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US to Donate 1 Million Mpox Vaccine Doses to Halt Outbreak in Africa
Mpox can spread through close contact. Usually mild, it is fatal in rare cases. It causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CarePay Raises £8.4 Million for Global Expansion of Health Insurance Platform
CarePay International will invest €10m (£8.4m) to fund the expansion and innovation of its health insurance platforms.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Rwanda, EU Ink Rwf60 Billion Deal to Boost Nascent Pharmaceutical Sector
East African countries are increasingly recognizing the potential of pharmaceutical and biotechnological manufacturing for public health and sustainable economic growth in the region
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease
New modeling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger’s worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bill Gates Pledges to Inject $2.8 Billion into Nigeria’s Healthcare, Agricultural Sectors
The investment is part of an effort to address Nigeria’s escalating health and food insecurity crises, which have left millions vulnerable across the country.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian E-health Startup Field Launches Service to Tackle Maternal Mortality With $11 Million Gates Foundation Backing
Field’s streamlined infrastructure has facilitated over 800 million health interventions across more than 60 therapeutic areas.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bharat Biotech Collaborates With US-Based Alopexx to Develop Antimicrobial Vaccine
As part of the collaboration, the companies will co-develop and commercialise the vaccine— AV0328— in India and other licensed territories.
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Zambia Rolls Out Digital Health Systems to Improve Service Delivery and Safeguard Medicine Supplies
Zambia launches digital health systems nationwide, enhancing service delivery, tracking medicines, and preventing theft.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa