cash-only economy, innovation should empower world’s poorest with financial services: The E-Pay Innovation Award carries a $10,000 prize for the most pioneering startup
Imagine a global economy based entirely on cash. You receive your weekly pay in cash; you pay your rent in cash; you pay your monthly electric and water bills in cash; you apply for a loan and receive the money in cash; and you save cash under the mattress in case of an emergency. It seems almost unimaginable in the United States and Europe, but the fact is, of the 2.6 billion people who live on less than $2 per day, nearly 80 percent do not have access to a bank account.
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- Technology
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The Toyola Money Box: The BoP marketing tactic you wish you’d thought of
It’s just a condensed milk tin with a hole in the top – empty, collected from garbage dumps by local kids.
But slap a masking tape label on it that reads “Toyola Money Box” and you have a piece of BoP marketing genius - a tactic that helps each Toyola salesperson sell around 4,400 cook stoves in rural Ghana a year.- Categories
- Technology
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Shell-Backed Solar Company Bets on Phone Banking for Africa
M-KOPA Kenya Ltd., backed by a Royal Dutch Shell Plc-funded charity, sees sales of its solar-lighting system that allows users to pay by phone surging 13-fold as mobile operators roll out banking services in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- solar
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Making mobiles for the masses
Fancy freshly brewed coffee in the morning, but don’t like the inconvenience of getting out of bed? Then you might want to get your hands on the wi-fi enabled coffee maker from chip-maker Qualcomm, which allows you to drip start your brew from your phone or tablet.
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- Technology