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Pope Francis Fears Mosquitoes More Than Terrorists in Africa
Pope Francis is on a six-day tour of Africa, which Western media rushed to dub the riskiest of his papacy so far.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change
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Vaccine Deals a Blow to Meningitis A in Africa
A conjugate vaccine has led to control and near total elimination of meningitis A disease in Africa, according to studies.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Bank Launches $500M Carbon Market Scheme
The World Bank on Monday launched a $500 million market-based scheme designed to help developing countries pay for emission reductions and combat climate change.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- climate change
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The Dream: 90 percent vaccination rate in Pakistan
Neither red tape nor Taliban has deterred Noor Rakhshani from working on a vaccine problem in her Pakistani homeland.
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- Health Care
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- North Africa & Near East
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- vaccines
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Doctors Launch Free (For Now) Telemedicine Services in Nigeria
A network of medical doctors will be attending to various healthcare needs of Nigerians through a mobile technology platform when they dial 0700DOCTORS on their mobile phones without any charges.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pfizer, IIT Delhi Launch Incubation Accelerator for Healthcare Innovations
Pharma major Pfizer and IIT Delhi on Tuesday announced the launch of 'The Pfizer IIT-Delhi Innovation and IT program', an incubation accelerator initiative at the institute.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Chancellor George Osborne and Bill Gates to Unite to End Malaria
Chancellor George Osborne and Bill Gates have announced they are to join forces as part of the global effort to end malaria.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Developers Asked to Turn to Affordable Housing
About 150 participants drawn from the affordable housing value chain rose from a two-day affordable housing sector dialogue last Thursday with a call on government and developers to consider doing more in the provision of housing for the low income earners.
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- Health Care
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