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Ted 2017: Frugal scientist offers malaria tools
Manu Prakash, a bio-engineer at Stanford University, designs cheap tools that can make a big difference in the poorest parts of the world.
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Dangerous bleeding after childbirth could be treated with a $1 injection
One of the most heart-wrenching public health problems facing the world has been the large number of women who die during or after childbirth despite all our medical progress. Melinda Gates has called the issue one of her top priorities and committed more than $1.5 billion from her family’s foundation to the cause. Countless scientists have explored the issue from every angle.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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OPEN IMPACT launches to help Canadian investors find their social and environmental impact – and bring impact investing to the mainstream
OPEN IMPACT, an online resource to help investors find financial investment products that make money – and make the world a better place – launched today at www.openimpact.ca
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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The Journey Matters: Why Vaccine Supply Chains Deserve Much More Attention
No matter how effective, no matter how technologically advanced, no matter how inexpensive a vaccine may be, if it cannot get to the person who needs the vaccine, it cannot work. Period. Herein rests the vital, yet under-recognized, importance of vaccine supply chains.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Athena Publishes Research on Constructing Impact Portfolios
Athena Capital Advisors, a registered investment adviser that provides investment management, advisory, and outsourced CIO services to private clients and institutions, has released new research on a framework for constructing diversified, multi-asset class investment portfolios that seek both financial and social return.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Kenyans turn to the internet to raise money for their medical bills
As the cost of healthcare rises, even for those who are insured, many Kenyans are turning to the internet for help.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India to expand access to J&J’s TB drug this year
India's top tuberculosis fighter said the government will expand access to Johnson & Johnson's breakthrough TB drug this year, but health experts warn much more needs to be done to eliminate the superbug by 2025. India will make bedaquiline, one of just two new TB drugs marketed over the last 50 years, available at 140 government-run TB treatment centers by November, said Sunil Kharpade, head of India's Central TB Division.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health
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MFIN launches mobile app to spread financial literacy
MFIN, an association of the microfinance industry in India, today launched a financial literacy mobile app for clients. The multi lingual financial literacy app will act as a guide and ready reckoner for the clients, said Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), which mainly caters to underbanked and unbanked population in the country.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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