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PATH and Laerdal Global Health to Accelerate Global Access to an Innovative Feeding Cup for Preterm and High-Risk Newborns
PATH and Laerdal Global Health announced today at the Women Deliver Global Conference that they will collaborate to bring a feeding cup to market based on a reference design co-developed by PATH, the University of Washington School of Dentistry, and the Craniofacial Center at Seattle Children’s Hospital, thereby ensuring an innovative feeding option for the 7.6 million preterm infants in Africa and Asia who have difficulty breastfeeding.
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FINCA and First Access Announce World’s Largest Microfinance Fintech Collaboration
Today global microfinance leader FINCA and First Access, whose technology predicts the credit risk of borrowers in informal markets, announced a new collaboration that will create the largest and most sophisticated alternative credit-scoring approach by a microfinance institution (MFI) in the world. The partnership will vastly improve FINCA's outreach to excluded populations.
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Mobile Money in South Africa: What’s in It for Banks?
The 2015 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Financial Services tabled at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona brings some interesting but not unexpected figures on the state of mobile money today. I say “unexpected” because any innovation that delivers simple, affordable and accessible product is bound to make its presence felt and disrupting the traditional systems.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How One Investment Fund Is Tackling America’s ‘Glaring Inequality’ Problem
Acumen, a New York-based nonprofit global venture fund, today announced it has begun investing in US startups aimed at serving underprivileged Americans.
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Pakistan State Bank Issues Rules for Mobile Banking Interoperability
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) jointly developed regulations for mobile banking interoperability for banks and mobile network operators to enhance outreach and connectivity.
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- North Africa & Near East
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Amid India’s Drought Crisis, Suicides Increase Among Farmers Deep In Debt
In India, two consecutive years of weak monsoons have left some 330 million people – a quarter of the country – in the grip of drought. Deepening the crisis, farmers are taking their lives.
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- South Asia
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Ford Turning Captured CO2 Into Car Parts
Ford Motor Company claims to be the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components using captured carbon dioxide (CO2) as feedstock. Within five years, the company expects to be using the new biomaterials in its vehicles.
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- Health Care
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How business schools are fostering social impact
At Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, every student mandatorily takes up a social project as part of the core curriculum. The objective is to make the students understand the society at large and sensitise them to the challenges faced by various sections of the society.
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