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Viewpoint: An Unhealthy Health Card
A high-decibel emphasis on economic growth notwithstanding, a multitude of states continues to do poorly on the indicators of social development, especially health. An unhealthy workforce cannot build a healthy economy. Over the past decade, the cost of treatment has seen a double-digit rise, far outpacing average inflation, in both rural and urban India, according to a recently published National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report.
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- South Asia
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- public health
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India’s Paytm Passes 100M Users
Indian firm Paytm, whose parent is backed by Ant Financial, claimed it is the first mobile wallet in the country to pass 100 million users.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- digital payments
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In India, Ending Open Defecation Requires More Than Just Behavior Change
It’s been 10 months since India officially launched Swachh Bharat, a national cleanliness drive, which, among other things, aims to put an end to the practice of open defecation in the country by 2019.
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- South Asia
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One Man’s Quest to Combat Counterfeit Drugs — With a Suitcase
In a small house in rural Kenya, a young woman gives birth to a healthy little girl. Before anyone can celebrate, the mother starts bleeding. The woman will die soon if the bleeding doesn't stop.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Has Attained HIV, Maternal Mortality MDGs Targets Ahead of Deadline, Govt Asserts
Ahead of the September, 2015 target date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Federal Government said Nigeria has attained the targets set on HIV/AIDs and Maternal Mortality in the country.
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A Quiet Revolution in the Treatment of Childhood Diarrhea
Far from the world’s fears about Ebola and MERS, a quiet revolution is taking place in the diagnosis of a disease much more prosaic but far more threatening: childhood diarrhea. After pneumonia, diarrhea is the deadliest threat to infants worldwide, killing about 700,000 every year.
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PRESS RELEASE: TIAA-CREF Expands Suite of Responsible Investment Funds
Social Choice International Equity and Social Choice Low Carbon Equity Funds launched in response to growing investor interest.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Fintech firm takes biometric microfinance tool to Uganda
Awamo, a fintech firm firm formerly known as BCB Biometric Credit Bureau, has revealed that it is taking a biometric microfinance solution it has developed to Uganda thanks to $550,000 it has raised in Series-A funding.
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