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Vaccines prevented 37 million deaths in LMICs in the last 20 years
These are the findings of the most comprehensive study of the impact of vaccination programmes yet undertaken, published today in The Lancet.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- vaccines
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Scale up of Healthcare Innovations for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
A strategic Collaborative Agreement to support the scaling up of healthcare innovations in low- and middle-income countries has been signed between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Development Innovation Alliance (IDIA).
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- Health Care
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Donors Back Tech Over Aid to Feed Hungry World
Food donors want to deliver cutting-edge technology to poor farmers in place of aid in a bid to cut waste, preserve precious land - and make themselves redundant.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Technology
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- blockchain, e-commerce
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Analysis: Humanitarian Crises Monitoring: Coronavirus in Developing Countries: Secondary Impacts
Developing countries face disastrous healthcare setbacks, hunger and huge international debt as covid-19’s ‘final wave.’
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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Kenyan Startup Launches M-Health App to Ease Access to Healthcare Professionals
Kenyan startup Play Zuri Health has launched its mobile app, Zuri Health, which aims to provide certified, affordable and accessible healthcare solutions via mobile.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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SME Health Providers in Five African Countries Get US $30 Million Funding From Health Finance Coalition
Private and small- and medium enterprise (SME) health providers in five high malaria burden African countries are set to benefit from a new emergency loan guarantee facility of more than USD$30 million under the Open Doors African Private Healthcare Initiative
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- vaccines
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Bangladesh to Begin COVID-19 Vaccinations Next Month
The South Asian country of more than 160 million in November signed a deal with the Serum Institute of India to buy 30 million doses of the vaccine developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Ilara Health Raises $3.75 Million Series A Led by TLcom to Provide Life-Saving Diagnostics Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Ilara Health, an innovative healthtech start-up increasing essential and affordable access to life-saving diagnostics in Africa, has raised $3.75 million in Series A funding led by TLcom Capital with participation from DOB Equity, Global Ventures and Chandaria Capital.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- Sub-Saharan Africa