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New Deal Allows Generics Makers License to Sell HIV Drug
Children living with HIV in 92 countries may soon have access to a lower-cost antiretroviral treatment.
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- Health Care
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The Slippery Slope of Impact Investing
Impact investing is hot right now. The meteoric rise of social enterprise is shaking the foundations of the nonprofit sector, and traditional investors are starting to pay attention. There are more than $46 billion worth of impact investments currently under management, and a total projected market potential of up to $45 trillion. Though we’re not yet mainstream, we are on way.
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- Impact Assessment
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Healthcare Needs a Critical Push
Changing disease patterns, low public spend on healthcare, and high out of pocket expenses have been the primary concerns leading to the formulation of the government’s new health policy. Economic advancement in India over the last two decades has enabled the government to take the cue and clearly articulate its intent to increase the public financing of health to 2.5 per cent of GDP in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan to move toward affordable, accessible and quality healthcare for all.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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The Future of the Global Fund
During his recent visit to Canberra, Stephen Howes spoke to Dr Mark Dybul, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. You can listen to a podcast of their full conversation here. The following is a condensed transcript.
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- Education, Health Care
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- impact investing
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Zimbabwe: WHO Approves Ebola Testing Kit
In a major breakthrough, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday announced that it had approved a rapid diagnostic test kit for Ebola that can provide results in 15 minutes and correctly identify 92% of patients infected by the disease.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WHO Urges Shift to Single-Use Smart Syringes
Smart syringes that break after one use should be used for injections by 2020, the World Health Organization has announced.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- vaccines
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Safaricom Will Reduce Investment if Kenyan Regulators Move to Limit Its Dominance
Safaricom Ltd. will cut its planned $400 million investment in East Africa’s biggest economy this year if Kenyan regulators impose penalties on the wireless carrier to limit its market dominance, its chief executive officer said.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Next Challenge: Bank Us Please
Like any other country, Nigeria has its problems. However, Nigeria perched now as Africa’s “Golden Child” with a GDP of $510 billion, ballooning past South Africa who has numerous economic challenges ahead.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa