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U.S. Aid Cuts Leave $11 Million in Birth Control Supplies for Sub-Saharan Africa Stranded
"Millions of contraceptives intended to support women across Africa are reportedly sitting idle in warehouses and are at risk of being destroyed due to delays and funding cuts from the United States government."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Trade Development Fund (TDFD) Sign Landmark Agreement with Oil Sustainability Program and BURN Manufacturing to Deliver Clean Cooking Solutions in Nigeria
"Notably, the project includes direct support for household LPG refills over a period of eight years, funded through anticipated revenues from carbon credits generated by the clean cooking kits."
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- Energy, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indian Medical Imaging AI Company Qure.ai Unveils AI Co-Pilot for Community Health Workers in India
"Primary health systems in developing nations are overburdened with high patient volume and care demand while lacking or not having enough resources."
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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VCMI and Clean Cooking Alliance Partner to Strengthen Carbon Market Regulations in Kenya
"As part of VCMI’s Access Strategies program, this partnership with CCA will support financial market regulators to develop a framework that makes it easier to assess and prioritize which interventions could improve the integration of carbon-backed assets into mainstream finance. . ."
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Quadria Capital Closes Oversubscribed US$1 Billion Fund III to Advance Healthcare Transformation Across Asia
"Fund III will build a diversified portfolio of approximately 10 market-leading companies, taking both significant minority and majority stakes, and further scaling impact through targeted co-investments from Limited Partners (LPs)."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Gates Foundation Awards $5 Million to Swiss Axmed to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Procurement in Africa
"By matching government procurement dollar-for-dollar, this grant offers Ministries of Health immediate liquidity and streamlined access to quality-assured medicines."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Historic First, the Global Fund Procures African-Made First-Line HIV Treatment
"The initial regional manufacturing focus is to support capacity building in Africa, as this is where the biggest gap exists between high-volume demand and available supply of quality-assured health products."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Redefining America’s Interests? Trump’s FY2026 Budget Proposes Sweeping Cuts to US Foreign Aid
"If the proposed spending reductions were to come to fruition, they would translate to a dramatically smaller role for the US in the world. But a table near the end of the document suggests these cuts are only part of the story."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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