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North Africa: Japan’s Unicharm Corp. to Bring Affordable Hygiene Products to 36 Million Low-Income Women
New York/Tokyo — Japanese consumer products giant Unicharm Corp. has pledged to bring affordable diapers and sanitary products to 36 million low-income women in the Middle East/North Africa and Asian regions as part of the Business Call to Action (BCTA), a global initiative to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development through the development of inclusive business models.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- North Africa & Near East
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GlaxoSmithKline opens door on data in bid to aid discovery of medicines
British drugs company releases findings of clinical trials and announces new effort to find tropical disease cures
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- Education, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- research
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The VisionSpring Model: Creating Markets And Players Instead Of Empty CSR
Earlier this month, the Schwab Foundation announced its 2012 “class” of outstanding social entrepreneurs. Among them was Dr. Jordan Kassalow, the founder of an organization called VisionSpring that works to ensure that everyone in the developing world has access to eyeglasses.
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- Health Care
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How to boost adoption of mobile health care, by report
MORE doctors in developed and emerging markets have identified adoption of mobile technology in healthcare as an inevitable means to boost health care services.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Using Innovative, Low-cost Solutions to Provide Safe Drinking Water in India
P.Venkatesh, a resident of Boduppal village in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, is a carpenter of modest means. The ever-increasing price of essentials has forced him to cut corners to save each paisa as he struggles to look after his family of four. But despite all odds and after much deliberation, three months ago he decided to make provision for yet another non-negotiable in his monthly budget -- drinking water.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Coke Applies Supply-Chain Expertise to Deliver AIDS Drugs in Africa
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent tells Daniel Gross his company is expanding a project that helps nonprofits deliver vaccines in rural Africa more quickly.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- supply chains
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Danone plans national launch for its yoghurts next year
MUMBAI: French dairy major Danone today said its new business unit here which is dedicated for developing products for the masses, will be rolled out to other cities by next year.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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World Hunger: The Problem Left Behind
THE drought-induced run-up in corn prices is a reminder that we’re nowhere near solving the problem of feeding the world. The price surge, the third major international food price spike in the last five years, casts more doubt on the assumption that widespread economic development leads to corresponding gains in agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa