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Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Earmarks $50 Million for Indian Startups
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF), one the world's biggest philanthropic organisations, and an active impact investor in India, has earmarked an additional $50 million (about Rs 333 crore) towards investments in the country over the next three years.
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Report: Fintech Investments in Asia Pacific Reached US $4.3 Billion in 2015
The fintech sector in Asia Pacific is booming, according to Accenture's 'Fintech and the evolving landscape' report.
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- Asia Pacific
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How an Obscure Disease Became a Global Health Emergency
In early February 2015, doctors in the impoverished northeastern part of Brazil noticed a surge in the number of people complaining about a mild illness, with and without fever, characterized by rash, fatigue, joint pains, and red eyes. The illness was brief and recovery was spontaneous. A mild form of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease hyperendemic throughout the country, was initially suspected, but tests were negative in the vast majority of samples. Chikungunya, another mosquito-borne disease first detected in Africa in 1952, had hopped to Brazil in September 2014 and was likewise suspected. Again, tests results were negative.
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Report: Endowments and Foundations Warm to Impact Investing
A poll of endowments and foundations found impact investors are motivated by strong returns and mission alignment.
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The US Spent $1.4 Billion in Africa Telling People Not to Have Sex and It Didn’t Work
The United States has spent $1.4 billion over the last decade on promoting abstinence in Africa as a way to slow the spread of HIV. It hasn’t helped, according to a study published this week in Health Affairs, and may be causing more harm than good.
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Panel rejects Sanofi’s waiver plea for dengue vaccine
French drug and vaccines giant Sanofi suffered a setback in introducing its much-awaited dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in India after a top health ministry committee rejected its request to waive additional clinical studies.
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Village Capital Raises $17.7M Fund for Social Enterprise Investment
Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm Village Capital has raised a $17.7 million fund from 29 investors including Steve and Jean Case to continue investing in social enterprise startups around the world.
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Rising Medicine Costs Burden Global Health Systems
France is leading calls for the G7 to act against the inflation of medicine prices. Treatment costs are rising in rich countries, but can be even higher in the developing world. EurActiv France reports.
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