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Is more funding the answer to Pakistan’s struggling microfinance sector?
Microfinance is a booming industry in neighbouring India and Bangladesh, but has had a slower rise in Pakistan.
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Practo: Rural India is online healthcare’s big challenge
India's online health care sector is growing at a remarkable pace but the disparity between how rural and urban India benefit from it are stark.
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Why the world is stockpiling unapproved vaccine
The non-profit organization Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, bought 300,000 doses of the most promising Ebola vaccine from Merck in January. But the shot hasn't been approved by any country yet.
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Opinion: A Partnership to End Malaria in the Mekong
Our most effective weapon against malaria – building on preventive measures and rapid treatment – is strong partnerships that can constantly adapt to changing situations on the ground.
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The ‘Bank Of Bill Gates’ Enters a New Era
Bill Gates doesn’t like to dither. Just seven years after his philanthropic Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation cofounded an organization committed to the financial inclusion of the world’s 2.5 billion unbanked people, it now stands on its own, independent of any government and self-reliant for core funding.
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Chennai Entrepreneur Sells Meds In Latin America
"I took the risk of going to places where most people fear to go,” said C.C. Paarthipan, founder of Caplin Point Labs.
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Hershey partners with cocoa suppliers to build health centers
The Hershey Co. has partnered with cocoa suppliers Blommer Chocolate and Olam Cocoa to fund and build a community health center in Cote d’Ivoire in the town of Teapleau on the Western side of the country.
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Viewpoint: What is Driving Africa’s Low Insurance Coverage?
It has been established that only about five per cent to six per cent of Africa’s estimated 800 million people, excluding South Africa, has access to insurance services.
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