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Viewpoint: The Transformative Potential of the Private Sector in Fragile States
Almost six months have passed since the World Health Organization officially proclaimed Sierra Leone Ebola-free. There have been a few scares since, but stability is nonetheless returning — bringing with it renewed hope of progress. Prior to Ebola, Sierra Leone was experiencing sustained annual economic growth of between 4 and 7 percent, with projected growth close to 11 percent. Governance, gender, environmental and social indicators had been improving. We had seen small but tangible improvements in infrastructure development.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Apollo Spectra Hospitals, Quadio Introduce Net Audiometry Services
Apollo Spectra Hospitals, part of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Ltd. (AHLL), one of the largest players in the healthcare segment, for the first time has partnered with Pune based hearing health care provider Quadio Labs for their maiden telemedicine services.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Africa in World’s First Blockchain Bank Transaction
Africa was at the forefront of a major technology landmark this week as Barclays Africa and its UK parent company Barclays plc completed the world’s first trade finance transaction using blockchain technology.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- blockchain, fintech
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These High-Tech Suitcases Shine a Light on Preventable Deaths
When Justinian Jackson started working as a midwife in a clinic in Buzilasoga, Tanzania, pregnant women who came from different parts of the rural region to have their babies were told to bring their own candles or lamp oil to avoid being in the dark after the delivery. To bring the baby into the world, Jackson relied on ambient light from the window, kerosene lamps, or the glow of his cell phone to light the exam room.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda Has Highest Mobile Money Fraud Cases
Kampala — More than half of Uganda's mobile money agents have reported the highest incidents of fraud among the eight countries studied, a new report reveals.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Taking the Pulse of Health Markets: Challenges and Strategies
How do we create stronger health markets? It’s a question with no easy answer, but one that all stakeholders invested in improving global health outcomes need to ask if we are to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3: good health and well-being for all.
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- Health Care
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G20 Leaders Welcome Launch of Inclusive Business Platform
Leaders at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China emphasized the need for sustainable and inclusive growth, and welcomed the launch of the G20 Global Platform on Inclusive Business. The platform is a global partnership that seeks to accelerate the adoption of inclusive business policies and programs.
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World Health Organisation Should Outsource Key Duties, Experts Say
Global public health experts have called for “fundamental and extensive reform” of the World Health Organisation (WHO) including major outsourcing of key activities, warning that the organisation is already at risk of repeating the mistakes it made in handling the Ebola crisis.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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