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Re-evaluating the ‘cost’ of life: Cancer-preventing HPV vaccines are substantially over-priced, says study
A recent study by leading American health researchers reveals that the manufacturing costs for the two most prevalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines could be priced much lower than even their quoted ‘no profit’ price, thus potentially having a substantial impact on the global morbidity and mortality rates associated with cervical cancer.
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Pupils, Parents of Bridge International Schools Storm Parliament Over Closure
Parents and pupils of Bridge International Academies on Monday stormed parliament protesting against government's decision to close the schools. Uganda's High Court on Friday ordered the closure of 63 Bridge International Academies on grounds that the private schools provided unsanitary learning conditions, used unqualified teachers and were not properly licensed.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indian Fintech Startups Are Still a Long Way Off From Big Global Peers
Though IT trade body Nasscom claimed that India has more startups than China last week, the KPMG Fintech100 report for 2016 does not reflect it.
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- South Asia
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Zombie Banks Stalk Africa With Mergers One Way to Limit Risk
Africa’s many small and under-capitalized banks, laden with bad debt, are inflicting more pain on already embattled economies.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Merck Opens China Pharmaceutical Plant
The world's leading biomedicine company Merck has opened a plant in Nantong, China's eastern Jiangsu Province, to produce pharmaceuticals on the country's Essential Drug List.
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Press Release: New IRRCi Report: Investors Finding Innovative Paths to Address Systemic Environmental, Social, Financial Issues
A new state-of-the-industry report finds that investors are deliberately incorporating new investment approaches to help address systems-level risks and opportunities. The study indicates that investors are intentionally attempting to influence systems-level risk factors previously ignored as beyond the impact-ability of institutional investors.
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As health system collapses, Zimbabwe turns to street herbs
Zimbabwe’s public health system is collapsing along with the economy, with some major hospitals suspending all non-emergency surgeries because painkillers are scarce.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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As Development Aid Evolves, Digitizing Tax Payments Can Have Dramatic Benefits for Emerging Economies
In 2015, a global agreement for financing the Sustainable Development Goals recognized domestic resource mobilization as essential to inclusive growth. This makes regular tax revenue more vital than ever to the future of many low-income countries.
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