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Can This Necklace Help More Kids Get Vaccinated?
It looks like a normal necklace. Just a small, clear plastic droplet dangling from a thick black thread.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- vaccines
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India’s Pharma Sector Pips Global Growth
The global pharma industry is set to grow at an annual rate of 5% between 2015 and 2020 to cross $1.3 trillion by 2020 while the Indian market is expected to grow over 15% annually in this period, according to a study by UBM India, the Indian arm of London-based media and events company.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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BlackBerry Mobile Payments Coming To Africa
Blackberry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), the Canadian global mobile communications leader, has announced its intentions to extend its mobile payment option to Africa, starting with Nigeria, then South Africa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments
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Research Group Funded by Coca-Cola to Disband
A group called the Global Energy Balance Network, led by scientists and created by Coca-Cola, announced this week that it was shutting down after months of pressure from public health authorities who said that the group’s mission was to play down the link between soft drinks and obesity.
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- public health, research
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Africa Gets Crowdfunding Association
The African Crowdfunding Association (ACfA) has been launched as a way to lobby for the creation of crowdfunding legislation on the African continent.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- crowdfunding
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On World AIDS Day, Condom Maker Calls for Safe-Sex Emoji
Time for an official safe-sex emoji?
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- Health Care
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Impact Investing Done Right
Impact investing—the art of creating portfolios that earn market-rate returns while also seeking to advance social or environmental aims—is a mercurial child of the 21st century. Hard to pin down with precise definitions and interpreted in a variety of ways, impact investing is nonetheless a fast-growing force below the surface of our financial markets, effectively blurring the lines between philanthropy and investing.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Anti-TB Fight Has Big Return on Investment, Says Health Minister
Investing in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) offers potentially huge future savings, with an estimated return of $85 for every dollar spent.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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