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GAVI Fully Approves $1 Billion African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator to Make Continent Self-Sufficient
New financial instrument will provide strategically timed grants to support and incentivise African pharmaceutical manufacturers to enter into vaccine production.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Africa Must Stop Putting Healthcare Abroad Over Its Own Peoples’ Needs
Without healthcare, a basic human need, any talk of development is a pie in the sky.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IFC and Lenmed Hospital Group Partner to Expand Quality Healthcare Services in Africa
IFC and Lenmed Hospital Group (Lenmed) today announced a partnership to increase access to quality healthcare, especially in underserved communities, in South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, and Mozambique.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WHO Launches First Investment Round, Asking for $11 Billion
This is a new approach for the world’s leading public health agency. It's hoping to bring in funding that is flexible and predictable.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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- public health
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Report: Poor Countries Need $1.4 Trillion Annually for Universal Social Protection: ILO
Over half of GDP needed for social protection in low-income nations; essential health care tops funding needs.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- public health
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BioNTech Secures $145 Million to Boost mRNA Vaccine Capabilities in Africa
The German biotech will use the funding to enhance the mRNA vaccine research and development capacity of its facility in Kigali, Rwanda.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance on the Rise in Low-, Middle-Income Countries
Notable antimicrobial resistance increases were observed in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia between 2004 and 2021.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Press Release: Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce Landmark Push to Eradicate Polio and Lift Millions out of Poverty
Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today pledged to work together to help protect 370 million children annually from polio and lift millions out of poverty across 33 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) member countries.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- North Africa & Near East