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Public-private partnerships can help improve healthcare in Africa
It is shocking, but perhaps not surprising, to read of the impact of the public-private partnership between the Lesotho government and Netcare on healthcare across Lesotho (Finance deal threatens Lesotho's hospitals, says Oxfam, 7 April). However, public-private partnership can work in an African healthcare setting, and this has been demonstrated over the last six years by the success of the Health Improvement Project Zanzibar (HIPZ) in transforming services on the island.
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Three Recommendations to Foster Development in Africa’s Health Markets
Aline Wachner is a PhD candidate at the International Research Network on Social and Economic Empowerment (IRENE/SEE) at Zeppelin University, Germany. Her research has investigated health care social enterprises in Columbia, Mexico, Kenya, and South Africa. She previously worked at the Grameen Creative Lab, a think tank initiated by Prof. Muhammad Yunus.
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- Health Care
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- governance
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Investing in Private Health Care for All in India
India is in the midst of the world's largest experiment in democratic elections, with more than 800 million people eligible to vote in its current parliamentary elections.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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- impact investing
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eKutir’s VeggieLite gains Gates Foundation grant
eKutir’s new project VeggieLite is a recipient of Grand Challenges India 2014, supported by the Gates Foundation, USAID and DBT, the Indian government’s anti-poverty scheme.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Health Care
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Philips India Offers 2 Affordable, Pocket-sized Diagnostics for Xardiac & Maternal Emergencies
The two products designed and developed at the Phillips Innovation Centre (PIC) in Bengaluru which is one among its key R&D locations of the 59 research centres globally.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Opinion: Richard Branson on World Health Day
This year’s World Health Day is focused on vector-borne diseases.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PRESS RELEASE: The Aspen Institute Announces Second Class of New Voices Fellows
Leaders from three continents join fellowship to bring local perspectives on international development to global dialogue
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- Education, Health Care
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Predicting Disease Outbreaks in a Changing Climate in Africa
The IPCC report focuses on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.
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- Environment, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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